Sentence examples of "selfish" in English
Translations:
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A selfish man thinks of nothing but his own feelings.
Un homme égoïste ne pense à rien sauf à ses propres sentiments.
It is true that she is pretty, but she is selfish.
C'est vrai qu'elle est jolie, mais elle est égoïste.
You shouldn't indulge that child. It will make him very selfish.
Vous ne devriez faire à cet enfant ses quatre volontés. Ça va le rendre très égoïste.
She doesn't pay attention to others; in other words, she is selfish.
Elle ne prête pas attention aux autres ; en d'autres termes, elle est égoïste.
Truth is pure, but truth is painful. No sane, selfish person would ever accept things for what they are. Such is the masochism inherent in "truth".
La vérité est pure, mais elle est douloureuse. Aucune personne égoïste saine d'esprit n'accepterais jamais les choses telles qu'elles sont. Ainsi va le masochisme inhérent à la «vérité».
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