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himself

/hɪmˈself/

Translation

pron
se
He cut himself on a piece of glass
Se cortó con un cristal
él mismo
He'll do it himself
Lo hará él mismo
en persona
I wasn't able to see Dr. MacKean himself
No logré hablar con el doctor MacKean en persona
mismísimo
I spoke to the rector himself
Hablé con el mismísimo rector
(all) by himself
solo [sin compañía]
He lives by himself
Vive solo
él solo [sin ayuda]
He mended the bicycle by himself
Arregló la bicicleta él solo
(all) to himself
para él mismo
para él solo
He asked for a computer all to himself
Pidió un ordenador para él solo
(Definition of himself pron from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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