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WHAT DOES SELL ONESELF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sell oneself in the English dictionary

The definition of sell oneself in the dictionary is to convince someone else of one's potential or worth. Other definition of sell oneself is to give up one's moral or spiritual standards, etc.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELL ONESELF

sell
sell down the river
sell in
sell off
sell out
sell short
sell someone a pup
sell up
sell-by date
sell-off
sell-through
Sella
sellable
Sellafield
selle
seller
seller´s market
Sellers
Sellers screw thread
sellers´ market

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELL ONESELF

beside oneself
enjoy oneself
expose oneself
express oneself
fall over oneself
find oneself
full of oneself
give a bad account of oneself
give a good account of oneself
himself
keep oneself to oneself
keep to oneself
kill oneself
make a pig of oneself
make an exhibition of oneself
not know where to put oneself
oneself
present oneself
relieve oneself
take something upon oneself
turn in on oneself

Synonyms and antonyms of sell oneself in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sell oneself» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELL ONESELF

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The translations of sell oneself from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sell oneself» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卖身
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

venderse
570 millions of speakers

English

sell oneself
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपने आप को बेचने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيع الذات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

продать себя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vender a si mesmo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিজেকে বিক্রি করুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se vendre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menjual diri sendiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich selbst verkaufen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自分を売る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자신을 판매
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngedol awake dhewe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bán mình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தன்னை விற்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वतःला विकतो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kendini sat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prostituire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprzedać siebie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

продати себе
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vinde sine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πουλήσει τον εαυτό του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verkoop jouself
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sälja sig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selge seg selv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sell oneself

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELL ONESELF»

The term «sell oneself» is used very little and occupies the 188.134 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELL ONESELF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sell oneself

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELL ONESELF»

Discover the use of sell oneself in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sell oneself and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Studies on Translation and Interpretation in the Targum to ...
For the Hebrew jsp, 'lame', the Targumist usually employs the root rgj.26 The same root, rgj, is generally found in P.27 The Aramaic cognate jsp is not used in the Targum, but is found in other Aramaic literature.28 Sell oneself/Plan [rh twç[l ...
Carol A. Dray, 2006
2
Are There Moral Obligations to Oneself?
... he—even if the complaint is against himself. Jones provides several other examples of self-regarding restrictions. If a man were to sell his son into slavery to make money, he would be thought immoral. Likewise, one oughtn't sell oneself  ...
Kenneth Shouler, 2007
3
Philosophy, Social Theory, and the Thought of George Herbert ...
... although it is quite evident that one cannot, for example, blackmail oneself or sell oneself something. Perhaps Ryle's primary interest in actions that are related to one's own actions also explains why he could overlook reciprocal actions.
Mitchell Aboulafia, 1991
4
Erich Fromm: His Life and Ideas, an Illustrated Biography
A person's own Ego has become a product to be had; one receives training in how to to sell oneself. Being an integrated and authentic person is no longer the goal: possessing the right personality profile is what counts. It is of vital importance ...
Rainer Funk, 2000
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The Function of the Niph'al in Biblical Hebrew: In ...
16 x, passive/reflexive; hitp. 4 x, 'sell oneself (figuratively), 1 Kin. 21:20, 25; 2 Kin. 17:17; cf. also Deut. 28:68 ('sell oneself to'). NQS" : ni. 1 x, Deut. 12:30, passive; hitp. 1 x, 1 Sam. 28:9, 'lay a snare', active. •LM : ni. 7 x, passive, 'be hidden' hitp.
P. A. Siebesma, 1991
6
Case, Valency and Transitivity
*boja-n colour-PASS colour-REFL 'make up' sell-PASS sell-REFL 'sell oneself colour 'colour' c. ajtr separate 'separate.TR' c' ajir-il c." *ajir-in separate-PASS separate-REFL 'part from one's people, divorce' d. tara comb 'comb.TR' zuu wash  ...
L. I. Kulikov, Andre? L?vovich Mal?chukov, Dr Peter Swart, 2006
7
Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860
Rousseau, Hegel, and Marx believed that it was possible to sell oneself "rump and stump," but to do so was to destroy oneself. They never said that it was legally or logically impossible, however much they found the prospect abominable and ...
Thomas D. Morris, 1999
8
A Carib Grammar and Dictionary
-nopy] /vt/ (personally) cause to run ekanunkepy [* ekanumy -kepy] Nil stop running ekapa [EW] [* eka -pyra; Kp eka- myra] /adj/ without notice, covert [ ekapyn ta 'secretly'] ekarama [EVW] [T ekarama] Nil sell, betray (w)okarama /vm/ sell oneself ...
Henk Courtz, 2008
9
A Grammar of the French Tongue
Conjugate the same Verb reflectively. Infinitive mood. Se vendre to sell oneself, se vendant selling oneself, vendu sold ; s'etre vendu to have sold oneself, s'etant vendu having sold oneself. Indicative. Je me vends I* sell myself, je me vendois I  ...
Louis Chambaud, A. J. Des Carrières, 1816
10
Hebrew and English Dictionary, Biblical and Rabbinical: ...
Niph. pass, of Kal, to be sold, delivered up; 2) reflective, to sell oneself. Hith. like Niph., but also figur. to sell oneself to a subject, i.e. to give oneself up to something, e.g. yin niE^S to evil-doing. "I3D (with suff. ,-OP) masc. l) that which is saleable ...
M.H Bresslau, 1855

