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herself

/hɜːˈsɛlf/ /hɝˈsɛlf/

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pronoun

Elle-même

(reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.

Examples :

"She injured herself."

Elle s'est blessée elle-même.

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pronoun

Elle-même

She; an intensive repetition of the female subject, often used to indicate the exclusiveness of that person as the only satisfier of the predicate.

Examples :

"She was injured herself."

Elle s'est blessée elle-même.

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pronoun

Elle-même

The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; she (used of upper-class ladies, or sarcastically, of women who imagine themselves to be more important than others)

Examples :

"Have you seen herself yet this morning?"

L'avez-vous vue ce matin ?

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