own

own
own [əʊn]
1. adjective
propre before n
• his own car sa propre voiture
• it's her own company c'est sa société
• I saw it with my own eyes je l'ai vu de mes propres yeux
• but your own brother said so mais c'est votre frère qui l'a dit
• all my own work! je l'ai fait moi-même !
• he's his own man il est son propre maître
• he is his own worst enemy il est son pire ennemi
• he does his own cooking il se fait la cuisine lui-même
• the house has its own garage la maison a son garage particulier
• "own garden" « jardin privatif »
• he scored an own goal (British) il a marqué un but contre son camp ; (figurative) ça s'est retourné contre lui
• to do one's own thing (inf) faire son truc à soi (inf)
2. pronoun
   a. that's my own c'est à moi
• my time is my own je suis libre de mon temps
• I haven't a minute to call my own je n'ai pas une minute à moi
• it's all my own c'est tout à moi
• a style all his own un style bien à lui
• it has a charm all of its own cela possède un charme tout particulier
• it's my very own c'est à moi tout seul
• she wants a room of her own elle veut sa propre chambre
• I have money of my own j'ai de l'argent à moi
   b. (phrases) to look after one's own s'occuper des siens
• each to his own chacun ses goûts
• to come into one's own montrer de quoi on est capable
• organic farming is now coming into its own l'agriculture biologique commence à prendre de l'importance
• to get one's own back on sb for sth prendre sa revanche sur qn de qch
► on one's own
• to be on one's own être tout seul
• did you do it all on your own? est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul ?
• if I can get him on his own si je réussis à le voir seul à seul
3. transitive verb
posséder
• who owns this house? à qui appartient cette maison ?
• he acts as if he owns the place (inf) il se comporte comme en pays conquis
4. compounds
► own-brand, own-label adjective
• their own-brand or own-label peas leur propre marque de petits pois
► own up intransitive verb avouer
• to own up to sth admettre qch
• he owned up to having taken it il a avoué l'avoir pris
• come on, own up! allons, avoue !
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[əʊn] 1.
adjective propre

her own car/house/business — sa propre voiture/maison/affaire

he has his own ideas about it — il a son idée là-dessus

he has his own problems — il a assez de problèmes comme ça

he's very nice in his own way — il est très gentil à sa manière

the house has its own garage/garden — c'est une maison avec garage/jardin (privatif)

she does her own cooking — c'est elle qui se fait à manger

he makes his own decisions — il prend ses décisions tout seul

2.
pronoun

my own — le mien, la mienne

his/her own — le sien, la sienne

they have problems of their own — ils ont assez de problèmes comme ça

when you have children of your own — quand tu auras des enfants

he has a room of his own — il a sa propre chambre

a house of our (very) own — une maison (bien) à nous

my time's not my own — je n'ai pas une minute à moi

3.
transitive verb
1) (possess) avoir [car, house, dog]

she owns three shops — elle est propriétaire de trois magasins

who owns that house? — à qui est cette maison?

he walks around as if he owns the place — il se conduit comme s'il était chez lui

2) (admit) reconnaître, avouer
4.
intransitive verb

to own to misgivings — avouer son appréhension

Phrasal Verbs:
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to come into one's own — s'épanouir fig

to do one's own thing — être indépendant

each to his own — chacun son goût (colloq)

to get one's own back — se venger (on somebody de quelqu'un)

to hold one's own — bien se défendre

on one's own — tout seul

to get somebody on their own — voir quelqu'un en privé


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