приводить в себя

• ПРИВОДИТЬ/ПРИВЕСТИ В СЕБЯ кого{{}}

[VP: subj: usu. human or abstr; more often pfv]

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1. to bring s o. out of an unconscious state:

- X привел Y-а в себя{{}}≈ X brought Y (a)round <to>;

- X restored Y (brought Y back) to consciousness;

- X revived Y.

     ♦ Она была без памяти. Мы... перевязали рану как можно туже; напрасно Печорин целовал ее холодные губы - ничто не могло привести ее в себя (Лермонтов 1). She was unconscious We ..tied the wound as tightly as we could, Pechorin kissed her cold lips without response - nothing could bring her around (Id). She was unconscious We. bandaged the wound as tightly as we could. In vain Pechorin kissed her cold lips; nothing could bring her back to consciousness (1b)

2. to bring s.o. back to a normal state of attention, composure etc (may refer to a person who is temporarily upset, lost in thought, fantasizing etc):

- X привел Y-а в себя{{}}≈ X brought Y back to reality;

- X brought Y to Y's senses;

- X snapped (brought) Y out of it;

- [in limited contexts] X calmed Y down.

     ♦ Он глубоко задумался, и даже громкий стук в дверь не привел его в себя. He was lost in thought, and even a loud knock at the door didn't snap him out of it