themselves

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se

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themselves
stressed ðemˈselvz]
[ðəmˈselvz,
pronombre
1se (reflexive)
  • they've hurt themselves -> se han hecho daño
2(emphatic)
  • they did all the work themselves -> hicieron todo el trabajo ellos mismos or ellos solos
  • they told me themselves -> me lo dijeron ellos mismos
3(after preposition)
  • they were all by themselves -> estaban ellos solos
  • they were talking about themselves -> estaban hablando de sí mismos
  • they were fighting among themselves -> se estaban peleando entre ellos

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themselves [dem-selvs]
pronombre
1Ellos mismos, ellas mismas; sí mismos: caso oblicuo del pronombre personal recíproco y a veces también se usa como nominativo.
  • They only think of themselves -> sólo piensan en sí mismos

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themselves [ðəmˈselvz] ?
pronoun
1 (reflexive) se
did they hurt themselves? ¿se hicieron daño?
2 (for emphasis) ellos mismos/ellas mismas
they built it themselves lo construyeron ellos mismos
3 (after prep) sí (mismosasmismas);as mismas
they talked mainly about themselves hablaron principalmente de sí mismos
4 (phrases)
by themselves solosassolas;as solas 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

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