own

own
own [{{t}}əʊn]
propre1 le mien/le sien/etc2 posséder3(a) seul4
1 adjective
propre;
I have my own bedroom j'ai ma propre chambre;
I have my very own bedroom j'ai une chambre pour moi tout seul;
a flat with its own entrance un appartement avec une porte d'entrée indépendante;
these are my own skis ces skis sont à moi ou m'appartiennent;
I'll do it (in) my own way je le ferai à ma façon;
it's all my own work c'est moi qui ai tout fait;
she makes all her own clothes elle fait elle-même tous ses vêtements;
how to build your own sauna (title of book, article) comment construire votre propre sauna;
it's your own fault! tu n'as à t'en prendre qu'à toi-même!;
you'll have to make up your own mind c'est à toi et à toi seul de décider, personne ne pourra prendre cette décision à ta place;
I saw it with my own eyes je l'ai vu de mes propres yeux;
your own mother wouldn't recognize you! ta propre mère ne te reconnaîtrait pas!;
to be one's own man/woman vivre à sa façon ou à son idée
2 pronoun
is that car your own? est-ce que cette voiture est à vous?;
I don't need a pen, I've brought my own je n'ai pas besoin de stylo, j'ai apporté le mien;
if you want a car, you'll have to buy your own si tu veux une voiture, tu n'as qu'à t'en acheter une;
her opinions are identical to my own nous partageons exactement les mêmes opinions;
a house/a room/a garden of one's (very) own une maison/une pièce/un jardin (bien) à soi;
their son has a car of his own leur fils a sa propre voiture;
a child of his own un enfant à lui;
I shan't be going for reasons of my own je n'irai pas pour des raisons personnelles;
his ideas are his own ses idées lui sont propres;
the town has a character of its own or all (of) its own la ville possède un charme qui lui est propre ou un charme bien à elle;
my time is not my own je ne suis pas maître de mon temps;
I haven't a single thing I can call my own je n'ai rien à moi;
you're on your own now! à toi de jouer maintenant!;
to come into one's own (show one's capabilities) montrer de quoi on est capable; (inherit) toucher son héritage;
on bad roads the four-wheel-drive model really comes into its own sur les mauvaises routes, le modèle à quatre roues motrices montre vraiment ses capacités;
to get one's own back (on sb) se venger (de qn);
I'll get my own back on him for that je lui revaudrai ça;
to look after one's own s'occuper des siens;
to make sth one's own s'approprier qch;
she has made the role her own elle en a fait son rôle
3 transitive verb
(a) (possess) posséder;
I've lost everything I own j'ai perdu tout ce que je possède;
they own 51 per cent of the shares ils détiennent 51 pourcent des actions;
does she own the house? est-elle propriétaire de la maison?;
who owns this car? à qui appartient cette voiture?;
the land owned by the Crown les terres qui appartiennent à la Couronne;
{{}}familiar{{}} they walked in as if they owned the place ils sont entrés comme (s'ils étaient) chez eux;
you don't own me! je ne t'appartiens pas!
(b) {{}}literary{{}} (admit) admettre, reconnaître;
she owned that I was right elle a reconnu que j'avais raison
4 on one's own adjective
(tout) seul;
are you here on your own? êtes-vous seul ici?;
he left me on my own all evening il m'a laissé seul toute la soirée;
I'm trying to get him on his own j'essaie de le voir seul à seul;
I did it (all) on my own je l'ai fait tout seul;
she's setting up in business on her own elle monte une affaire toute seule;
you're on your own! c'est à toi de te débrouiller!
►► {{}}Marketing{{}} own brand marque f de distributeur;
{{}}Football{{}} own goal but m marqué contre son camp, {{}}Swiss{{}} autogoal m;
to score an own goal marquer contre son camp, {{}}Swiss{{}} marquer un autogoal; {{}}figurative{{}} agir contre ses propres intérêts
own to inseparable transitive verb
{{}}literary{{}} avouer;
she owned to a secret passion for Damian elle avoua une passion cachée pour Damian;
nobody owned to having taken it personne n'a avoué l'avoir pris;
he owns to being forty il admet qu'il a quarante ans
own up intransitive verb
avouer, faire des aveux;
if the culprit doesn't own up… si le coupable n'avoue pas ou ne passe pas aux aveux…;
to own up to sth avouer qch;
he owned up to his mistake il a reconnu son erreur;
to own up to having done sth avouer avoir fait qch

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