themselves

themselves
pron
1) refl. себе, -ся; собі

they wash themselves — вони миються

they have to attend to themselves — вони повинні самі себе обслуговувати

they have built themselves a house — вони збудували собі будинок

2) emph. самі

they have built the house themselves — вони самі збудували будинок

(all) by themselves — самі, одні, без сторонньої допомоги

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[pem'selvz]
pron; refl
1) себе, собі, собою, -сь, -ся (в 3-e oc. множ.); the boys hurt themselves sliding downhill з'їжджаючи з гори, хлопчики забились

they were ashamed of themselves — їм було соромно за себе

they're going to buy themselves a new car — вони збираються придбати нову машину

(all) by themselves — самі

they lived by themselves there — вони там жили самі; самі, одні, без сторонньої допомоги

they did it by- a — вони зробили це самі /самостійно/

2) с невизначеними займенниками сл

himself — себе

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

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they were not themselves for some time — якийсь час вони не могли отямитися

they keep themselves to themselves — вони ведуть замкнутий спосіб життя; вони ні з ким не зустрічаються


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