Saeb thinks mathematicians are self-contained walking pieces of heaven.
Source: tatoeba (809232)
Self-contained
//ˈsɛlf.kənˌteɪnd//
Synonyms for "self-contained" (115 found)
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Related words (57)
self-advancingself-besotself-centeredself-considerativeself-controlledself-dependentself-determinedself-devotedself-directingself-esteemingself-explanatoryself-governedself-governingself-indulgentself-interestedself-jealousself-occupiedself-pleasingself-possessedself-reliant
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self-seekingself-servingself-subsistentself-sufficientself-supportingselfishsereneserioussnugsobersocially incompatiblesolemnsovereignstandoffishsullenthird worldthird-forcethird-worldtranquilunclubbableuncommunicativeuncompanionableuncongenialundisturbedunemotionalunflappableunfriendlyungenialunitaryunperturbedunruffledunsociableunsocialwholewithdrawn
Adjective(2 words)
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Translations
24 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- автономен verb (not requiring external or additional support)
- самостоятелен verb (not requiring external or additional support)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 獨立 /独立 verb (not requiring external or additional support)
- 自給 /自给 verb (not requiring external or additional support)
- 設施齊全的 /设施齐全的 verb (not requiring external or additional support)
Finnish
1 entries- omavarainen verb (not requiring external or additional support)
French
2 entries- autonome verb (not requiring external or additional support)
- indépendant verb (not requiring external or additional support)
German
3 entries- autark verb (not requiring external or additional support)
- autonom verb (not requiring external or additional support)
- selbstständig verb (not requiring external or additional support)
Greek
3 entries- ανεξάρτητος verb (not requiring external or additional support)
- αυτοτελής verb (not requiring external or additional support)
- αυτόνομος verb (not requiring external or additional support)
Hungarian
1 entries- önálló verb (not requiring external or additional support)
Japanese
1 entries- 自給の verb (not requiring external or additional support)
Portuguese
1 entries- independente verb (not requiring external or additional support)
Russian
3 entries- автоно́мный verb (not requiring external or additional support)
- незави́симый verb (not requiring external or additional support)
- самостоя́тельный verb (not requiring external or additional support)
Spanish
3 entries- autárquico verb (not requiring external or additional support)
- autónomo verb (not requiring external or additional support)
- independiente verb (not requiring external or additional support)
Vietnamese
1 entries- khép kín verb (not requiring external or additional support)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
From every gesture and expression I could see that he was a reserved, self-contained man, with a dash of pride in his nature, more likely to hide his wounds than to expose them.
Source: tatoeba (6974584)
Astrobee consists of three self-contained, free flying robots and a docking station inside the International Space Station.
Source: tatoeba (8764009)
a self-contained apartment
Source: wiktionary
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