Significado de self en inglés
selfself /self/ noun (plural selves /selvz/) 
Ver todas las traducciones1[countable usually singular] the type of person you are, your character, your typical behaviour etcel tipo de persona que eres, tu carácter, tu comportamiento habitual, etc.somebody’s usual/normal self
Sid was not his usual smiling self.Sid no era el mismo de siempre, con su sonrisa habitual.be/look/feel (like) your old self (=be the way you usually are again, especially after having been ill, unhappy etc)(=volver a ser como de costumbre, especialmente después de haber estado enfermo, triste, etc.) Jim was beginning to feel like his old self again.Jim empezaba a sentirse como antes.somebody’s true/real self (=what someone is really like, rather than what they pretend to be like)(=lo que alguien es realmente, y no lo que pretende aparentar) Peter was the only one to whom she showed her true self.Peter era el único ante quien ella mostraba su verdadero yo.2somebody’s sense of self someone’s idea that they are a separate person, different from other peoplela idea de alguien de que es una persona independiente, distinta de los demás: a child’s developing sense of selfel sentido del yo en desarrollo de un niño3be a shadow/ghost of your former self to not be as healthy, strong etc as you used to beno estar tan sano, fuerte, etc. como antes4[uncountable] a word written in business letters, on cheques etc meaning yourselfpalabra usada en cartas comerciales, cheques, etc., con el significado de "uno mismo": a cheque written to selfun cheque emitido a uno mismo5[countable] used to refer to a personusado para referirse a una persona: a picture of a journalist and your good self (=you)una foto de un periodista y su estimada persona (=usted)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivosyour normal/usual self· When she came home at Christmas she seemed very quiet and not her normal self.Cuando volvió a casa en Navidad, parecía muy callada y no era la misma de siempre.your old self (=the way you were before an illness or other change)· He sounded more like his old self than the last time she had called.Sonaba más como antes que la última vez que ella había llamado.your true/real self (=your real character)· At last he had revealed his true self.Por fin había revelado su verdadero yo.your inner self (=your real character or feelings that are usually hidden from other people)· Over the years she had put up barriers to protect her inner self.A lo largo de los años había levantado barreras para proteger su yo interior.
Ver todas las traducciones1[countable usually singular] the type of person you are, your character, your typical behaviour etcel tipo de persona que eres, tu carácter, tu comportamiento habitual, etc.somebody’s usual/normal self Sid was not his usual smiling self.Sid no era el mismo de siempre, con su sonrisa habitual.be/look/feel (like) your old self (=be the way you usually are again, especially after having been ill, unhappy etc)(=volver a ser como de costumbre, especialmente después de haber estado enfermo, triste, etc.) Jim was beginning to feel like his old self again.Jim empezaba a sentirse como antes.somebody’s true/real self (=what someone is really like, rather than what they pretend to be like)(=lo que alguien es realmente, y no lo que pretende aparentar) Peter was the only one to whom she showed her true self.Peter era el único ante quien ella mostraba su verdadero yo.2somebody’s sense of self someone’s idea that they are a separate person, different from other peoplela idea de alguien de que es una persona independiente, distinta de los demás: a child’s developing sense of selfel sentido del yo en desarrollo de un niño3be a shadow/ghost of your former self to not be as healthy, strong etc as you used to beno estar tan sano, fuerte, etc. como antes4[uncountable] a word written in business letters, on cheques etc meaning yourselfpalabra usada en cartas comerciales, cheques, etc., con el significado de "uno mismo": a cheque written to selfun cheque emitido a uno mismo5[countable] used to refer to a personusado para referirse a una persona: a picture of a journalist and your good self (=you)una foto de un periodista y su estimada persona (=usted)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivosyour normal/usual self· When she came home at Christmas she seemed very quiet and not her normal self.Cuando volvió a casa en Navidad, parecía muy callada y no era la misma de siempre.your old self (=the way you were before an illness or other change)· He sounded more like his old self than the last time she had called.Sonaba más como antes que la última vez que ella había llamado.your true/real self (=your real character)· At last he had revealed his true self.Por fin había revelado su verdadero yo.your inner self (=your real character or feelings that are usually hidden from other people)· Over the years she had put up barriers to protect her inner self.A lo largo de los años había levantado barreras para proteger su yo interior.