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oneself (a person's self: general form of himself, herself, themself or yourself) pronoun [UK: wʌn.ˈself] [US: wʌn.ˈself] | zichpronoun zichzelfpronoun |
by oneself (without company) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | alleenpreposition |
by oneself (without help) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | zelfstandigpreposition |
fend for oneself (to take care of oneself without help) verb [UK: fend fɔː(r) wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈfend ˈfɔːr wʌn.ˈself] | zijn eigen boontjes doppenwerkwoord |
find oneself (to discover oneself to be in a particular place) verb [UK: faɪnd wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈfaɪnd wʌn.ˈself] | zich in een bepaalde plek bevindenwerkwoord |
make a name for oneself (to gain fame) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ə ˈneɪm fɔː(r) wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈneɪm ˈfɔːr wʌn.ˈself] | naam makenwerkwoord |
make a show of oneself (To embarrass oneself or others in public) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ə ʃəʊ əv wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈʃoʊ əv wʌn.ˈself] | een belachelijk figuur slaanwerkwoord |
make a spectacle of oneself (To embarrass oneself or others in public) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ə ˈspek.tək.l̩ əv wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈspek.tək.l̩ əv wʌn.ˈself] | een belachelijk figuur slaanwerkwoord zichzelf voor gek zettenwerkwoord |
make an exhibition of oneself (to embarrass oneself in public) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ən ˌek.sɪ.ˈbɪʃ.n̩ əv wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈæn ˌek.sə.ˈbɪʃ.n̩ əv wʌn.ˈself] | zichzelf voor gek zettenwerkwoord |
paint oneself into a corner (to create a predicament or problem for oneself) verb | jezelf in de hoek schilderenwerkwoord |
put oneself in someone's shoes (look at a situation as if one were the other person) verb | zich in een ander verplaatsenwerkwoord |
resign oneself (give up) verb | berustenwerkwoord zich neerleggenwerkwoord |
shoot oneself in the foot (to act against one's own interest) verb | zich in de vingers snijdenwerkwoord zichzelf in de voet schietenwerkwoord |
talk to oneself (to converse with oneself) verb [UK: ˈtɔːk tuː wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈtɔːk ˈtuː wʌn.ˈself] | in zichzelf pratenwerkwoord tegen zichzelf pratenwerkwoord |
wet oneself (lose control of one's bladder) verb | broekplassenwerkwoord |