themselves

them·selves  (m-slvz, m-)

pron.

1. Those ones identical with them:

a. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or as the object of a preposition: prepared themselves for the trip; gave themselves plenty of time; were left to themselves.

b. Used for emphasis: The cooks themselves eat after all the guests have finished.

c. Used in an absolute construction: Newcomers themselves, they knew few people at the party.

2. Their normal or healthy condition: The members of the crew were themselves again after the crisis passed.

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themselves [ðəmˈsɛlvz]

pron

1.

a.  the reflexive form of they or them

b.  (intensifier) the team themselves voted on it

2. (preceded by a copula) their normal or usual selves they don't seem themselves any more

3. Also themself Not standard a reflexive form of an indefinite antecedent such as one, whoever, or anybody everyone has to look after themselves

Translations

themselves [ðəmˈselvz] PRON

1. (reflexive) → se
did they hurt themselves? → ¿se hicieron daño?

2. (for emphasis) → ellos mismos/ellas mismas
they built it themselves → lo construyeron ellos mismos

3. (after prep) → sí(mismos/as)
they talked mainly about themselves → hablaron principalmente de sí mismos

4. (phrases) by themselves → solos/as
she left the children at home by themselves → dejó a los niños solos en casa
don't leave the two of them alone by themselves → no se te ocurra dejar a estos dos solos
the girls did it all by themselves → las chicas lo hicieron todo por sí mismas

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themselves [ðəmˈsɛlvz] pron pl

(reflexive) → se
Did they hurt themselves? → Est-ce qu'ils se sont fait mal?

(emphatic) → eux-mêmes* $(elles-mêmes)m/f
They did it themselves → Ils l'ont fait eux-mêmes.
Let's turn to the books themselves → Venons-en aux livres eux-mêmes.
BUT Venons-en aux livres à proprement parler.

(after preposition) → eux* $(elles)m/f
between themselves → entre eux*(elles)
by themselves (= without others) → tous seuls* $(toutes seules)mpl/fpl
They were travelling by themselves → Ils voyageaient tous seuls.

(= himself or herself) → se
Anyone who believes this should take a good look at themselves → Quiconque croit cela devrait se regarder bien en face.

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themselves

pers pron pl

(reflexive) → sich

(emph) → selbst; the figures themselves → die Zahlen selbst or an sich ? also myself

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themselves [ð/əmˈsɛlvz] pers pron pl (reflexive) → si; (emphatic) → loro stessi/e; (after prep) → se stessi/e
between themselves → tra (di) loro
they did it (all) by themselves → hanno fatto tutto da soli
see also oneself

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themselves → أنفسهم se sig selv sie selbst αυτοί οι ίδιοι se he itse eux-mêmes oni sami si 彼ら自身 그들 자신 zijzelf seg siebie eles mesmos себя sig själva ด้วยตัวของพวกเขาเอง kendileri tự họ 他们自己