Compound Forms:
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| a sí mismo loc prnl | (a uno mismo) | himself, itself, herself, yourself pron |
| | Uno tiene la capacidad de analizarse a sí mismo y de rectificar sus propias acciones. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. You need to take a good look at yourself in the mirror and decide whether you need to make changes in your life. |
a sí mismo,
a sí misma loc prnl | enfático (a él mismo, a ella misma) | himself, itself, herself, yourself pron |
| | Como Alberto no deseaba implicarse a sí mismo en el asunto, se mantuvo al margen. |
| | Marina volvió a su casa cabizbaja, repitiéndose a sí misma que nada había salido bien. |
| | As Alberto didn't want to implicate himself in the matter, he decided to stay out of it. // Marina went home with her head hanging low and kept telling herself it had all gone wrong. |
| ayudarse a sí mismo loc verb | (no ser indulgente) (make own effort) | help oneself v expr |
| | No te pueden ayudar si no te ayudas a ti mismo. |
| | They can't help you if you don't help yourself. |
| como a sí mismo loc adv | (querer, respetar) | like yourself, as yourself, as you would yourself expr |
| | | as if someone were yourself, as if someone were your family v expr |
| | El ser humano debe respetar al prójimo como a sí mismo. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Treat others as you would yourself. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. You should treat others as if they were your family. |
| confianza en sí mismo nf + loc adj | (autoconfianza, seguridad) | self-confidence n |
| | Juan tiene una gran confianza en sí mismo; nunca duda de lo que hace. |
| | Juan has great self-confidence; he never doubts what he does. |
| conocerse a sí mismo loc verb | (tener conciencia de sí) | know yourself vi + pron |
| | | get to know yourself v expr |
| | El artista necesita conocerse a sí mismo para llegar al culmen de su creatividad. |
| | The artist needs to know herself in order to reach the peak of her creativity. |
| creer en sí mismo loc verb | (confiar en uno mismo) | believe in yourself v expr |
| | Cree en ti mismo: eres capaz de lograr grandes cosas. |
| | Believe in yourself; you are capable of achieving great things. |
| dar lo mejor de sí mismo loc verb | (esforzarse al máximo) | give the best of yourself, give your best, give your all v expr |
| | Siempre dio lo mejor de sí mismo, por eso es un gran pintor. |
| | He always gave his all and that's why he's a great painter. |
| demostrarse algo a sí mismo loc verb | (mostrase el propio valor) | prove to yourself v expr |
| | | show yourself v expr |
| | Creo que se casa para demostrarse a sí mismo que puede comprometerse con alguien de por vida. |
| | I think he's getting married to prove to himself that he can commit to one person for life. |
| dudar de sí mismo loc verb | (desconfianza personal) | doubt yourself vtr + refl |
| | Duda de sí mismo porque nadie ha tenido fe en él. |
| | He doubts himself because nobody has had faith in him. |
| dueño de sí mismo loc nom m | (autodominio) | have self-control, be in control v expr |
| | | be your own person v expr |
| | (extreme) | be self-possessed v expr |
| | No me voy a comer ese helado porque soy dueña de mí misma. |
| | I'm not going to eat the ice-cream because I've got self-control. |
| en sí mismo loc adv | (por él mismo) | in itself, in himself, in herself expr |
| | | by itself, by himself, by herself expr |
| | (formal) | in and of itself expr |
| | El tema en sí mismo es apasionante. |
| | The topic in itself is exciting. |
| encerrarse en sí mismo loc verb | (aislarse de los demás) | shut yourself off v expr |
| | | turn inward v expr |
| | (figurative) | go into your shell v expr |
| | Cuando está deprimido se encierra en sí mismo. |
| encontrarse a sí mismo loc verb | (reconocerse) | find yourself v expr |
| | Se fue a la India solo en un viaje iniciático, para encontrarse a sí mismo. |
| | She went India on an initiation trip, in order to find herself. |
| engañarse a sí mismo loc verb | (negarse a ver la verdad) | fool yourself v expr |
| | | kid yourself v expr |
| | | lie to yourself v expr |
| | Lo que está haciendo Manuel es engañarse a sí mismo. Tiene que reconocer que está gordo y moverse. |
| | Manny is just fooling himself, because he won't admit that he needs to exercise more. |
| hablar por sí mismo loc verb | (hacerse escuchar) | speak for itself v expr |
| | (person) | speak for yourself v expr |
| | Los números hablan por sí mismos, las ventas están subiendo. |
| | The numbers speak for themselves, sales are rising. |
| pagado de sí mismo loc adj | (creído, presuntuoso) | full of yourself adj |
| | | self-satisfied adj |
| | | smug adj |
| | Está tan pagado de sí mismo que no hay quien lo aguante. |
| | He is so full of himself that nobody can stand him. |
| por sí mismo loc adv | (por bien propio) | by itself, by himself, by herself, by yourself prep + pron |
| | | on its own, on his own, on her own, on your own expr |
| | Dejó de fumar por sí mismo. |
| | He quit smoking by himself. |
| replegarse en sí mismo loc verb | (psicología: aislarse) | go into your shell v expr |
| | (formal) | withdraw into youself v expr |
| | Cuando está deprimido se repliega en sí mismo. |
| | He goes into his shell whenever he's depressed. |
| seguridad en sí mismo nf + loc adj | (autoestima, confianza) | self-confidence n |
| | | self-assurance n |
| | Buscamos un empleado que proyecte seguridad en sí mismo. |
| | We're looking for an employee who projects self-confidence. |
| útil por sí mismo loc adj | (valioso como es) | useful on its own, useful in itself expr |
| | | worthwhile in itself expr |
| | El brío es útil por sí mismo. |
| | Verve is worthwhile in itself. |
valerse por sí mismo,
valerse por sí solo,
valerse por uno mismo loc verb | (no depender de otros) | fend for yourself v expr |
| | | get along on your own, get by on your own v expr |
| | | be self-sufficient, live independently v expr |
| | (colloquial) | stand on your own two feet v expr |
| | Carla se valía por sí misma desde los catorce años. |
| | Carla fended for herself since she was fourteen. |
valerse por uno mismo,
valerse por sí mismo loc verb | (sin depender de otros) | fend for yourself v expr |
| | | get along on your own, get by on your own v expr |
| | | make do for yourself, make do by yourself v expr |
| venderse a sí mismo loc verb | (claudicar por dinero o interés) (personal interest) | sell yourself out v expr |
| | (promotion) | sell yourself vtr + refl |
| | Si le cuentas esto a la competencia, te estarás vendiendo a ti mismo. |
| | If you tell the competition about this, you'll be selling yourself out. |
| venderse a sí mismo loc verb | (promocionarse, darse valor) | sell yourself, promote yourself vtr + refl |
| | Consigue buenos trabajos porque en las entrevistas sabe venderse a sí mismo muy bien. |
| | He gets good jobs because he knows how to sell himself very well in an interview. |