oneself

[ˌwʌn'self]

pronome

1) (reflexive) si, sé, se stesso; (after preposition) sé, se stesso

to wash oneself — lavarsi

to be sure of oneself — essere sicuro di sé

to have the house all to oneself — avere la casa tutta per sé

to talk to oneself — parlare da solo o fra sé e sé

2) (emphatic) se stesso

for oneself — per sé o per se stesso

3) (expressions)

(all) by oneself — (tutto) da solo

not to be oneself — non essere in sé

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Note:

When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, oneself is translated by si: to hurt oneself = farsi male; to enjoy oneself = divertirsi. - When used in emphasis the translation is sé o se stesso: to do something oneself = fare qualcosa da sé. - For particular usages see the entry below

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pronoun

1) (used as the object of a verb, the subject of which is one: One should wash oneself every morning.) si, se stesso

2) (used in emphasis: One always has to do these things oneself.) da sé

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oneself /wʌnˈsɛlf/

pron. rifl.

1 sé; sé stesso, sé stessa; sé stessi, sé stesse; si: to wash oneself, lavarsi; to starve oneself, lasciarsi morire di fame; One should not only trust oneself, non ci si dovrebbe fidare solo di sé stessi

2 da sé; da solo (o da soli): One should always try and manage things oneself, bisognerebbe sempre cercare di fare le cose da soli

● to be oneself, essere sé stesso; essere normale; essere naturale; essere spontaneo □ by oneself, da sé; da solo; senza aiuto □ to come to oneself, ritornare in sé, riaversi, riprendersi; tornare in sé, rinsavire □ to mutter to oneself, mormorare tra sé (e sé) □ to set up in business for oneself, mettersi in affari per proprio conto (o in proprio).

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[ˌwʌn'self]

pronome

1) (reflexive) si, sé, se stesso; (after preposition) sé, se stesso

to wash oneself — lavarsi

to be sure of oneself — essere sicuro di sé

to have the house all to oneself — avere la casa tutta per sé

to talk to oneself — parlare da solo o fra sé e sé

2) (emphatic) se stesso

for oneself — per sé o per se stesso

3) (expressions)

(all) by oneself — (tutto) da solo

not to be oneself — non essere in sé

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Note:

When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, oneself is translated by si: to hurt oneself = farsi male; to enjoy oneself = divertirsi. - When used in emphasis the translation is sé o se stesso: to do something oneself = fare qualcosa da sé. - For particular usages see the entry below