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1 herself
pron. hon själv; sig själv* * *1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a female person or animal is the object of an action she performs: The cat licked herself; She looked at herself in the mirror.) sig2) (used to emphasize she, her, or the name of a female person or animal: She herself played no part in this; Mary answered the letter herself.) själv3) (without help etc: She did it all by herself.) själv -
2 by herself
själv; hon själv; sig själv -
3 gave herself to him
gav sig själv till honom -
4 gives herself easily
engagerar sig med lätthet, åtar sig med lätthet -
5 she herself
hon själv -
6 she is not herself
hon är inte sig själv, hon uppträder inte som vanligt -
7 dust down
(to remove the dust from with a brushing action: She picked herself up and dusted herself down.) borsta dammet av -
8 baptise
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9 baptize
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10 be beside oneself (with)
(to be in a state of very great, uncontrolled emotion: She was beside herself with excitement as her holiday approached.) -
11 be beside oneself (with)
(to be in a state of very great, uncontrolled emotion: She was beside herself with excitement as her holiday approached.) -
12 busy
adj. upptagen--------v. sysselsätta sig med* * *['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) upptagen2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) livlig, full av rörelse (trafik)3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) upptagen2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) vara sysselsatt (upptagen) med- busily -
13 clothe
v. klä, täcka* * *[kləuð]past tense, past participle - clothed; verb1) (to provide with clothes: The widow did not have enough money to clothe her children.) klä, hålla med kläder2) (to put clothes on: She was clothed in silk; She clothed herself in the most expensive materials.) klä•- clothes- clothes-peg
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14 commit
v. begå, göra; överlämna; skicka i fängelse/till institution* * *[kə'mit]past tense, past participle - committed; verb1) (to perform; to do (especially something illegal): He committed the murder when he was drunk.) begå, föröva2) (to hand over (a person) to an institution etc for treatment, safekeeping etc: committed to prison.) överlämna, ta in3) (to put (oneself) under a particular obligation: She has committed herself to looking after her dead brother's children till the age of 18.) förbinda (åtaga) sig•- committal
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15 delude
v. vilseleda, lura, bedra* * *[di'lu:d](to deceive or mislead (usually without actually telling lies): She deluded herself into thinking he cared for her.) lura, förleda, bedra- delusion -
16 efface
v. utplåna, stryka* * *[i'feis]1) (to rub out; to remove: You must try to efface the event from your memory.) utplåna, sudda ut, gnida bort2) (to avoid drawing attention to (oneself): She did her best to efface herself at parties.) hålla sig i bakgrunden -
17 enjoy oneself
roa sig, ha roligt* * *(to experience pleasure or happiness: She enjoyed herself at the party.) roa sig, ha roligt (trevligt) -
18 envelop
v. svepa in, linda in, innesluta* * *[in'veləp]past tense, past participle - enveloped; verb(to cover by wrapping; to surround completely: She enveloped herself in a long cloak.) svepa in -
19 fan
n. fläkt; solfjäder; fan, fantast; entusiast, beundrare--------v. vädra; fläkta, blåsa; underblåsa (eld, raseri etc.); sprida i solfjädersform; sprida sig* * *I 1. [fæn] noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) solfjäder2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) fläkt2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) fläkta2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) fläkta påII [fæn] noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) supporter, fan, beundrare -
20 forget
v. glömma* * *[fə'ɡet]past tense - forgot; verb1) (to fail to remember: He has forgotten my name.) glömma []2) (to leave behind accidentally: She has forgotten her handbag.) glömma3) (to lose control of (oneself), act in an undignified manner: She forgot herself and criticized her boss during the company party.) glömma sig•- forgetfully
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Herself — Her*self , pron. 1. An emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun; used as a subject with she; as, she herself will bear the blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is herself; she… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
herself — [hər self′] pron. [ME hire self < OE hire selfum, dat. sing. of hie self: see HER1 & SELF] a form of SHE, used: a) as an intensifier [she said so herself] b) as a reflexive [she hurt herself] … English World dictionary
herself — herself, himself, itself These pronouns have two primary roles, (1) as reflexives (He was talking about himself / Mary was looking at herself in the mirror / He made himself a cup of coffee), and (2) as emphatic words in apposition to a noun or… … Modern English usage
herself — O.E. hire self; see HER (Cf. her) (objective case) + SELF (Cf. self). Originally dative, but since 14c. often treated as genitive, hence her own sweet self, etc. Also see HIMSELF (Cf. himself) … Etymology dictionary
herself — ► PRONOUN (third person sing. ) 1) (reflexive ) used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a female person or animal previously mentioned as the subject of the clause. 2) (emphatic ) she or her personally … English terms dictionary
herself — her|self [ weak ər self, strong hər self ] pronoun *** Herself is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of she. It is used especially in the following ways: as an object that refers to the same female who is the subject of the sentence or … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
herself */*/*/ — strong UK [hə(r)ˈself] / US [hərˈself] weak UK [ə(r)ˈself] / US [ərˈself] pronoun Summary: Herself is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of she. It is used especially in the following ways: as an object that refers to the same female… … English dictionary
herself — [[t]hə(r)se̱lf[/t]] ♦ (Herself is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. Herself is used when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same person as the subject of the verb, except in meaning 5.) 1) PRON REFL: v PRON, prep PRON You… … English dictionary
herself — her|self W1S2 [ə self, hə strong hə: $ ər , hər strong hə:r ] pron [reflexive form of she ] 1.) used to show that the woman or girl who does something is affected by her own action ▪ She cut herself on some broken glass. ▪ She made herself a cup… … Dictionary of contemporary English
herself */*/*/ — weak [əˈself] , strong [həˈself] pronoun 1) the REFLEXIVE form of ‘she , used for showing that the woman, girl, or female animal that does something is also affected by what she does Lizzie had locked herself in the bathroom.[/ex] She s going to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
herself — strong 1 reflexive form of she : She hurt herself. | She made herself a cup of coffee. 2 the strong form of she used to emphasize the subject or object of a sentence: It must be true that she s leaving because she told me so herself. | She… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
