Usage examples of "selfish" in English with translation to Spanish

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Translations: all16 egoísta16
She's annoying and selfish. Ella es fastidiosa y egoísta.
Angelica Pickles is very selfish. Angelica Pickles es muy egoísta.
She is a selfish person. Ella es una persona egoísta.
She is a selfish woman. Ella es una mujer egoísta.
She is by no means selfish. Ella no es nada egoísta.
Tom isn't at all selfish. Tom no es tan egoísta.
He is a very selfish person. Él es una persona muy egoísta.
How can you be so selfish? ¿Cómo podés ser tan egoísta?
I don't intend to be selfish. No tengo la intención de ser egoísta.
Above all things, we must not be selfish. Sobre todas las cosas, no debemos ser egoístas.
It is deplorable that she is so selfish. Es una lástima que ella sea tan egoísta.
Perhaps you are right, I have been selfish. Quizás tengas razón, fui un egoísta.
Am I that selfish or he's just too naive? ¿Acaso soy tan egoísta, o él tan sólo es demasiado ingenuo?
A selfish man thinks of nothing but his own feelings. Alguien egoísta no piensa en nada más que sus propios sentimientos.
Stop being so selfish. The red shoes you wanted are sold out, and only the blue ones are left. Para de ser tan egoísta. Los zapatos rojos que querías están agotados, y solo quedan los azules.
Truth is pure, but truth is painful. No sane, selfish person would ever accept things for what they are. Such is the masochism inherent in "truth". La verdad es pura, pero dolorosa. Ninguna persona cuerda y egoísta aceptaría nunca las cosas como son. Ése es el masoquismo inherente a la "verdad".
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