himself in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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himself [Brit hɪmˈsɛlf, Am hɪmˈsɛlf] PRON When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, himself is translated by se (s' before a vowel): he's enjoying himself = il s'amuse bien; he's cut himself = il s'est coupé.
When used in emphasis the translation is lui-même: he himself didn't know = il ne le savait pas lui-même.
After a preposition, the translation is lui or lui-même: he can be proud of himself = il peut être fier de lui or de lui-même.
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he's really smartened himself up
il s'est beaucoup arrangé

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il est un peu rabâcheur
he tends to repeat himself
il est débrouillard
he can look after himself
c'est un débrouillard
he can look after himself
lui-même
himself
il me l'a dit lui-même
he told me himself
il a décidé lui-même
he decided himself, he made the decision himself
il exclut pour lui-même un déplacement à l'étranger
he rules out any trip abroad for himself
en lui-même il se disait que …
he told himself that …
ce qu'il est tripoteur!
he can't keep his hands to himself! inf
il s'est tué accidentellement
he accidentally killed himself (en faisant while doing)
il se targue d'avoir créé des emplois
he prides himself on having created jobs
il s'est mis à l'ouvrage avec un zèle redoublé
he threw himself into the work with redoubled vigour Brit
il a trouvé la planque
he's got himself a cushy number

himself in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for himself in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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myself [maɪˈself] reflex pron

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lui-même
himself
lui-même n'en savait rien
he himself did not know anything about it
M. X? ― lui-même!
Mr X? ― himself!
il a un dégoût de lui-même
he's weary of himself
lui
himself
il ne pense qu'à lui
he thinks only of himself
se
himself/herself
il/elle se regarde dans le miroir
he/she looks at himself/herself in the mirror
tout cela est bien étrange, songeait-il
that is all very strange, he thought to himself
il est devenu infréquentable
he has put himself beyond the pale
il se montrer qc
he proves himself to be sth
il s'est fait mousser auprès de son chef
he tried to make himself look good in front of his boss
il se remet qc en mémoire
he reminds himself of sth

himself Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he bore himself with dignity
il s'est montré digne
he hurt himself
il s'est blessé
he's proud of himself
il est fier de lui
he lives by himself
il vit seul
he is a law unto himself
il n'en fait qu'à sa tête
he himself did not know anything about it
lui-même n'en savait rien
he forced himself to stop smoking
il s'est imposé de ne plus fumer
he has put himself beyond the pale
il est devenu infréquentable
he proves himself to be sth
il se montrer qc
deep inside (himself) he condemns what was done
en dedans de lui-même, il réprouve cet acte
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Smith himself has said that he considers the film to be aggressively unique.
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He can not sincerely cheer on another ace, because in his heart the only true ace is himself.
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He was self-taught, even making the needed tools himself with only the materials and other items found on the farm.
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Instead, he distances himself further from everyone and becomes even less self-confident.
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This arose not from vanity, but necessity: if unhorsed during battle, a knight would remain vulnerable if unable to mount by himself.
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Finding the makeshift housing comparable to an anthill, he soon found himself wondering what each soul inside each borough felt, whether it be heartache, love, loss or joy.
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Using his alcoholic actor friend's drinking prowess he makes the young man go drunk and totally expose himself, making guests laugh at him openly.
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Later that night, he finds himself unable to order room service from his hotel room as the operator can not understand him.
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He called himself a victim of a police frame-up.
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Recognizing the player's intentions, the beggar tried to escape the player's iron grip, struggling to free himself.
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