English-Danish translations for selfish

• selvisk
  Anvendelsen af de fælles fiskeressourcer er selvisk. Some are being selfish when it comes to exploiting common fish stocks.
  Har vi tiltrådt et EU, der er baseret på solidaritet, eller et selvisk EU, der låser døren? Have we joined an EU based on solidarity, or a selfish EU that is locking its doors?
  Dette er ikke tidspunktet, hvor Unionen må give indtryk af at være indadrettet, selvisk og ligeglad. This is not the time for the Union to create the impression of being introverted, selfish, and irrelevant.
• egoistisk
  Forbrugerismen lærer os at være egoistiske. In consumerism we are taught to be selfish.
  Som jeg allerede har sagt, må EU ikke være egoistisk. As I have already said, Europe cannot be selfish.
  Den er svag over for de stærke, egoistiske lokalmyndigheder. It is weak in the face of selfish and strong local powers.

Definition of selfish

• Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making
• Having regard for oneself above others’ well-being

Related words

• selfishness
• unselfish
• selfishly
• unselfishness
• damselfish
• selfish gene
• selfish DNA
• selfish person
• blue damselfish