Sentence examples of "himself" in English with translation "selbst"

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I spoke to the principal himself. Ich sprach mit dem Chef selbst.

Tom shot himself in the head. Tom schoss sich selbst in den Kopf.

Tom has only himself to blame. Tom kann nur sich selbst die Schuld geben.

The man set himself on fire. Der Mann zündete sich selbst an.

It's every man for himself. Jeder ist sich selbst der Nächste.

Henry is old enough to support himself. Henry ist alt genug, um für sich selbst zu sorgen.

The old man sometimes talks to himself. Der alte Mann spricht manchmal mit sich selbst.

That guy took the best for himself. Dieser Typ nahm das Beste für sich selbst.

The teacher told me that Hitler killed himself. Der Lehrer erzählte mir, dass Hitler sich selbst umgebracht hatte.

The official could not deal with the complaint himself. Der Beamte konnte die Beschwerde nicht selbst bearbeiten.

Mr Jones, whose wife teaches English, is himself a professor of English. Herr Jones, dessen Frau Englisch lehrt, ist selbst ein Englischprofessor.

Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself. Nichts ist unmöglich für den, der es nicht selbst machen muss.

The one who reads this report obtains all statements that are necessary to be able to check the facts by himself. Wer diesen Bericht liest, erhält alle Angaben, die erforderlich sind, um die Fakten selbst zu prüfen.

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