English translation of "ejerció de sí mismo" - "defended himself/outlined his own defense"

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156 months ago

anamaria crowe serrano (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	ejerció de sí mismo
Context:	Literature. The protagonist is at a meeting where his opponent has delivered a damning
Keywords:	speech, but the protagonist gets up and "ejerció de sí mismo", giving a brilliant speech in his own defense. "Cuando cesaron los vítores, P se levantó, calmado y seguro, y ejerció de sí mismo. Primero templó los ánimos con su voz grave y vibrante."

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156 months ago

Professional.Writer wrote:

conducted his own defense

156 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

defended himself to the utmost

My comment:

various ways of translating this, I think this is a good one

156 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

came himself in his own defence (defense), delivering a brilliant speech...

156 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

acted like himself

My comment:

Real Academia Espanhola

4. intr. Poner en práctica formas de comportamiento atribuidas a una determinada condición. Ejerce DE listo.

to act smart.

It always help to use the RAE for the Spanish term.

ejerce de rico: to act rich. etc. etc.

I find I always learn something using the RAE, and this usage of ejercer I was not familiar with...

156 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

defended himself/outlined his own defense

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156 months ago

wrote:

Or "stood up for himself".

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