himself in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for himself in the English»Spanish Dictionary

himself [Am hɪmˈsɛlf, Brit hɪmˈsɛlf] PRON

1. himself (reflexive):

he cut himself

se cortó

he only thinks of himself

solo piensa en sí mismo

he was by himself

estaba solo

very strange, he thought to himself

—muy raro —pensó para sí or para sus adentros

he was talking to himself

estaba hablando solo

2. himself (emphatic use):

himself

él mismo

he told me so himself

me lo dijo él mismo

here's the man himself

aquí está él en persona

3. himself (normal self):

he's not himself

no es el de siempre

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Octavius renamed himself Augustus

Octavio adoptó el nombre de Augusto

he had a lowly opinion of himself

se tenía en muy poco

he recollected himself and was able to continue

recobró la compostura y pudo continuar

he entrenched himself as chairman

se afianzó en su puesto de presidente

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se dio un atracón de paella

he gorged himself on paella

se dio un atracón de paella

he stuffed himself with paella inf

se enclaustró en un monasterio

he shut himself away o cloistered himself in a monastery

anda o está huido desde que perdió su trabajo

he's been keeping himself to himself since he lost his job

se da muchas ínfulas

he has a high opinion of himself

se daba ínfulas de intelectual

he fancied himself as an intellectual

¡qué fajada se ha pegado en el examen!

he's really done well o excelled himself in the exam

himself in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for himself in the English»Spanish Dictionary

himself [hɪmˈself] PRON

1. himself:

himself reflexive

se

himself after prep

sí (mismo)

for himself

para él (mismo)

he lives by himself

vive solo

2. himself emphatic:

himself

él mismo

she hurt himself

se hizo daño

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he parked himself in front of the TV

se arrepanchingó delante del televisor

to draw sb out (of himself)

hacer que alguien se desinhiba

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Jesús se inmoló por los hombres

Jesus sacrificed himself for mankind

el niño se distrae solo

the child amuses himself

se daba importancia ante los demás

he gave himself airs in front of everyone else

casa de putas fig

everyone for himself

este hombre está que ruge

this man is beside himself with rage

se forma reflexiva: m sing

himself

tiene pretensiones de actor

he fancies himself as an actor

himself Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he signed himself ‘Mark Taylor’

firmó con el nombre de ‘Mark Taylor’

he made himself out to be rich

se hizo pasar por rico

he lives by himself

vive solo

she hurt himself

se hizo daño

he parked himself in front of the TV

se arrepanchingó delante del televisor

to draw sb out (of himself)

hacer que alguien se desinhiba

he fancies himself as an actor

tiene pretensiones de actor

the ambassador himself attended the party

el mismo embajador asistió a la fiesta

this man is beside himself with rage

este hombre está que ruge

he/she dragged himself/herself to the room

se arrastró hasta la habitación

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English

He called himself a victim of a police frame-up.

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He envied it for others, but he couldn't claim it for himself.

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He was self-taught, even making the needed tools himself with only the materials and other items found on the farm.

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Rather, he does it guiding himself with his personal beliefs (often considered psychotic by many characters).

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The theme of this drama is purportedly inspired by the life of the emperor himself.

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He defined himself in a reactionary context to classicism and development of romanticism.

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Instead, he distances himself further from everyone and becomes even less self-confident.

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This arose not from vanity, but necessity: if unhorsed during battle, a knight would remain vulnerable if unable to mount by himself.

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Jae-wan is dumbfounded by this revelation and chooses to keep the secret to himself.

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However, the nameless story-teller is unable to free himself from his own position that carries cultural and economic benefits.

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