ourselves

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.

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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 photo → no podíamos vernos en la foto
we really enjoyed ourselves → nos divertimos mucho

2. (emphatic) → nosotros/as(mismos/as); (after prep) → nosotros/as(mismos/as)
we built our garage ourselves → nos construimos el garaje nosotros mismos
we went ourselves → fuimos en persona
let's not talk about ourselves any more → no hablemos más de nosotros(mismos)
we said to ourselves → nos dijimos

3. (phrases)
we were talking among ourselves → hablábamos entre nosotros
by ourselves → solos/as
we prefer to be by ourselves → preferimos estar solos
we did it (all) by ourselves → lo hicimos nosotros mismos

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ourselves [aʊə^rˈsɛlvz] 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

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ourselves

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

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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

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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