myself

Signification

1. Me, as direct or indirect object the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition, when the speaker is also the subject.
2. Personally, for my part; used in apposition to I, sometimes for simple emphasis and sometimes with implicit exclusion of any others performing the activity described.
3. In my normal state of body or mind.
4. Me (as the object of a verb or preposition).
5. I (as the subject of a verb).
6. my name is...

Coupé comme

my‧self

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/maɪˈsɛlf/

Étymologie

From Middle English myself, meself, from Old English mē selfum and similar phrases, equivalent to me + self, later partly reinterpreted as my + self / -self. Cognate with Scots mysel, mysell (“myself”), West Frisian mysels (“myself”), Dutch mijzelf (“myself”), German mich selbst, mir selbst (“myself”), Norwegian Bokmål meg selv (“myself”).

Phrases

For about six years I managed to control myself .

Pendant environ six ans, j'ai réussi à me contrôler.

Used to hunt rabbits there myself .

Utilisé pour chasser les lapins moi-même.

I don't want anything for myself .

Je ne veux rien pour moi.