oneself

oneself
pronoun
1) emphat. selbst

as old/rich as oneself — so alt/reich wie man selbst

be oneself — man selbst sein

2) refl. sich; see also academic.ru/34615/herself">herself
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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.) sich selber
2) (used in emphasis: One always has to do these things oneself.) selber
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one·self
[wʌnˈself]
pron reflexive
1. after vb/prep (one) sich; (not others) sich selbst
as ... as \oneself so ... wie man selbst
2. (emph: unaided) selbst
to do sth \oneself selbst etw tun
for \oneself für sich
4. (alone)
to have sth to \oneself etw für sich haben
to keep sth for \oneself sich etw behalten
[all] by \oneself [ganz] allein [o fam alleine
5. (normal)
to [just] be \oneself [ganz] sich selbst sein
to not be/seem \oneself nicht sich selbst sein/zu sein scheinen
to look \oneself wie sich selbst aussehen
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[wʌn'self]
pron
1) (dir and indir, with prep) sich; (= oneself personally) sich selbst or selber
2) (emph) (sich) selbst → also myself
See:
→ also myself
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oneself pron
1. reflexiv sich (selbst oder selber):
by oneself ganz allein;
cut oneself sich schneiden
2. (emphatisch) sich selbst oder selber:
the greatest victory is to conquer oneself der größte Sieg ist der Sieg über sich selbst
3. man selbst oder selber:
be oneself sich normal oder natürlich benehmen oder geben;
not be oneself
a) nicht auf der Höhe sein umg,
b) nicht ganz bei Verstand sein;
be oneself again wieder ganz der Alte sein;
how different others are from oneself wie verschieden andere von einem selbst sind
* * *
pronoun
1) emphat. selbst

as old/rich as oneself — so alt/reich wie man selbst

be oneself — man selbst sein

2) refl. sich; see also herself

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