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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 ourselves [aʊərˈsɛlvz] pron pl (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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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