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1 myself
[maɪ'self, mə'self]1) (reflexive) mi, me, me stesso (-a); (after preposition) me, me stesso (-a)2) (emphatic) io stesso (-a), me stesso (-a)(all) by myself — (tutto) da solo, da me
I'm not much of a dog-lover myself — personalmente, non amo molto i cani
••I'm not myself today — oggi non sono io o non sono in me
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, myself is translated by mi which is always placed before the verb: I've hurt myself = mi sono fatto male. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is io stesso or anch'io: I did it myself = l'ho fatto io stesso; I'm a stranger here myself = anch'io sono forestiero da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, myself is translated by me or me stesso: I did it for myself = l'ho fatto per me / me stesso. - Note that the difference between me and myself is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at me = lei mi sta guardando and I'm looking at myself in the mirror = mi sto guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for me = Jane lavora per me and I work for myself = io lavoro per me / me stesso. - (All) by myself is translated by da solo, which means alone and / or without help. - For particular usages see below* * *1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when the speaker or writer is the object of an action he or she performs: I cut myself while shaving; I looked at myself in the mirror.) mi, me stesso2) (used to emphasize I, me or the name of the speaker or writer: I myself can't tell you, but my friend will; I don't intend to go myself.) io stesso, proprio io, in persona* * *[maɪ'self, mə'self]1) (reflexive) mi, me, me stesso (-a); (after preposition) me, me stesso (-a)2) (emphatic) io stesso (-a), me stesso (-a)(all) by myself — (tutto) da solo, da me
I'm not much of a dog-lover myself — personalmente, non amo molto i cani
••I'm not myself today — oggi non sono io o non sono in me
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, myself is translated by mi which is always placed before the verb: I've hurt myself = mi sono fatto male. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is io stesso or anch'io: I did it myself = l'ho fatto io stesso; I'm a stranger here myself = anch'io sono forestiero da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, myself is translated by me or me stesso: I did it for myself = l'ho fatto per me / me stesso. - Note that the difference between me and myself is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at me = lei mi sta guardando and I'm looking at myself in the mirror = mi sto guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for me = Jane lavora per me and I work for myself = io lavoro per me / me stesso. - (All) by myself is translated by da solo, which means alone and / or without help. - For particular usages see below -
2 stranger
['streɪndʒə(r)]1) (unknown person) estraneo m. (-a), sconosciuto m. (-a)a complete o total stranger un perfetto sconosciuto; "hello, stranger!" — colloq. "toh, chi si rivede!"
2) (newcomer)* * *1) (a person who is unknown to oneself: I've met her once before, so she's not a complete stranger (to me).) estraneo2) (a visitor: I can't tell you where the post office is - I'm a stranger here myself.) forestiero* * *['streɪndʒə(r)]1) (unknown person) estraneo m. (-a), sconosciuto m. (-a)a complete o total stranger un perfetto sconosciuto; "hello, stranger!" — colloq. "toh, chi si rivede!"
2) (newcomer)
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