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selfie

selfie

Meaning of selfie

a photo you take of yourself

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British English/ˈsɛlfi/
American English/ˈsɛlfi/
Russian transcription[ˈsʲelʲfʲi]
selfie
selfie - селфи
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selfie with Russian translation

selfie usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он сделал селфи и отправил его сестре.

He took a selfie and sent it to his sister.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он улыбнулся и быстро сделал селфи.

He smiled and snapped a quick selfie.

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selfie belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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selfie synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between selfie / self-portrait / profile picture

🇬🇧English
selfie

селфи — a photo you take of yourself

A2Often

He took a selfie and sent it to his sister.

Он сделал селфи и отправил его сестре.

S
🇬🇧English
selfie

the same as the headword; a photo you take of yourself

A1Very Often

She posted a selfie on Instagram.

Она выложила селфи в Instagram.

S
🇬🇧English
self-portrait

an artistic or formal portrait of yourself, not usually a casual phone photo

A1Often

The artist painted a self-portrait.

Художник написал автопортрет.

P
🇬🇧English
profile picture

a picture used for an online account; it may be a selfie, but not always

A1Very Often

I need to update my profile picture.

Мне нужно обновить фото профиля.

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How to pronounce selfie and what this word means

selfie translation: селфи. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce selfie

/ˈsɛlfi/

selfie translation

селфи

selfie examples

He took a selfie and sent it to his sister.

selfie transcription

/ˈsɛlfi/, /ˈsɛlfi/

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selfie meaning: what does it mean?

a photo you take of yourself

selfie pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

selfie is pronounced as /ˈsɛlfi/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

selfie definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

He took a selfie and sent it to his sister. Translation: Он сделал селфи и отправил его сестре.

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