- themselves
- pronoun1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when people, animals etc are the object of actions they perform: They hurt themselves; They looked at themselves in the mirror.) se, sí mismos; se, sí mismas2) (used to emphasize they, them or the names of people, animals etc: They themselves did nothing wrong.) ellos mismos; ellas mismas3) (without help etc: They decided to do it themselves.) ellos mismos, ellos solos; ellas mismas, ellos mismosthemselves pron1. sethey looked at themselves in the mirror se miraron en el espejo2. ellos mismos / sí mismosthey repaired the car themselves repararon el coche ellos mismosby themselves solosthey spent the afternoon by themselves pasaron la tarde solosthemselvestr[ðəm'selvz]pronoun1 (subject) ellos mismos, ellas mismas■ they made it themselves lo hicieron ellos mismos2 (object) se■ they looked at themselves in the mirror se miraron en el espejo3 (after preposition) sí mismos,-as■ they are old enough to look after themselves son lo bastante mayores como para cuidar de sí mismos\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby themselves solos,-as■ don't leave the children by themselves no dejes a los niños solosthemselves [ðəm'sɛlvz, ðɛm-] pron1) (as a reflexive) : se, síthey enjoyed themselves: se divirtieronthey divided it among themselves: lo repartieron entre sí, se lo repartieron2) (for emphasis) : ellos mismos, ellas mismasthey built it themselves: ellas mismas lo construyeronthemselvespron.• consigo pron.• ello mismos pron.• ellos mismos pron.• se pron.• sí pron.• sí mismas pron.ðəm'selvzpronouna) (reflexive)
they behaved themselves — se portaron bien
they bought themselves a new car — se compraron otro coche
they only think of themselves — sólo piensan en sí mismos
they were by themselves — estaban solos/solas
b) (emphatic) ellos mismos, ellas mismasc) (normal selves)the children aren't themselves — los niños no son los de siempre
d) (indefinite person or persons)if anyone's interested, they can find out for themselves — si a alguien le interesa, puede averiguarlo por sí mismo
[ðǝm'selvz]PRON1) (reflexive) sedid they hurt themselves? — ¿se hicieron daño?
2) (for emphasis) ellos mismos/ellas mismasthey built it themselves — lo construyeron ellos mismos
3) (after prep) sí (mismos(-as))they talked mainly about themselves — hablaron principalmente de sí mismos
4) (phrases)by themselves — solos(-as)
she left the children at home by themselves — dejó a los niños solos en casa
don't leave the two of them alone by themselves — no se te ocurra dejar a estos dos solos
the girls did it all by themselves — las chicas lo hicieron todo por sí mismas
* * *[ðəm'selvz]pronouna) (reflexive)they behaved themselves — se portaron bien
they bought themselves a new car — se compraron otro coche
they only think of themselves — sólo piensan en sí mismos
they were by themselves — estaban solos/solas
b) (emphatic) ellos mismos, ellas mismasc) (normal selves)the children aren't themselves — los niños no son los de siempre
d) (indefinite person or persons)if anyone's interested, they can find out for themselves — si a alguien le interesa, puede averiguarlo por sí mismo
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
