Selfish
//ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ//
Translations of "selfish" (51 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | أَنَانِيّ(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | ʔanāniyy | |
| Azerbaijani | xudbin(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), xudbin(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Belarusian | эгаісты́чны(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | ehaistýčny | |
| Bengali | স্বার্থপর(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), স্বার্থপর(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | śarthopor, śarthopor | |
| Bulgarian | егоистичен(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), егоистичен(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), себичен(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | egoističen, egoističen, sebičen | |
| Catalan | egoista(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), egoista(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Central Kurdish | خۆ پەرِست(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | xo perist | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 自私(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | zi⁶ si¹ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 自私(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | zìsī | |
| Czech | sobecký(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), sobecký(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Danish | egoistisk(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), egoistisk(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), selvisk(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), selvisk(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Dutch | egoïstisch(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), zelfzuchtig(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Esperanto | egoisma(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), egoisma(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), memama(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), memama(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Finnish | itsekeskeinen(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), itsekeskeinen(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), itsekäs(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), itsekäs(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| French | égoïste(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), égoïste(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Galician | egoísta(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | — | |
| German | egoistisch(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), egozentrisch(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), selbstsüchtig(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍃(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | seinagairns | |
| Greek | εγωιστής(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), εγωιστικός(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | egoïstís, egoïstikós | |
| Hindi | मतलबी(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), स्वार्थी(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | matalbī, svārthī | |
| Hungarian | egoista(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), önző(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | — | |
| Icelandic | sjálfhverfur(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Indonesian | egoistis(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), egoistis(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Irish | cóngarach duit féin(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), féineach(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), leithleach(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), leithleach(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Italian | egoista(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), egoista(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Japanese | わがままな(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), 利己的な(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), 勝手な(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), 我が儘な(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), 自分勝手な(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), 自分本位の(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), 身勝手な(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | wagamama na, rikoteki na, katte na, wagamama na, jibunkatte na, jibunhon'i no, migatte na | |
| Kabuverdianu | langon(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | — | |
| Kazakh | өзімшіл(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | özımşıl | |
| Korean | 이기적(利己的)이다(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), 자기 본위(自己本位)의(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), 자애적(自愛的)이다(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), 제멋대로 하다(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | igijeog-ida, jagi bonwi-ui, jaaejeog-ida, jemeotdaero hada | |
| Kyrgyz | өзүмчүл(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | özümcül | |
| Lithuanian | savanaudis(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), savanaudis(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Malayalam | സ്വാർത്ഥ(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | svāṟttha | |
| Māori | kaiapo(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), tūmatarau(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | — | |
| Norman | offrun(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), offrun(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | egoistisk(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), egoistisk(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), selvisk(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), selvisk(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | egoistisk(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), egoistisk(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), sjølvisk(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), sjølvisk(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Polish | egoistyczny(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), samolubny(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), samolubny(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Portuguese | egoísta(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), egoísta(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Romanian | egoist(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), egoist(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Russian | эгоисти́чный(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), эгоисти́чный(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | egoistíčnyj, egoistíčnyj | |
| Sanskrit | स्वार्थिन्(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), स्वार्थिन्(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | svārthin, svārthin | |
| Scottish Gaelic | fèineil(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), fèineil(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | sebičan(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | — | |
| Slovak | sebecký(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), sebecký(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Spanish | egoísta(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), egoísta(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Swedish | egoistisk(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), självcentrerad(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), självisk(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), självisk(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Turkish | bencil(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), bencil(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), egoist(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), egoist(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), hodbin(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), hodbin(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others), hodkâm(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), hodkâm(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Ukrainian | егоїсти́чний(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), кори́сливий(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | ehojistýčnyj, korýslyvyj | |
| Urdu | خود غرض(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | xud ġarz | |
| Vietnamese | ích kỷ(having regard for one's own well-being above that of others) | — | |
| Zazaki | pekhil(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making), pexil(holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | — |
xudbin, xudbin
egoista, egoista
sobecký, sobecký
egoistisk, egoistisk, selvisk, selvisk
egoïstisch, zelfzuchtig
egoisma, egoisma, memama, memama
itsekeskeinen, itsekeskeinen, itsekäs, itsekäs
égoïste, égoïste
egoísta
egoistisch, egozentrisch, selbstsüchtig
egoista, önző
sjálfhverfur
egoistis, egoistis
cóngarach duit féin, féineach, leithleach, leithleach
egoista, egoista
わがままな, 利己的な, 勝手な, 我が儘な, 自分勝手な, 自分本位の, 身勝手な
wagamama na, rikoteki na, katte na, wagamama na, jibunkatte na, jibunhon'i no, migatte na
langon
이기적(利己的)이다, 자기 본위(自己本位)의, 자애적(自愛的)이다, 제멋대로 하다
igijeog-ida, jagi bonwi-ui, jaaejeog-ida, jemeotdaero hada
savanaudis, savanaudis
kaiapo, tūmatarau
offrun, offrun
egoistisk, egoistisk, selvisk, selvisk
egoistisk, egoistisk, sjølvisk, sjølvisk
egoistyczny, samolubny, samolubny
egoísta, egoísta
egoist, egoist
fèineil, fèineil
sebičan
sebecký, sebecký
egoísta, egoísta
egoistisk, självcentrerad, självisk, självisk
bencil, bencil, egoist, egoist, hodbin, hodbin, hodkâm, hodkâm
ích kỷ
pekhil, pexil
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