- self-control
- noun Date: 1711 restraint exercised over one's own impulses, emotions, or desires • self-controlled adjective
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self-control
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Self control — is perceived in a few ways. One of which is philosophical and might be described as the exertion of one s own will on one s personal self their behaviors, actions, thought processes. Much of this comes from the perception of self and the ability… … Wikipedia
self-control — [ sɛlfkɔ̃trol ] n. m. • 1883; mot angl. ♦ Anglic. Contrôle, maîtrise de soi. Garder, perdre son self control. Des self controls. ● self control, self controls nom masculin (anglais self control) Maîtrise de soi, contrôle de soi : Perdre son self… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Self Control — ist ein Song von Raf aus dem Jahr 1984, der im selben Jahr auch durch eine Version von Laura Branigan bekannt wurde. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Die Version von Raf 2 Die Version von Laura Branigan 3 Andere Coverversionen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Self-Control — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
Self-control — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
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self-control — control /sɛlfkən trəʊl/, it. /sɛlf kɔntrol/ locuz. ingl. [comp. di self sé, sé stesso e control controllo ], usata in ital. come s.m. [capacità abituale di controllare e tenere a freno le proprie reazioni emotive: è una persona che non perde mai… … Enciclopedia Italiana
Self-control — Self con*trol , n. Control of one s self; restraint exercised over one s self; self command. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-control — 1711, from SELF (Cf. self) + CONTROL (Cf. control). Coined by English moral philosopher Anthony Ashley Cooper Shaftesbury (1671 1713) … Etymology dictionary
self-control — /selfˈkɔntrol, ingl. ˌsɛlfkənˈtrəul/ [vc. ingl., da self «sé stesso» e control «controllo»] s. m. inv. autocontrollo, padronanza di sé, sangue freddo … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
self-control — self′ control′ n. restraint of oneself or one s actions, feelings, etc • Etymology: 1705–15 self′ controlled′, adj. self′ control′ling, adj … From formal English to slang
