Usage examples of "se" in French with translation to English

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Tom se déguisa en prêtre. Tom disguised himself as a priest.
Ces deux frères se ressemblent. These two brothers resemble each other.
Elle se voua à lui. She devoted herself to him.
Les gens devraient se laver. People should wash themselves.
Se connaître soi-même n'est pas simple. To know oneself is not easy.
Tous les membres du comité se haïssent l'un l'autre. All the members of the committee hate one another.
Il se sentit être soulevé. He felt himself being lifted up.
Antoine et Marie se connaissent. Tom and Mary know each other.
Elle aime se promener seule. She likes to go walking by herself.
Pourquoi les gens se suicident-ils ? Why do people kill themselves?
Il est difficile de se connaître soi-même. To know oneself is difficult.
En plus, de nombreux groupes ont été créés afin que les personnes âgées puissent se rencontrer et continuer d'être des membres actifs de la vie américaine. In addition many groups have been formed so that the elderly can socialize with one another and remain active participants in American life.
Il aime se promener seul. He likes taking a walk by himself.
Les filles se font face. The girls are facing each other.
Elle se déguisa en lui. She disguised herself as him.
Ils se sont attirés des ennuis. They brought trouble on themselves.
Il faudrait se voir avec l'œil de son voisin. One should see oneself with one's neighbour's eye.
C'est une responsabilité difficile à assumer. Car l'histoire humaine a souvent été un récit de nations et de tribus se subjuguant les unes les autres, pour servir leurs intérêts propres. Cependant dans ce nouvel âge, de telles attitudes sont contre-productives. This is a difficult responsibility to embrace. For human history has often been a record of nations and tribes subjugating one another to serve their own interests. Yet in this new age, such attitudes are self-defeating.
Il se considère grand poète. He thinks himself a great poet.
Tom et Mary se détestent. Tom and Mary detest each other.
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