themselves in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for themselves in the English»Italian Dictionary

themselves [Brit ð(ə)mˈsɛlvz, Am ðəmˈsɛlvz, ðəmˈsɛlvz] PRON When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, themselves is translated by si, which is always placed before the verb: they are enjoying themselves = si stanno divertendo; they have hurt themselves = si sono fatti male. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is loro stessi (masculine or mixed gender) / loro stesse (feminine gender) or anche loro: they did it themselves = l'hanno fatto loro stessi; they are strangers here themselves = anche loro sono forestieri da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, themselves is translated by sé or se stessi/se stesse: they can be proud of themselves = possono essere fieri di sé/se stessi. - (All) by themselves is translated by da soli/da sole, which means alone and/or without help. - For particular usages see this entry.

1. themselves:

themselves (reflexive)

si

themselves (after preposition)

sé, se stessi, se stesse

they hurt themselves

si sono feriti

they were pleased with themselves

erano soddisfatti di sé or di se stessi

2. themselves (emphatic):

themselves

essi stessi, esse stesse

they themselves thought that …

essi stessi pensavano che …

for themselves

per sé or per se stessi

3. themselves (expressions):

(all) by themselves

(tutto) da soli

they are not themselves today

oggi non sono quelli di sempre

himself [Brit hɪmˈsɛlf, Am hɪmˈsɛlf] PRON When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, himself is generally translated by si, which is always placed before the verb: he's enjoying himself = si sta divertendo; he's cut himself = si è tagliato. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is lui stesso or anche lui: he himself did not know = lui stesso non lo sapeva; he's a stranger here himself = anche lui è forestiero da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, himself is translated by sé or se stesso: he can be proud of himself = può essere fiero di sé/se stesso. - (All) by himself is translated by da solo, which means alone and/ or without help. - For particular usages see this entry.

1. himself:

himself (reflexive)

si, sé, se stesso

himself (after preposition)

sé, se stesso

he's hurt himself

si è ferito

Tony was pleased with himself

Tony era soddisfatto di sé or di se stesso

2. himself:

himself (emphatic)

(lui) stesso

himself (after preposition)

lui (stesso)

he, Mark himself said that…

lui stesso, Mark stesso disse che…

for himself

per lui or per lui stesso

3. himself (expressions):

(all) by himself

(tutto) da solo

he's not himself today

oggi non è lui or non è in sé

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old habits soon reassert themselves

le vecchie abitudini riprendono in fretta il sopravvento

people were falling over themselves to buy shares

la gente faceva a pugni per comprare le azioni

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esse stesse

themselves

esse stesse pensavano che …

they themselves thought that …

ha molti emuli

many people model themselves on him

essi stessi pensavano che …

they themselves thought that …

i fatti si commentano da soli

the facts speak for themselves or tell their own tale

manipolano i fatti a loro piacimento

they twist the facts to suit themselves

si sono spartiti gli utili

they divided the profits among themselves

themselves in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for themselves in the English»Italian Dictionary

themselves [ðəm·ˈselvz] PRON

1. themselves subject:

themselves

essi stessi

themselves

esse stesse

2. themselves object, reflexive:

themselves

si

the children behaved themselves

i bambini si sono comportati bene

3. themselves after prep:

themselves

se stessi

themselves

se stesse

by themselves

da soli

himself [hɪm·ˈself] PRON

1. himself:

himself reflexive

si

himself after prep

sé

for himself

per sé

he lives by himself

vive solo

2. himself emphatic:

himself

lui stesso

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(give appearance of) he tried to pass himself off as an expert

ha cercato di farsi passare per esperto

Translations for themselves in the Italian»English Dictionary

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autogestire

to run by workers themselves

aiutati che Dio [o il ciel] t'aiuta prov

God helps those who help themselves prov

sé (persona)

himself m

sé (plurale)

themselves

è completamente fuori di sé dal dolore

he [or she] is beside himself [or herself] with grief

stava pensando fra sé e sé

he [or she] was thinking to himself [or herself]

parlano solo di sé

they only talk about themselves

si (maschile)

himself

si (plurale)

themselves

si è tagliato

he cut himself

si salvi chi può!

it's every man for himself!

i -i parlano chiaro

the facts speak for themselves

cuore contento il ciel l'aiuta prov

God helps those who help themselves prov

themselves Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he made himself out to be rich

si fece passare per ricco

to draw sb out (of himself)

far uscire dal guscio qn

the children behaved themselves

i bambini si sono comportati bene

by themselves

da soli

he signed himself ‘Mark Taylor’

ha firmato con il nome di ‘Mark Taylor’

to run by workers themselves

autogestire

God helps those who help themselves prov

aiutati che Dio [o il ciel] t'aiuta prov

he [or she] keeps himself [or herself] in good condition

si mantiene molto bene

God helps those who help themselves prov

cuore contento il ciel l'aiuta prov

he [or she] is beside himself [or herself] with grief

è completamente fuori di sé dal dolore

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The ability to make themselves appear in a different location to where they actually are.

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The leafs themselves are 1 15 long and 1 2 wide.

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Gru forces the girls to keep themselves quiet and stand still.

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These boats were so named because of their ability to travel between lakes by pulling themselves with a winch across land.

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She told them all to watch themselves -- was she not a witch?

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It was not fitting that such should themselves enter them except in fear.

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Other dogs do both and can be hunted by themselves.

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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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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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The allies would have to do it themselves.

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