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themselves

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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.

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 əmˈselvz] PRON
1. (reflexive) → se
did they hurt themselves?¿se hicieron daño?
2. (for emphasis) → ellos mismos/ellas mismas
they built it themselveslo construyeron ellos mismos
3. (after prep) → sí(mismos/as)
they talked mainly about themselveshablaron principalmente de sí mismos
4. (phrases) by themselvessolos/as
she left the children at home by themselvesdejó a los niños solos en casa
don't leave the two of them alone by themselvesno se te ocurra dejar a estos dos solos
the girls did it all by themselveslas chicas lo hicieron todo por sí mismas

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.

themselves
pers pron pl
(reflexive) → sich
(emph)selbst; the figures themselvesdie Zahlen selbst or an sich ? also myself

themselves mˈsɛlvz] 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 mˈsɛlvz] 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 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


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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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