OURSELVES - Translation from English into French

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ourselves [Brit aʊəˈsɛlvz, Am aʊ(ə)rˈsɛlvz, ɑrˈsɛlvz] PRON When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, ourselves is translated by nous in standard French: we've hurt ourselves = nous nous sommes fait mal. However, if the more informal on is used to translate we, the translation of ourselves will be se (or s' before a vowel): on s'est fait mal.
When used as an emphatic the translation is nous-mêmes: we did it ourselves = nous l'avons fait nous-mêmes.
When used after a preposition ourselves is translated by nous or nous-mêmes.

1. ourselves (refl):

ourselves

nous

2. ourselves (emphatic):

ourselves

nous-mêmes

3. ourselves (after prep):

for ourselves

pour nous, pour nous-mêmes

(all) by ourselves

tout seuls/toutes seules

let's not get ahead of ourselves

n'anticipons pas

we enjoyed ourselves enormously

on s'est beaucoup or follement amusé inf

strictly between ourselves…

que ceci reste entre nous…

+ subj we should remember those less fortunate than ourselves

nous devrions garder à l'esprit ceux qui n'ont pas notre chance

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English

nous-même

ourselves

nous avons décidé de les former nous-mêmes

we have decided to train them ourselves

nous cherchons par nous-mêmes

we're looking ourselves

c'est en nous-mêmes que nous devons chercher la solution

we must look within ourselves for the solution

les animaux souffrent de la chaleur et nous-mêmes évitons de sortir au soleil

the animals are suffering from the heat and we ourselves are avoiding going out in the sun

on s'en chargera nous-mêmes inf

we'll see to it ourselves

nous nous désintéressons de la question

we disassociate ourselves from the question

nos efforts se sont trop dispersés, nous nous sommes trop dispersés

we spread ourselves too thinly

entre nous, il n'est pas très intelligent

between ourselves ou you and me, he isn't very intelligent

nous

ourselves

reprenons-nous et recommençons

let's pull ourselves together and start again

nous

ourselves

pensons à nous

let's think of ourselves

nous nous sommes bien divertis

we really enjoyed ourselves

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ourselves [aʊəˈselvz, Am aʊɚ-] poss pron

1. ourselves after verbs:

ourselves

nous

we hurt ourselves

nous nous sommes blessés

2. ourselves (we or us):

ourselves

nous-mêmes

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

between ourselves

entre nous

French

English

entre nous

between ourselves

la situation délicate dans laquelle nous nous trouvons

the delicate situation in which we find ourselves

nous nous punissons

we're punishing ourselves

entre nous soit dit, ...

between ourselves, ...

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

ourselves [aʊər·ˈselvz] poss pron

1. ourselves after verbs:

ourselves

nous

we hurt ourselves

nous nous sommes blessés

2. ourselves (we or us):

ourselves

nous-mêmes

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

between ourselves

entre nous

French

English

la situation délicate dans laquelle nous nous trouvons

the delicate situation in which we find ourselves

nous nous punissons

we're punishing ourselves

entre nous soit dit, ...

between ourselves, ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

So our focus is to find those places, find those times of day, and find those market structures where we can apply ourselves.

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Stories lived and stories told vary because how we see or want to see ourselves differs from what we actually do.

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Overall, social tuning is an important social psychological theory as it explains the many beliefs we hold about ourselves, others, and the world around us.

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We handled all aspects of production ourselves, working on weekends and whenever our collective personal schedules would permit.

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In other words, we order ourselves by ordering our thoughts.

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