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ourselves

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our·selves  (our-slvz, är-)
pron.
1. Those ones identical with us.
a. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition: We bought ourselves an espresso machine.
b. Used for emphasis: We ourselves were certain of the facts.
c. Used in an absolute construction: Feeling chilly ourselves, we moved the party indoors.
2. Our normal or healthy condition or state: We're feeling ourselves again after our bout with the flu. See Usage Note at myself.

ourselves [aʊəˈsɛlvz]
pron
1.
a.  the reflexive form of we or us
b.  (intensifier) we ourselves will finish it
2. (preceded by a copula) our usual selves we are ourselves when we're together
3. Not standard used instead of we or us in compound noun phrases other people and ourselves
Translations
ourselves [ˌaʊəˈselvz] PERS PRON
1. (reflexive) → nos
we couldn't see ourselves in the photono podíamos vernos en la foto
we really enjoyed ourselvesnos divertimos mucho
2. (emphatic) → nosotros/as(mismos/as); (after prep) → nosotros/as(mismos/as)
we built our garage ourselvesnos construimos el garaje nosotros mismos
we went ourselvesfuimos en persona
let's not talk about ourselves any moreno hablemos más de nosotros(mismos)
we said to ourselvesnos dijimos
3. (phrases)
we were talking among ourselveshablábamos entre nosotros
by ourselvessolos/as
we prefer to be by ourselvespreferimos estar solos
we did it (all) by ourselveslo hicimos nosotros mismos

ourselves [aʊərˈsɛlvz] pron pl
(reflexive)nous
We really enjoyed ourselves → Nous nous sommes vraiment bien amusés.
(after preposition)nous
(emphatic)nous-mêmes
We built our garage ourselves → Nous avons construit notre garage nous-mêmes.
all by ourselves → tout seuls
we did it all by ourselves → nous avons fait ça tout seuls

ourselves
pers pron (dir, indir obj +prep) → uns; (emph)selbst ? also myself

ourselves [ˌaʊəˈsɛlvz] pers pron (reflexive) → ci; (emphatic, after preposition) → noi stessi/e
we did it (all) by ourselves → l'abbiamo fatto (tutto) da soli
see also oneself
ourselves [ˌaʊəˈsɛlvz] pers pron (reflexive) → ci; (emphatic, after preposition) → noi stessi/e
we did it (all) by ourselves → l'abbiamo fatto (tutto) da soli
see also oneself

ourselves أنفسنا se os selv uns εμείς οι ίδιοι nos me itse nous-mêmes sebi samima noi stessi 私たち自身 우리 자신 onszelf oss (selv) siebie nós mesmos себя oss själva ของเราทั้งหลาย biz bản thân chúng tôi 我们自己


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"And now, my dear companions," said Michel Ardan, "let us make ourselves at home; I am a domesticated man and strong in housekeeping.
When at last we came to ourselves the giant sat examining us attentively with his fearful eye.
He maintains that our knowledge of ourselves is no different in kind from our knowledge of other people.
 
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