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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 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 themselves [ðəmˈsɛlvz] pron pl (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. themselves 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 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 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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| Infuriated by political animosity, the wives in many a noble household wearied their lords with prayers to give up their opposition to the Colour Bill; and some, finding their entreaties fruitless, fell on and slaughtered their innocent children and husband, perishing themselves in the act of carnage. The cries of the fakirs were just ceasing; the Indians were in the act of plunging themselves into the drunkenness caused by liquid opium mingled with hemp, and it might be possible to slip between them to the temple itself. They both have vehement wishes; they frame themselves readily into imaginations and suggestions; and they come easily into the eye, especially upon the present of the objects; which are the points that conduce to fascination, if any such thing there be. |
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