itself

it·self  (t-slf)

pron.

1. That one identical with it:

a. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition: The cat scratched itself.

b. Used for emphasis: The trouble is in the machine itself.

c. Used in an absolute construction: Itself no great poem, it still reveals talent.

2. Its normal or healthy condition or state: The car is acting itself again since we changed the oil.

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itself [ɪtˈsɛlf]

pron

1.

a.  the reflexive form of it

b.  (intensifier) even the money itself won't convince me

2. (preceded by a copula) its normal or usual self my cat isn't itself today

Translations

itself [ɪtˈself] PRON

1. (reflexive) → se, sí
skin renews itself every 28 days → la piel se renueva cada 28 días

2. (emphatic) Christmas itself was an anticlimax → las Navidades mismas fueron una decepción
he is always politeness itself → siempre es la cortesía personificada
the door closed by itself → la puerta se cerró sola
I loved him more than life itself → lo quería más que a mi propia vida
that was an achievement in itself → eso fue un triunfo de por sí

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itself [ɪtˈsɛlf] pron

(emphatic, referring to masculine noun) → lui-même, en soi
The work itself is not difficult → Le travail lui-même n'est pas difficile., En soi, le travail n'est pas difficile.
in itself → en soi, en lui-même
Stress in itself is not necessarily harmful → En soi, le stress n'est pas nécessairement néfaste., Le stress en lui-même n'est pas nécessairement néfaste.

(emphatic, referring to feminine noun) → elle-même, en soi
I think life itself is a learning process → Je pense que la vie elle-même est un processus d'apprentissage., Je pense qu'en soi, la vie est un processus d'apprentissage.
in itself → en soi, en elle-même

(reflexive) → se, s' before verb starting with a vowel
The heating switches itself off → Le chauffage s'arrête automatiquement.

She is kindness itself → C'est la gentillesse même., Cette femme est la gentillesse même.

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itself

pron

(reflexive) → sich

(emph) → selbst; and now we come to the text itself → und jetzt kommen wir zum Text selbst; the frame itself is worth £1,000 → der Rahmen allein or schon der Rahmen ist £ 1.000 wert; she has been kindness itself → sie war die Freundlichkeit in Person; in itself, the actual amount is not important → der Betrag an sich ist unwichtig; enthusiasm is not enough in itself → Begeisterung allein genügt nicht

by itself (= alone) → allein; (= automatically) → von selbst, selbsttätig; seen by itself → einzeln betrachtet; the bomb went off by itself → die Bombe ging von selbst los

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itself [ɪtˈsɛlf] pron

a. (reflexive) → si
the dog injured itself → il cane si è fatto male
the cat is washing itself → il gatto si pulisce
the door closed by itself → la porta si è chiusa da sé

b. (emphatic) the theatre itself → il teatro stesso
Barra, itself a beautiful island ... → Barra, di per sé un'isola bellissima...
she is kindness itself → è la bontà fatta persona

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itself [ɪtˈsɛlf] pron

a. (reflexive) → si
the dog injured itself → il cane si è fatto male
the cat is washing itself → il gatto si pulisce
the door closed by itself → la porta si è chiusa da sé

b. (emphatic) the theatre itself → il teatro stesso
Barra, itself a beautiful island ... → Barra, di per sé un'isola bellissima...
she is kindness itself → è la bontà fatta persona

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itself → نفسه se sig selv sich αυτό το ίδιο se itse soi-même sebe se stesso それ自身 그것 자체 zichzelf seg selv siebie ele mesmo себя sig själv ตัวมันเอง kendisi tự nó 它自己