herself in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for herself in the English»French Dictionary

herself [Brit həːˈsɛlf, Am hərˈsɛlf] PRON When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, herself is translated by se (s' before a vowel): she's enjoying herself = elle s'amuse bien; she's cut herself = elle s'est coupée.
When used in emphasis, the translation is elle-même: she herself didn't know = elle ne le savait pas elle-même.
After a preposition the translation is elle or elle-même: she can be proud of herself = elle peut être fière d'elle or d'elle-même.

1. herself (refl):

herself

se, s'

she's hurt herself

elle s'est blessée

2. herself (emphatic):

herself

elle-même

she herself said that…

elle a dit elle-même que…

3. herself (after prep):

herself

elle, elle-même

for herself

pour elle, pour elle-même

4. herself (expressions):

(all) by herself

toute seule

she's not herself today

elle n'est pas dans son assiette aujourd'hui

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interview, examination she acquitted herself well in the competition

le concours s'est bien passé pour elle

she landed up doing everything herself/working in a factory

elle a fini par tout faire elle-même/travailler dans une usine

she's really thrown herself away on him

c'est vraiment du gâchis qu'elle l'ait épousé

she was dancing, drinking and generally enjoying herself

elle dansait, elle buvait, en un mot elle s'amusait bien

Translations for herself in the French»English Dictionary

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elle-même

herself

elle me l'a dit elle-même

she told me herself

elle a décidé elle-même

she decided herself, she made the decision herself

elle exclut pour elle-même un déplacement à l'étranger

she rules out any trip abroad for herself

en elle-même elle se disait que …

she told herself that …

c'est toujours elle qui se dévoue

she's always the one who puts herself out

elle met toute sa coquetterie à parler leur langue

she prides herself on speaking their language

elle se prend pour une demoiselle

she gives herself airs and graces

elle nous a servi un plat de son invention

she served us a dish she'd invented herself

herself in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for herself in the English»French Dictionary

herself [hər·ˈself] pers pron

1. herself reflexive:

herself

se

herself

s' + vowel

she hurt herself

elle s'est blessée

2. herself emphatic:

herself

elle-même

3. herself after prep:

herself

elle(-même)

she's proud of herself

elle est fière d'elle

she lives by herself

elle vit seule

she told herself that ...

elle s'est dit que ...

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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

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she locked herself out of the car

elle a laissé les clefs de sa voiture à l'intérieur

she puts herself across well

elle sait comment se présenter

she burnt herself out

elle s'est ruiné la santé

she makes herself out to be a genius

elle se fait passer pour un génie

Translations for herself in the French»English Dictionary

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elle-même (elle en personne)

herself

elle lui fait du chantage au suicide

she is blackmailing him by threatening to kill herself

se

himself/herself

il/elle se regarde dans le miroir

he/she looks at himself/herself in the mirror

elle

herself

elle ne pense qu'à elle

she only thinks about herself

elle ne se refuser rien! iron hum

she certainly does herself well!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She felt she had a high status, and though she really didn't, she gave that to herself and that's a self-defence mechanism.

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Captured by the authorities, she is sent to a reformatory, where she finds herself in more and more trouble while trying to adjust.

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When it comes to putting on a show of this calibre, these days she's really only competing with herself.

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Since then, she has become jaded and resolved to distance herself from relationships.

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But there is true sadness in how little everything she has means to her and how much she defines herself by her wealth.

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She would keep 50 cents for herself to pay for a babysitter and shed donate the other 50 cents to the nursery school.

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We put together some songs to fit her as we saw her, as she revealed herself to us.

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She paints herself with red ochre, some of which spills onto the clouds, creating the sunrise.

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The reason is expedience; it's hard to have a lone detective talking to himself or herself.

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The video ends as a bookend of the beginning, with her alone again in her room as she plays guitar to herself.

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