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[ðəm'selvz]1) (reflexive) si; (after preposition) sé, se stessi, se stessethey were pleased with themselves — erano soddisfatti di sé o di se stessi
2) (emphatic) essi stessi, esse stesse••for themselves — per sé o per se stessi
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, themselves is translated by si, which is always placed before the verb: they are enjoying themselves = si stanno divertendo; they have hurt themselves = si sono fatti male. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is loro stessi (masculine or mixed gender) / loro stesse (feminine gender) or anche loro: they did it themselves = l'hanno fatto loro stessi; they are strangers here themselves = anche loro sono forestieri da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, themselves is translated by sé or se stessi / se stesse: they can be proud of themselves = possono essere fieri di sé / se stessi. - (All) by themselves is translated by da soli / da sole, which means alone and / or without help. - For particular usages see below* * *1) (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 stessi, se stesse, si2) (used to emphasize they, them or the names of people, animals etc: They themselves did nothing wrong.) (essi) stessi, esse (stesse)3) (without help etc: They decided to do it themselves.) da sé* * *[ðəm'selvz]1) (reflexive) si; (after preposition) sé, se stessi, se stessethey were pleased with themselves — erano soddisfatti di sé o di se stessi
2) (emphatic) essi stessi, esse stesse••for themselves — per sé o per se stessi
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, themselves is translated by si, which is always placed before the verb: they are enjoying themselves = si stanno divertendo; they have hurt themselves = si sono fatti male. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is loro stessi (masculine or mixed gender) / loro stesse (feminine gender) or anche loro: they did it themselves = l'hanno fatto loro stessi; they are strangers here themselves = anche loro sono forestieri da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, themselves is translated by sé or se stessi / se stesse: they can be proud of themselves = possono essere fieri di sé / se stessi. - (All) by themselves is translated by da soli / da sole, which means alone and / or without help. - For particular usages see below
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