to coil itself in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for to coil itself in the English»French Dictionary

I.coil [Brit kɔɪl, Am kɔɪl] N

1. coil:

coil (of rope, barbed wire)

rouleau m

coil (of electric wire)

bobine f

coil (of smoke)

volute f

coil (of hair)

boucle f

coil (of snake)

anneau m

2. coil (of petrol engine):

coil

bobine f

3. coil (contraceptive):

coil

stérilet m

to have a coil fitted

se faire poser un stérilet

II.coil [Brit kɔɪl, Am kɔɪl] VB trans

coil hair, rope, wire:

coil

enrouler

III.coil [Brit kɔɪl, Am kɔɪl] VB intr

coil river, procession:

coil

serpenter

to coil upwards smoke:

monter en volutes

IV.to coil itself VB refl

to coil itself refl:

to coil itself

s'enrouler (round autour de)

Translations for to coil itself in the French»English Dictionary

se lover serpent, anguille:

to coil itself up

Translations for to coil itself in the English»French Dictionary

I.coil [Brit kɔɪl, Am kɔɪl] N

1. coil:

coil (of rope, barbed wire)

rouleau m

coil (of electric wire)

bobine f

coil (of smoke)

volute f

coil (of hair)

boucle f

coil (of snake)

anneau m

2. coil (of petrol engine):

coil

bobine f

3. coil (contraceptive):

coil

stérilet m

to have a coil fitted

se faire poser un stérilet

II.coil [Brit kɔɪl, Am kɔɪl] VB trans

coil hair, rope, wire:

coil

enrouler

III.coil [Brit kɔɪl, Am kɔɪl] VB intr

coil river, procession:

coil

serpenter

to coil upwards smoke:

monter en volutes

IV.to coil itself VB refl

to coil itself refl:

to coil itself

s'enrouler (round autour de)

itself [Brit ɪtˈsɛlf, Am ɪtˈsɛlf] PRON When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, itself is translated by se (s' before a vowel or mute h): the cat hurt itself = le chat s'est fait mal; a problem presented itself = un problème s'est présenté.
When used for emphasis itself is translated by lui-même when standing for a masculine noun and elle-même when standing for a feminine noun: the car itself was not damaged = la voiture elle-même n'était pas endommagée.
For examples and particular usages see the entry below.
For uses with prepositions (by itself etc.) see 3. below.

1. itself (refl):

itself

se, s'

2. itself (emphatic):

itself

lui-même/elle-même

the house itself was pretty

la maison elle-même était jolie

the library is not in the university itself

la bibliothèque n'est pas dans l'université même or dans l'université elle-même

he was kindness itself

c'était la bonté personnifiée

3. itself (after prepositions):

the heating comes on by itself

le chauffage se met en marche tout seul

the house stands by itself in the middle of a field

la maison est toute seule au milieu d'un champ

the library is a fine building in itself

la bibliothèque par elle-même est un beau bâtiment

learning French is not difficult in itself

l'apprentissage du français n'est pas difficile en soi

to coil itself in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for to coil itself in the English»French Dictionary

itself [ɪtˈself] reflex pron

1. itself after verbs:

itself

se

itself

s' + vowel

2. itself (specifically):

itself

lui-même(elle-même)

the place itself

la place elle-même

the plan in itself

le plan en soi

to do sth by itself

faire qc tout(e) seul(e)

See also myself

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

I.coil [kɔɪl] N

1. coil (wound spiral):

coil

rouleau m

coil of rope

pli m

2. coil inf MED → IUD

II.coil [kɔɪl] VB intr

coil snake:

to coil around sth

s'enrouler autour de qc

III.coil [kɔɪl] VB trans

coil

enrouler

to coil oneself around sth

s'enrouler autour de qc

See also IUD

IUD [ˌaɪju:ˈdi:] N

IUD MED abbreviation of intra-uterine device

IUD

stérilet m