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oneself

 
Dictionary: one·self   (wŭn-sĕlf') pronunciation also one's self
(wŭn sĕlf', wŭnz sĕlf')
pron.
  1. One's own self:
    1. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition: One can congratulate oneself on one's victories.
    2. Used in an absolute construction: When in charge oneself, one may rearrange the committees as one pleases.
  2. One's normal or healthy condition or state.

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Dansk (Danish)
pron. - sig selv, sig

idioms:

  • come to oneself    komme til sig selv
  • take upon oneself    tage initiativet til

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich(zelf), zelf

Français (French)
pron. - se/s', soi-même, soi, pour soi, tout(e) seul(e)

idioms:

  • be oneself    être soi-même
  • come to oneself    revenir à soi
  • not be oneself    ne pas être soi-même
  • take upon oneself    prendre sur soi

Deutsch (German)
pron. - selbst

idioms:

  • be oneself    man selbst sein
  • come to oneself    zu sich selbst kommen
  • not be oneself    nicht ganz in Ordnung sein
  • take upon oneself    auf sich nehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
pron. - ο ίδιος, ο εαυτός

idioms:

  • come to oneself    συνέρχομαι, ανακτώ τη νηφαλιότητά μου
  • take upon oneself    αναλαμβάνω εξ ολοκλήρου

Italiano (Italian)
se stesso

idioms:

  • come to oneself    ritornare in sé

Português (Portuguese)
pron. - se

idioms:

  • come to oneself    inteirar-se
  • take upon oneself    assumir, chamar a si a responsabilidade

Русский (Russian)
сам, себя

idioms:

  • come to oneself    притти в себя
  • take upon oneself    взять на себя (обязанность и т.п.)

Español (Spanish)
pron. - uno mismo, a sí mismo, en sí

idioms:

  • be oneself    ser uno mismo
  • come to oneself    volver en sí
  • not be oneself    no ser uno mismo
  • take upon oneself    encargarse de, asumir

Svenska (Swedish)
pron. - sig själv

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
自己, 自身, 亲自, 本人

idioms:

  • come to oneself    恢复自制力, 苏醒过来
  • take upon oneself    承担, 大胆, 毅然

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
pron. - 自己, 自身, 親自, 本人

idioms:

  • come to oneself    恢復自制力, 甦醒過來
  • take upon oneself    承擔, 大膽, 毅然

한국어 (Korean)
pron. - (강조)스스로, (재귀)자기자신에게

idioms:

  • come to oneself    의식을 되찾다
  • take upon oneself    ~할 것을 떠맡다

日本語 (Japanese)
pron. - 自分自身を, 自分自身で

idioms:

  • by oneself    ひとりぼっちで, 独力で, ひとりでに
  • come to oneself    意識を取り戻す, 落ち着きを取り戻す, 意識を回復する
  • do oneself justice    自分の能力を十分発揮する
  • let oneself go    自然にふるまう, 思い切りやる
  • let oneself in for    背負い込む
  • make oneself scarce    さっさと出て行く, 近寄らない
  • make oneself up    扮装する
  • make oneself useful    人を利用する
  • paint/box oneself into a corner    抜け道がない
  • psych oneself up    人に心構えをさせる
  • put oneself in another's place    他人の身になってみる
  • set oneself up as    …として仕事を始める, 自分を…だと主張する, …のふりをする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ضمير) نفسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
pron. - ‮עצמו, הוא עצמו, לעצמו, את עצמו‬


 
 
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