alter ego

• Personnalité secondaire ou alternative d'une personne, représentant souvent une autre facette de son caractère ; peut aussi désigner un ami très proche et de confiance qui est comme une autre version de soi-même.

A person's secondary or alternative personality, often representing a different side of their character; can also refer to a very close and trusted friend who is like another version of oneself.

1. Second self or alternate personalityB2formal

   A different version of oneself, often representing hidden or suppressed traits.

   alter ego

   • In the movie, the mild-mannered reporter has a superhero alter ego.
   • She uses her alter ego to express her creative side.
   • His alter ego is a confident public speaker, unlike his shy real self.

2. Close friend or confidantB2formal

   A very close and trusted friend who seems like another version of oneself.

   alter ego

   • They have been best friends since childhood; he is her alter ego.
   • My brother is my alter ego; we think alike in everything.
   • She considers her business partner her alter ego.