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ourselves

UK: /ˌaʊəˈselvz/ UK: /ˌɑː-/ US: /ˌaʊə`-/

Translation

pron
nos
If we fall we'll hurt ourselves
Si nos caemos, nos haremos daño
nosotros mismos, nosotras mismas
We're going to repair the bike ourselves
Arreglaremos la bicicleta nosotros mismos
(all) by ourselves
solos,las [sin compañía]
We stayed at home by ourselves
Nos quedamos solos en casa
nosotros solos, nosotras solas [sin ayuda]
We'll paint the gate by ourselves
Pintaremos la verja nosotros solos
(all) to ourselves
para nosotros solos
para nosotras solas
We had the apartment all to ourselves
Teníamos el piso para nosotras solas
(Definition of ourselves pron from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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