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1 themselves
pron1) refl. себе, -ся; собі2) emph. самі(all) by themselves — самі, одні, без сторонньої допомоги
* * *[pem'selvz]pron; refl1) себе, собі, собою, -сь, -ся (в 3-e oc. множ.); the boys hurt themselves sliding downhill з'їжджаючи з гори, хлопчики забилисьby themselves — саміthey lived by themselves there — вони там жили самі; самі, одні, без сторонньої допомоги
they did it by- a — вони зробили це самі /самостійно/
nobody could blame themselves if... — ніхто не може винити себе, якщо... Б empk самі (в 3-e oc. множ.)
the teachers themselves said the test was too hard — ( навіть) самі викладачі говорили, що контрольна була занадто важкою; icт. вони
it was hard to remember how themselves sat in fear of their persons — їм було важко згадувати, як вони сиділи в страху за самих себе
••they keep themselves to themselves — вони ведуть замкнутий спосіб життя; вони ні з ким не зустрічаються
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2 themselves
[pem'selvz]pron; refl1) себе, собі, собою, -сь, -ся (в 3-e oc. множ.); the boys hurt themselves sliding downhill з'їжджаючи з гори, хлопчики забилисьby themselves — саміthey lived by themselves there — вони там жили самі; самі, одні, без сторонньої допомоги
they did it by- a — вони зробили це самі /самостійно/
nobody could blame themselves if... — ніхто не може винити себе, якщо... Б empk самі (в 3-e oc. множ.)
the teachers themselves said the test was too hard — ( навіть) самі викладачі говорили, що контрольна була занадто важкою; icт. вони
it was hard to remember how themselves sat in fear of their persons — їм було важко згадувати, як вони сиділи в страху за самих себе
••they keep themselves to themselves — вони ведуть замкнутий спосіб життя; вони ні з ким не зустрічаються
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3 _жінка; дружина
all are good lasses, but whence come the bad wives? all women look the same after the sun goes down any woman can keep a secret, but she generally needs one other woman to help her better the devil's than a woman's slave a cat has nine lives; a woman has nine cat's lives a diamond daughter turns to glass as a wife everybody's sweetheart is nobody's wife the fewer the women, the less the trouble the fingers of a housewife do more than a yoke of oxen the first wife is matrimony; the second, company; the third, heresy the grey mare is the better horse the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world handle with care women and glass hanging and wiving goes by destiny happy is the bride that the sun shines on he that has not got a wife is not yet a complete man he who has a fair wife needs more than two eyes hell hath no fury like a woman scorned if it is a secret, don't tell it to a woman it is harder to marry a daughter well than to bring her up well it is a woman's privilege to change her mind it is as great pity to see a woman weep as to see a goose go barefoot ladies don't smoke long hair and short wit the longest five years in a woman's life is between twenty-nine and thirty never choose your woman or your linen by candlelight never praise your wife until you have been married ten years never quarrel with a woman no house was ever big enough for two women no woman is ugly if she is well dressed one tongue is enough for two women the only secret a woman can keep is her age praise from a wife is praise indeed the real housewife is at once a slave and a lady she who is a beauty is half-married she who loves the looking glass hates the saucepan silence is a woman's best garment slander expires at a good woman's door tell a woman and you tell the world ten measures of talk were sent down from heaven, and women took nine there is no fury like a woman's fury there is nothing better than a good woman and nothing worse than a bad one there is one good wife in the country, and every man thinks he has her there's hardly a strife in which a woman has not been a prime mover ugliness is the guardian of women the ugliest woman can look in the mirror and think she is beautiful an undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife when a girl whistles, the angels cry wherever there is a woman, there is gossip a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men winter weather and women's thoughts change often a wise woman never outsmarts her husband a woman, a cat, and a chimney should never leave the house a woman fights with her tongue a woman knows a bit more than Satan a woman laughs when she can but cries whenever she wishes the woman who obeys her husband rules him a woman's hair is her crowning glory a woman's hair is long, but her tongue is longer a woman's place is in the home a woman's tongue is one that will never wear out a woman's tongue is the only sharp-edged tool that grows keener with constant use women are necessary evils a woman's work is never done women are strong when they arm themselves with their weaknesses women forgive injuries, but never forget slights women would be more charming if one could fall into their arms without falling into their hands a worthy woman is the crown of her husband -
4 _чоловік і жінка
all women look the same after the sun goes down a woman knows a bit more than Satan a woman's strength is in her tongue any wise man can be fooled by a foolish woman behind every great man there is a great woman deeds are masculine; words are feminine handle with care women and glass he that has not got a wife is not yet a complete man it takes twenty-one years for one woman to make a man of her son; it takes twenty-one seconds for another woman to make a fool of him a man doesn't want a woman smarter than he is a man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks man reigns, but woman rules a man thinks he know, but a woman knows better a man who won't lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings the man who can govern a woman can govern a nation men are always wooing goddesses and marrying mere mortals tell a woman and you tell the world men are born the slaves of women the only secret a woman can keep is her age men build houses; women build homes two women can never live under one roof while there's a world, it's a woman that will govern it a woman can throw out the window more than a man can bring in at the door women are strong when they arm themselves with their weaknesses women will have last word a young woman married to an old man must behave like an old woman women would be more charming if one could fall into their arms without falling into their hands
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