Translation for "put oneself" to spanish

Put oneself

verb

• ponerse

Translation examples

ponerse verb

To deliberately put oneself between life and death, suspended like a tightrope walker.
Ponerse a propósito entre la vida y la muerte, en vilo, como un funámbulo.

To burden oneself with a socially acceptable image was to put oneself in a strait-jacket.
Cargarse uno mismo con una imagen aceptable para la sociedad era ponerse una camisa de fuerza.

It is difficult to put oneself in such a position, but I cannot imagine getting into a state like that myself.
Es algo difícil ponerse uno en lugar del asesino, pero no puedo, en verdad, imaginarme a mí misma en tal estado.

a proposal or human behavior means to “contain” it, contain its author, put oneself in his place, identify with him.
una propuesta o una conducta humana significa “abarcarla”, abarcar a su autor, ponerse en su lugar, identificarse con él.

Pauline said, “This is the rhetorical device called anacoenesis, in which one pretends to put oneself in the place of one’s opponent.”
—Se trata de un recurso retórico llamado anacoenosis, según el cual uno finge ponerse en el lugar de su oponente —dijo Pauline.

Let me explain: ‘understanding’ a proposal or human behaviour means to ‘contain’ it, contain its author, put oneself in his place, identify with him.
Déjenme que lo explique: «entender» una propuesta o una conducta humana significa «abarcarla», abarcar a su autor, ponerse en su lugar, identificarse con él.