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Dictionary English → German: themselves

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English

German

edit	PRON1	- \| himself \| - themselves
edit	PRON2	- \| herself \| - themselves
edit	PRON3	- \| itself \| - themselves

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themselves {pron}

978

selbst [3. Pers. pl.]

themselves {pron} [direct / indirect object]

199

sich [3. Person Plural]

themselves {adv} [for their part]

97

themselves {pron}

selber [meist ugs.] [selbst]

themselves {pron} [direct / indirect object]

2 Words: Others

among themselves {adv}

among themselves {adv}

amongst themselves {adv} [esp. Br.]

between themselves {adv}

by themselves

of themselves

2 Words: Verbs

to distinguish themselves

sich unterscheiden

to support themselves

ihren Lebensunterhalt bestreiten

3 Words: Verbs

to be by themselves

unter sich sein

to halve (itself / themselves)

to present itself / themselves

sich eröffnen [Möglichkeiten, Perspektiven etc.]

to show itself / themselves [become visible, appear]

in Erscheinung treten [sichtbar werden]

3 Words: Nouns

ends in themselves

Selbstzwecke {pl}

4 Words: Others

gastr. Everybody can help themselves.

Jeder kann sich (selbst) bedienen.

They are robbing themselves [of sth.]

Sie berauben sich selbst [+ Gen.]

idiom They made themselves scarce. [coll.]

Sie nahmen Reißaus. [ugs.]

They quarreled among themselves. [Am.]

Sie stritten sich untereinander.

They were beside themselves. [idiom]

Sie gerieten außer Rand und Band. [Redewendung]

4 Words: Verbs

to argue sth. out between themselves

etw. untereinander ausmachen [austragen]

to gorge oneself / itself / themselves

sich vollfressen [ugs.] [pej.]

to present itself / themselves (to sb.)

sich (jdm.) bieten [Gelegenheit, Chance etc.]

4 Words: Nouns

end in itself / themselves

Zweck {m} an sich

goods {pl} dangerous in themselves

an sich gefährliches Gut {n}

5+ Words: Others

quote Against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.

Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens. [Schiller]

idiom Heaven helps those who help themselves.

Hilf Dir selbst, so hilft Dir Gott.

proverb Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.

Wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert.

New procedures are not an end unto themselves.

Neue Verfahren sind nicht Selbstzweck.

sth. is suitable for people teaching themselves

etw. ist geeignet für Selbstlerner

proverb Take care of the pence / pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.

Wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert.

The figures speak for themselves.

Die Zahlen sprechen für sich.

The figures speak for themselves. [idiom]

Die Zahlen sprechen eine klare Sprache. [Redewendung]

The stats speak for themselves. [coll.]

Die Statistiken sprechen für sich.

They were beside themselves with joy.

Sie waren vor Freude ganz aus dem Häuschen.

Things will sort themselves out (all right). [idiom]

Das wird sich schon einspielen. [Redewendung]

When they were by themselves, ...

Als sie allein waren, ...

proverb With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.

Der Dummheit ist kein Kraut gewachsen.

5+ Words: Verbs

to be responsible himself / herself / themselves

selbst verantwortlich sein

to encourage sb. to keep himself / herself / themselves physically fit

jdn. zur körperlichen Ertüchtigung anhalten

idiom to let the facts speak for themselves [fig.]

die Fakten für sich sprechen lassen [fig.]

to teach pupils to think for themselves

Schüler zu geistiger Selbstständigkeit erziehen

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Q 2023-06-21: in themselves
A 2023-02-20: @Uffiee: As I'm sure you're aware, an English word can translate correctly...
A 2021-08-27: Let's give those that proclaim themselves lexicographers a voting power of...
A 2021-07-02: The splendid Denglish trans quoted by callixte gives the impression of cla...
A 2021-06-02: "to liken themselves to each other"?
Q 2021-06-01: to like themselves=sich untereinander vergleichen?
A 2019-04-09: they flatter themselves ... , they think a lot of themselves ...
A 2018-12-17: Writing about themselves?
Q 2018-12-17: writing themselves
A 2017-09-13: it's strange: What's placed under a taboo are not so much the words themse...
Q 2017-08-09: law unto themselves
A 2017-06-30: superseding reforms that have not proven themselves by now (oder so ähnlich)
A 2017-01-24: Wisely, http://m.dict.cc/ gives no access to the Forum. The miniscreens do...
A 2016-09-07: Pull themselves up by their own bootstraps ?
Q 2016-08-19: strong to show themselves?
A 2016-05-25: Truly inependent minds don't need a brand, label, etc. to assert themselve...
A 2015-11-12: according to what opportunities offered themselves from case to case
A 2015-10-22: Embassy personnel or staff in general do not represent anybody but themsel...
A 2015-08-07: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/angela-merkel-has-inspired-a...
A 2015-07-16: They were working the brew kit to the bone, not themselves.

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