themselves

themselves
themselves [ðəmˈselvz]
plural personal pronoun
(reflexive) se ; (emphatic) eux-mêmes mpl, elles-mêmes fpl ; (after prep) eux, elles
• they're enjoying themselves ils s'amusent bien
• they saw it themselves ils l'ont vu eux-mêmes
• they haven't experienced it themselves ils n'en ont pas personnellement fait l'expérience
• they were talking amongst themselves ils discutaient entre eux
• these computers can reprogram themselves ces ordinateurs peuvent se reprogrammer automatiquement
• (all) by themselves tout seuls toutes seules
* * *
[ðəm'selvz]
Note: When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, themselves is translated by se (or s' before a vowel or mute h)
When used as an emphatic the translation is eux-mêmes in the masculine and elles-mêmes in the feminine: they did it themselves = ils l'ont fait eux-mêmes or elles l'ont fait elles-mêmes
After a preposition the translation is eux or elles or eux-mêmes or elles-mêmes: they bought the painting for themselves = (masculine or mixed gender) ils ont acheté le tableau pour eux or pour eux-mêmes; (feminine gender) elles ont acheté le tableau pour elles or pour elles-mêmes
pronoun
1) (reflexive) se/s'

they washed themselves — ils se sont lavés

2) (emphatic) eux-mêmes/elles-mêmes
3) (after preposition) eux/elles, eux-mêmes/elles-mêmes

(all) by themselves — tous seuls/toutes seules


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