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELL ONESELF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sell oneself is used in the context of the following news items.
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4 Very Good Reasons Prostitution Shouldn't Be a Crime
Moralists refuse to acknowledge that one must sell oneself in the marketplace to survive. If nothing else, the decriminalization of commercial sex could expose ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
2
Couple goes through IVF, breaks up. Who decides what to do with …
Indeed, there are certain promises that courts won't enforce when a party changes his mind: a promise to sell oneself into slavery won't be enforced; a promise ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
How Should Natural Gas Profits be Divided? The Torah View
Even if a person was forced to sell his inheritance – in Yovel, his inheritance ... it is forbidden to sell oneself into slavery, and consequently, the institution of ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
4
Pooley Discredits “Calculated Authenticity”
... exploded in popularity, calculated authenticity surfaced in the offline world as a conflict between the desire to simultaneously be oneself and best sell oneself. «Muhlenberg Weekly, Feb 15»
5
Bashar Al Assad Is Laying a Deadly Ambush for Obama in Syria
... and brutal regime, Assad has pursued with singleminded discipline a very simple strategy: Sell oneself as the fire brigade to help hose the flames of one's own ... «The New Republic, Aug 14»
6
Is there an ego-free way of selling yourself?
You ask an interesting metaphorical question about whether one can sell oneself without ego. The answer is it depends on who you are talking to. If you are ... «Financial Times, Apr 14»
7
Don't Be Boring: How To Write A Cover Letter That Can Get You The …
... with misspellings and typos, but more terrifyingly, "what appears to be a fundamental lack of understanding of how to sell oneself to a prospective employer.". «Fast Company, Sep 13»
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The 12 Biggest Mistakes Entry-Level Job-Seekers Make
I write the ads (like this one) and read all of the responses myself—and after ... appears to be a fundamental lack of understanding of how to sell oneself to a ... «The Slatest, Aug 13»
9
We never really knew Aaron Hernandez
Image reins over truth in most circumstances, leaving a door closed in every respect of a person's being, the intent to sell oneself as a likeable commodity the ... «Boston.com, Jun 13»
10
Off the Shelf | 'The Painted Word'
It was an intimate diary, but designated to sell oneself! Self-indulging with first-person declarations of all kinds ( “I always loved Matisse!”; “I always like to return ... «New York Times, Nov 12»

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