HIMSELF - Translation from English into French

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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.
For particular usages see below.

1. himself (refl):

himself: se, s'

he's hurt himself: il s'est blessé

2. himself (emphatic):

himself: lui-même

he himself said that…: il a dit lui-même que…

3. himself (after prep):

himself: lui, lui-même

for himself: pour lui, pour lui-même

4. himself (expressions):

(all) by himself: tout seul

he's not himself today: il n'est pas dans son assiette aujourd'hui

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

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himself [hɪmˈself] pers pron

1. himself reflexive:

himself: se

himself: s' + vowel

he hurt himself: il s'est blessé

2. himself (emphatic):

himself: lui-même

3. himself after prep:

himself: lui(-même)

he's proud of himself: il est fier de lui

he lives by himself: il vit seul

he told himself that ..: il s'est dit que ...

myself [maɪˈself] reflex pron

1. myself after verbs:

myself: me

myself: m' + vowel

I injured/corrected myself: je me suis blessé/corrigé

I always enjoy myself: je m'amuse toujours

when I express/exert myself: quand je m'exprime/m'exerce

I've bought myself a bag: je me suis acheté un sac

2. myself (I or me):

myself: moi-même

my brother and myself: mon frère et moi-même

I'll do it myself: je le ferai moi-même

I did it all by myself: je l'ai fait tout seul

I prefer Mozart myself: personnellement je préfère Mozart

3. myself after prep:

I said to myself ...: je me suis dit ...

I am ashamed at myself: j'ai honte

I live by myself: je vis seul

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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

English

French

himself [hɪm·ˈself] pers pron

1. himself reflexive:

himself: se

himself: s' + vowel

he hurt himself: il s'est blessé

2. himself (emphatic):

himself: lui-même

3. himself after prep:

himself: lui(-même)

he's proud of himself: il est fier de lui

he lives by himself: il vit seul

he told himself that ..: il s'est dit que ...

myself [maɪ·ˈself] reflex pron

1. myself after verbs:

myself: me

myself: m' + vowel

I injured/corrected myself: je me suis blessé/corrigé

I always enjoy myself: je m'amuse toujours

when I express/exert myself: quand je m'exprime/m'exerce

I bought myself a bag: je me suis acheté un sac

2. myself (I or me):

myself: moi-même

my brother and myself: mon frère et moi-même

I'll do it myself: je le ferai moi-même

I did it all by myself: je l'ai fait tout seul

I prefer Mozart, myself: personnellement je préfère Mozart

3. myself after prep:

I said to myself ...: je me suis dit ...

I am ashamed at myself: j'ai honte

I live by myself: je vis seul

French

English

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 se montrer qc: he proves himself to be sth

lui: himself

il ne pense qu'à lui: he only thinks of himself

se: himself/herself

il/elle se regarde dans le miroir: he/she looks at himself/herself in the mirror

il est devenu infréquentable: he has put himself beyond the pale

tout cela est bien étrange, songeait-il: that is all very strange, he thought to himself

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

il n'en rate pas une!: he's always making a fool of himself!

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