second self

/ˈsɛkənd sɛlf/
second selves
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Translation of second self into German

Noun

1.

friend

person who is like a twin
  • She was more than a friend, she was her second self.Sie war mehr als eine Freundin, sie war ihr zweites Ich.
2.

identity

alternate identity or persona
  • He created a second self to explore his artistic side.Er schuf ein zweites Ich, um seine künstlerische Seite zu erkunden.
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Synonyms and analogies of second self in English

Examples of second self in a sentence

  • They were inseparable, each being the other's second self.
  • In his novel, the protagonist has a second self.
  • She found a second self in her online persona.

Translations of "second self" in Context ordered by category and frequency

zweites Ich

He regarded his oldest friend as a second self, inseparable in spirit.

Seinen ältesten Freund betrachtete er als zweites Ich, untrennbar im Geiste.

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In her novel, the narrator appears as the author's second self.

In ihrem Roman erscheint die Erzählerin als zweites Alter Ego der Autorin.

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  • zweiten Ich

second self: Examples and translations in context

They finished each other's sentences, as if sharing a single second self.

Sie beendeten die Sätze des anderen, als teilten sie ein gemeinsames zweites Ich.

In her daughter she discovered a second self, bearing even her smallest gestures.

In ihrer Tochter entdeckte sie ein zweites Ich, das selbst ihre kleinsten Gesten trug.

My sister is my second self; her thoughts echo silently in mine.

Meine Schwester ist mein zweites Ich; ihre Gedanken klingen lautlos in meinen nach.

In letters, she calls her confidant a second self, patient and unwavering.

In Briefen nennt sie ihre Vertraute ein zweites Ich, geduldig und unerschütterlich.

Then it's time for our second self, the inner hippie.

Dann wird es Zeit für unser zweites Ich, den inneren Hippie.

I have no idea what my second self is up to.

Ich habe keine Ahnung, was mein zweites Ich so treibt.

On stage, the actor found a second self, bold where he was timid.

Auf der Bühne fand der Schauspieler ein zweites Ich, kühn, wo er schüchtern war.

He lived alone because he found no second self.

Er war einsam, weil er kein zweites Ich fand.

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