D'elles-mêmes (en. Of themselves)

[dɛl mɛm]

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Used to indicate that something is done by them without outside assistance.

The girls organized the party on their own.

Les filles ont organisé la fête d'elles-mêmes.

Indicates that women take charge of a situation by their own means.

They solved the problem by themselves.

Elles ont résolu le problème d'elles-mêmes.

Emphasizes women's personal responsibility.

They succeeded on their own without any assistance.

Elles ont réussi d'elles-mêmes sans aucune assistance.

Origin of the term 'of themselves,' derived from the old form of the pronoun and adverb.

to defend themselves

to act to support one's own position without help.

se défendre d'elles-mêmes

to gather on their own

to assemble without outside organization.

se réunir d'elles-mêmes

to make decisions on their own

to make choices autonomously.

prendre des décisions d'elles-mêmes

they

plural feminine personal pronoun.

elles

themselves

emphatic form of the pronoun, reinforces the idea of autonomy.

elles-mêmes

same

indicates identity or equality.

même

to act without anyone's approval

They decided to leave on their own without discussing it.

Elles ont décidé de partir d'elles-mêmes sans en parler.

to take initiatives without request

They committed themselves to the project on their own.

Elles se sont engagées d'elles-mêmes dans le projet.