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1 oneself
1) (used as the object of a verb, the subject of which is one: One should wash oneself every morning.) (lavar)-se2) (used in emphasis: One always has to do these things oneself.) mesmo* * *one.self[w∧ns'elf] pron si mesmo, si próprio. by oneself por si mesmo, sozinho. to be oneself sentir-se bem, ser natural. -
2 oneself
1) (used as the object of a verb, the subject of which is one: One should wash oneself every morning.) si, si mesmo2) (used in emphasis: One always has to do these things oneself.) si mesmo -
3 oneself
si mesmo, si próprioEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > oneself
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4 by oneself
1) (alone: He was standing by himself at the bus-stop.) sozinho2) (without anyone else's help: He did the job (all) by himself.) sozinho* * *by oneselfpor si mesmo, sozinho.————————by oneselfsozinho, sem ajuda, por iniciativa própria. I did it by myself/eu mesmo o fiz. -
5 help oneself
1) ((with to) to give oneself or take (food etc): Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly - help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.) servir-se2) ((with cannot, could not) to be able to stop (oneself): I burst out laughing when he told me - I just couldn't help myself.) controlar-se -
6 keep oneself to oneself
(to tell others very little about oneself, and not to be very friendly or sociable.) isolar-se -
7 help oneself
1) ((with to) to give oneself or take (food etc): Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly - help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.) servir-se2) ((with cannot, could not) to be able to stop (oneself): I burst out laughing when he told me - I just couldn't help myself.) impedir-se -
8 keep oneself to oneself
(to tell others very little about oneself, and not to be very friendly or sociable.) ser reservadoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > keep oneself to oneself
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9 full of oneself
full of oneselfcheio de si, presunçoso. -
10 of oneself
of oneselfpor si mesmo, espontaneamente. -
11 overreach oneself
overreach oneselfa) fracassar por tentar fazer mais do que consegue. b) falhar por ser muito aflito. -
12 to adress oneself to
to adress oneself todirigir-se a, interessar-se por. -
13 to approve oneself
to approve oneselfmostrar-se à altura. -
14 to assert oneself
to assert oneselfa) perseverar(-se). b) reivindicar seus direitos e exigir seu reconhecimento. c) vencer. d) comportar-se de modo a chamar a atenção. -
15 to associate oneself with a thing
to associate oneself with a thingassociar-se a uma coisa.English-Portuguese dictionary > to associate oneself with a thing
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16 to avail oneself of a thing
to avail oneself of a thingaproveitar-se de alguma coisa, fazer uso de. -
17 to avenge oneself
to avenge oneselftirar desforra (on de). -
18 to bamboozle oneself
to bamboozle oneselfembaraçar-se. -
19 to be a law into oneself
to be a law into oneselffazer o que se quer, sem ligar para as leis. -
20 to be oneself
to be oneselfsentir-se bem, ser natural.
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oneself — [wun΄self′, wunz΄self′] pron. a person s own self: also one s self be oneself 1. to function physically and mentally as one normally does 2. to be natural or sincere by oneself alone; unaccompanied; withdrawn come to oneself 1 … English World dictionary
Oneself — One self (w[u^]n s[e^]lf ), pron. A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly written as two words, one s self. [1913 Webster] One s self (or more properly oneself), is quite a modern form. In Elizabethan English we find a man s self … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oneself — 1540s, one s self. Hyphenated 18c.; written as one word from c.1827, on model of himself, itself, etc … Etymology dictionary
oneself — ► PRONOUN (third person sing. ) 1) (reflexive ) used as the object of a verb or preposition when this is the same as the subject of the clause and the subject is ‘one’. 2) (emphatic ) used to emphasize that one does something individually or… … English terms dictionary
oneself — [[t]wʌnse̱lf[/t]] (Oneself is a third person singular reflexive pronoun.) 1) PRON REFL A speaker or writer uses oneself as the object of a verb or preposition in a clause where oneself meaning me or any person in general refers to the same person … English dictionary
oneself */ — UK [wʌnˈself] / US pronoun formal Summary: Oneself is a reflexive pronoun, which can be used in the following ways: as an object that refers back to the pronoun one when it is the subject of the sentence: One should be careful not to hurt oneself … English dictionary
oneself — one|self [ wʌn self ] pronoun MAINLY BRITISH FORMAL Oneself is a reflexive pronoun, which can be used in the following ways: as an object that refers back to the pronoun one when it is the subject of the sentence: One should be careful not to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
oneself — /wun self , wunz /, pron. 1. a person s self (used for emphasis or reflexively): One often hurts oneself accidentally. 2. be oneself, a. to be in one s normal state of mind or physical condition. b. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more… … Universalium
oneself — one•self or one s self [[t]wʌnˈsɛlf, wʌnz [/t]] pron. a person s self (used as a reflexive or emphatic form of one): One should be able to laugh at oneself[/ex] • be oneself by oneself Etymology: 1540–50 … From formal English to slang
oneself — [wʌnˈself] pronoun British formal 1) the REFLEXIVE form of ‘one , used for showing that people in general, including yourself, are affected by something that they do One has to think of oneself in these matters.[/ex] 2) used for emphasizing that… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
oneself — pron. the reflexive and (in apposition) emphatic form of one (kill oneself; one has to do it oneself) … Useful english dictionary