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"himself" in Dutch

zich
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The Dutch translation for “himself” is zich.

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herself zich
itself zich
themselves zich

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himself zichzelf

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“What kind are you?” they asked, and the duckling turned in all directions and greeted them the best way he could. “Wat ben jij er voor één?” vroegen zij, en het eendje wendde zich naar alle kanten en groette zo goed het kon.
“It stretches far beyond the other side of the trees, until the pastor’s garden; but I have never been there.” “Die strekt zich nog ver aan de andere kant van het geboomte uit, tot aan de tuin van de pastoor; maar daar ben ik nog nooit geweest.”
“No, it’s not a turkey,” thought the old duck; “Look how strong he hits his legs and how straight he knows how to keep himself!” “Nee, het is geen kalkoen,” dacht de oude eend; “kijk eens, hoe ferm hij met zijn poten slaat en hoe recht hij zich weet te houden!”
In a corner formed by two houses, one of which protruded a little more than the other, she squatted down. In een hoek, die gevormd werd door twee huizen, waarvan het ene een weinig meer dan het andere vooruitsprong, zette zij zich op haar hurken neer.
A chirp was heard, and all the animals of the eggs came alive and stuck their heads out of the egg shells. Een gepiep deed zich horen, en al de dooren van de eieren waren levend geworden en staken de kopjes uit de schalen.
and before he well knew how it had happened, he found himself in a large garden, in which fragrant elders bent their long green branches down to the water en voordat het beest het recht wist, bevond het zich in een grote tuin, waarin de vlierbomen geurden en hun lange, groene takken tot in het water neerbogen
they had only the roof to cover them, through which the wind was howling, although the largest holes had been plugged with straw and rags. boven zich hadden zij slechts het dak, waardoor de wind heenfloot, al mochten de grootste reten ook met stro en lompen dichtgestopt zijn.
to be located zich bevinden
to get annoyed by zich ergeren aan
to dress oneself zich aankleden

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himself,
to be located,
to dress oneself,
to turn oneself
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A chirp was heard, and all the animals of the eggs came alive and stuck their heads out of the egg shells.,
A great hunt was held; the hunters lay around the swamp; yes, some sat up in the branches of the trees, which stretched far over the reed.,
A poll showed that 79% felt themselves hampered in their right to vote.,
A single match would do her good, if she would dare to take one from a box, strike it against the wall to warm her fingers.,
A squirrel hid among the branches.,
Also in our country, especially the coastal municipalities braced themselves last night and today.,
and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement,
and before he well knew how it had happened, he found himself in a large garden, in which fragrant elders bent their long green branches down to the water,
And now all the little ducks hurried, as much as they could, and they emerged from the eggs and looked everywhere under the green leaves; and the mother let them look, as much as they wanted; because green is good for the eyes.,
and the duckling sat in a corner, feeling very low spirited,
And the tomcat, whom she called her son, could arch his back and purr; he even gave sparks, but then one had to stroke his hair the wrong direction.,
And then another bang was heard.,
and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen.,
asks oneself questions,
Attention is the cognitive process of selectively targeting one aspect of the environment, while other aspects are ignored.,
Even the elder tree bent down its bows into the water, and the sun shone warm and lovely!,
for the players to register,
Gert has always pushed away from himself the business side.,
Gert is mainly concerned with the creative process.,
He acted very arrogantly during the conversation.
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