themselves in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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themselves [Brit ð(ə)mˈsɛlvz, Am ðəmˈsɛlvz, ðəmˈsɛlvz] PRON When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, themselves is translated by se (or s' before a vowel or mute h).
When used as an emphatic the translation is eux-mêmes in the masculine and elles-mêmes in the feminine: they did it themselves = ils l'ont fait eux-mêmes or elles l'ont fait elles-mêmes.
After a preposition the translation is eux or elles or eux-mêmes or elles-mêmes: they bought the painting for themselves = (masculine or mixed gender) ils ont acheté le tableau pour eux or pour eux-mêmes; (feminine gender) elles ont acheté le tableau pour elles or pour elles-mêmes.

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.

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old habits soon reassert themselves
les vieilles habitudes reprennent vite le dessus
people were fall ing over themselves to buy shares
c'était à qui achèterait les actions

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

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eux-mêmes
themselves
ils me l'ont dit eux-mêmes
they told me themselves
ils ont décidé eux-mêmes
they decided themselves, they made the decision themselves
ils me l'ont dit d'eux-mêmes
they volunteered the information, they told me themselves
il a fait de nombreux émules
many people modelled themselves on him
autogéré par les ouvriers
run by the workers themselves
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
elles-mêmes
themselves
elles-mêmes
themselves
les taches sont parties d'elles-mêmes
the stains came out by themselves

themselves in the PONS Dictionary

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

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themselves [ðəm·ˈselvz] reflex pron

See also myself

myself [maɪ·ˈself] reflex pron

himself [hɪm·ˈself] pers pron

See also myself

myself [maɪ·ˈself] reflex pron

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eux-mêmes
themselves
elles-mêmes
themselves
ces chiffres sont parlants
these figures speak for themselves
se
himself/herself
il/elle se regarde dans le miroir
he/she looks at himself/herself in the mirror
ils/elles se nettoient
they clean themselves up
être/se trouver vis-à-vis
to be/find themselves face to face
lui-même
himself
lui-même n'en savait rien
he himself did not know anything about it
M. X? – lui-même!
Mr. X? – himself!
des personnes s'enchaînent à qc/l'une à l'autre
people chain themselves to sth/to each other
à elles seules
by themselves
elles
themselves
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Only the traffic "within" the short streets themselves is less.
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Each company needs to decide for themselves which level of financial loss they can or are willing to take.
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Other dogs do both and can be hunted by themselves.
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Meat also reveals that their website which they considered the center of their activism has not received hits from anyone besides themselves.
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Examples of both of these alternations seem to most prominently show themselves before the vowel.
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They have little time for family and friends, having been trained to think of themselves on duty 24 hours a day.
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Some series were never even finished, and the videos themselves usually only contained select episodes.
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The men receive letters with news from back home and talk among of themselves of the people they left to serve their country.
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This allows them to show themselves and get experience.
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The ability to make themselves appear in a different location to where they actually are.
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