herself

herself
pronoun
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a female person or animal is the object of an action she performs: The cat licked herself; She looked at herself in the mirror.) se, sí misma
2) (used to emphasize she, her, or the name of a female person or animal: She herself played no part in this; Mary answered the letter herself.) ella misma
3) (without help etc: She did it all by herself.) ella sola, ella misma
herself pron
1. se / ella misma
she bought herself a new dress se compró un vestido nuevo
2. sí misma / ella misma
she only thinks of herself sólo piensa en sí misma
by herself sola
she was sitting by herself estaba sentada sola
herself
tr[hɜː'self]
pronoun
1 (reflexive use) se
■ she poisoned herself se envenenó
2 (emphatic) ella misma
■ she made it all herself lo hizo todo ella misma
herself [hər'slf] pron
1) (used reflexively) : se
she dressed herself: se vistió
2) (used emphatically) : ella misma
she fixed it herself: lo arregló ella misma, lo arregló por sí sola
herself
pron.
• consigo pron.
• ella misma pron.
• se pron.
• sí pron.
• sí misma pron.
hər'self, hə'self
pronoun
a) (reflexive)

she cut/hurt herself — se cortó/lastimó

she bought herself a hat — se compró un sombrero

she only thinks of herself — sólo piensa en sí misma

she was by herself — estaba sola

she did it by herself — lo hizo ella sola

she was talking to herself — estaba hablando sola

something's not right, she thought to herself — -pasa algo -pensó para sí or para sus adentros

b) (emphatic use) ella misma

she told me so herself — me lo dijo ella misma

c) (normal self)

she's not herself — no es la de siempre

[hɜː'self]
PRON
1) (reflexive) se

she washed herself — se lavó

2) (emphatic) ella misma; (after prep) sí (misma)

she did it herself — lo hizo ella misma

she went herself — fue ella misma or en persona

she talked mainly about herself — habló principalmente de sí misma

she said to herself — dijo entre or para sí

3) (phrases)

• she came by herself — vino sola

she did it by herself — lo hizo ella sola

• she's not herself — no se encuentra nada bien

* * *
[hər'self, hə'self]
pronoun
a) (reflexive)

she cut/hurt herself — se cortó/lastimó

she bought herself a hat — se compró un sombrero

she only thinks of herself — sólo piensa en sí misma

she was by herself — estaba sola

she did it by herself — lo hizo ella sola

she was talking to herself — estaba hablando sola

something's not right, she thought to herself — -pasa algo -pensó para sí or para sus adentros

b) (emphatic use) ella misma

she told me so herself — me lo dijo ella misma

c) (normal self)

she's not herself — no es la de siempre


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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