self-made man angl.

sɛlf mɛd man

Definition

Definition of self-made man - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

réussite personnellehomme qui a réussi uniquement grâce à ses efforts personnels

Ce chef d'entreprise est un vrai self-made man, parti de rien.
Il se présente comme un self-made man lors de ses conférences.
Ce self-made man inspire de nombreux jeunes entrepreneurs.

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Expressions with self

self-control

capacité à maîtriser ses émotions et ses réactions

Il a fait preuve de self-control pendant la dispute.

self-défense

action de se défendre par ses propres moyens contre une agression

Elle a suivi des cours de self-défense pour apprendre à se protéger.

self-service

restaurant où les clients se servent eux-mêmes

Nous avons déjeuné au self-service de l'université.

self-contrôle

capacité de maîtriser ses émotions et ses réactions

Il a fait preuve de self-contrôle en restant calme pendant la dispute.

self-government

autonomie politique permettant à un territoire de se gouverner sans contrôle extérieur

Les colonies britanniques ont progressivement obtenu le self-government avant leur indépendance.

self-gouvernement

capacité d'un territoire à se diriger sans contrôle extérieur

La région revendique le self-gouvernement pour gérer ses affaires locales.

Expressions with man

one-man-show

spectacle de variétés présenté par un seul homme sur scène

Il prépare son premier one-man-show pour la rentrée.

medicine-man

guérisseur traditionnel qui soigne avec des plantes et des rituels

Le medicine-man du village prépare des remèdes avec les herbes sacrées.

Origin of self-made man

anglais, self-made (« fait par soi-même ») + man (« homme »)

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English:self-made man, ...
German:Selfmade-Mann, ...
Italian:uomo che si è fatto da sé, ...
Spanish:hombre hecho a sí mismo, ...
Portuguese:homem feito por si mesmo, ...
Chinese:白手起家的人, ...
Japanese:叩き上げの男, ...
Arabic:رَجُل عِصَامِي, ...
Hebrew:אָדָם שֶׁבָּנָה אֶת עַצְמוֹ, ...
Russian:самостоятельно добившийся успеха человек, ...
Ukrainian:self-made man, ...
Catalan:home fet a si mateix, ...
Danish:self-made man, ...
Dutch:selfmade man, ...
Greek:αυτοδημιούργητος άνδρας, ...
Hungarian:saját erejéből boldogult ember, ...
Khmer:បុរសដែលសម្រេចជោគជ័យដោយកម្លាំងខ្លួនឯង, ...
Korean:자수성가한 남자, ...
Polish:człowiek, który sam doszedł do wszystkiego, ...
Portuguese (BR):self-made man, ...
Romanian:om care s-a realizat singur, ...
Swedish:self-made man, ...
Thai:ผู้ชายที่สร้างตัวเอง, ...
Turkish:kendi çabasıyla başarılı olan adam, ...
Vietnamese:người tự thân lập nghiệp, ...

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