yourself

yourself: yourself [{{t}}jɔ:'self] (pl yourselves [{{t}}-'selvz])

pronoun

(a) (personally → polite use) vous-même; (→ familiar use) toi-même;

∎ do it yourself faites-le vous-même/fais-le toi-même;

∎ do it yourselves faites-le vous-mêmes;

∎ you've kept the best seats for yourselves vous avez gardé les meilleures places pour vous;

∎ sort it out among yourselves débrouillez-vous entre vous;

∎ see for yourself tu n'as qu'à voir par toi-même;

∎ tell us something about yourself parle-nous de toi/parlez-nous de vous;

∎ did you come by yourself? vous êtes venu tout seul?/tu es venu tout seul?;

∎ did you mend the fuse (by) yourself? vous avez remplacé le fusible tout seul?/tu as remplacé le fusible tout seul?;

∎ did you make it yourself? l'avez-vous fait vous-même?/l'as-tu fait toi-même?;

∎ you don't look quite yourself vous n'avez pas l'air dans votre assiette/tu n'as pas l'air dans ton assiette;

∎ just be yourself sois naturel/soyez naturel

(b) (reflexive use)

∎ did you hurt yourself? est-ce que vous vous êtes/tu t'es fait mal?;

∎ did you enjoy yourself? est-ce que c'était bien?;

∎ you were talking to yourself tu parlais tout seul/vous parliez tout seul;

∎ speak for yourself! parle pour toi!;

∎ just look at yourself! regarde-toi donc!

∎ you don't seem yourself today tu n'as pas l'air dans ton assiette aujourd'hui/vous n'avez pas l'air dans votre assiette aujourd'hui

(c) (emphatic use)

∎ you told me yourself, you yourself told me vous me l'avez dit vous-même, c'est vous-même qui me l'avez dit/tu me l'as dit toi-même, c'est toi-même qui me l'as dit;

∎ you must have known yourself that they wouldn't accept vous-même, vous auriez dû savoir qu'ils n'accepteraient pas/toi-même, tu aurais dû savoir qu'ils n'accepteraient pas

(d) (impersonal use)

∎ you have to know how to look after yourself in the jungle dans la jungle, il faut savoir se défendre tout seul ou se débrouiller soi-même;

∎ you're supposed to help yourself on est censé se servir soi-même

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