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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

I. own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] ADJ (belonging to particular person, group etc)

own: propre

his own car/house: sa propre voiture/maison

my own sister/daughter: ma propre sœur/fille

his own children: ses propres enfants

to have/start one's own business: avoir/lancer sa propre affaire

the company has its own lawyer: l'entreprise a son propre avocat

he has his own ideas about what the truth is: il a sa propre idée sur ce qui s'est vraiment passé

he is responsible to his own government/department: il est responsable devant son gouvernement/service

don't ask him to do it, he has his own problems: ne lui demande pas de le faire, il a assez de problèmes comme ça

for your/his/their own safety: pour ta/sa/leur sécurité

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

the film was, in his own words, ‘rubbish’: selon ses propres termes, le film était ‘nul’

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

with my own eyes: de mes propres yeux

she does her own cooking/washing: c'est elle qui se fait à manger/qui fait sa lessive (elle-même)

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

II. own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] PRON

I don't have a company car, I use my own: je n'ai pas de voiture de fonction, j'utilise la mienne

he didn't borrow it, it's his own: il ne l'a pas emprunté, c'est le sien

she borrowed my pen, because she'd lost her own: elle m'a emprunté mon stylo, parce qu'elle avait perdu le sien

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

I have a suggestion of my own to make: j'ai une suggestion personnelle à faire

a house/a garden of our (very) own: une maison/un jardin (bien) à nous

it's his (very) own: c'est à lui (tout seul)

we've got nothing to call our own: nous n'avons rien à nous

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

III. own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] VB trans

1. own (possess):

own car, house, dog: avoir

she owns three shops and a café: elle est propriétaire de trois magasins et d'un café

who owns this house/car?: à qui est cette maison/voiture?

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

2. own (admit):

own: reconnaître, avouer

to own that …: avouer que …

IV. own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] VB intr

to own to a mistake: reconnaître son erreur

he owned to having lied/cheated/forgotten: il a avoué or reconnu avoir menti/triché/oublié

V. own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn]

to come into one's own: s'épanouir fig

to do one's own thing: être indépendant

each to his own: chacun fait ce qu'il veut, chacun son truc inf

to get one's own back: se venger (on sb de qn)

to hold one's own: bien se défendre

on one's own: tout seul

to get sb on their own: voir qn en privé

I. own brand, own label N

own brand: marque f du distributeur

II. own-brand, own-label ADJ

own-brand,own-label product:

own-brand, own-label: vendu sous la marque du distributeur

own up VB [Brit əʊn -, Am oʊn -]

own up: avouer

to own up to having done or to doing: avouer or reconnaître avoir fait

to own up to the murder/theft: avouer avoir commis le meurtre/vol

pick your own, PYO N

pick your own: ferme f où l'on peut cueillir ses propres fruits ou légumes

pick your own (on sign): ‘cueillette f à la ferme’

French

English

leur chez-eux: their (own) home

son chez-elle: her (own) home

votre chez-vous: your (own) home

notre chez-nous: our (own) home

son chez-soi: one's (own) home

son chez-lui: his (own) home

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. own [əʊn, Am oʊn] PRON

my own: le(la) mien(ne)

it is my own: c'est à moi

to have problems of one's own: avoir ses propres problèmes

a room of one's own: une chambre à soi

Phrases:

to come into one's own: révéler ses qualités

to get one's own back on sb inf: prendre sa revanche sur qn

(all) on one's own: (tout) seul

II. own [əʊn, Am oʊn] ADJ

own: propre

to use one's own car/brush: utiliser sa propre voiture/brosse

in one's own time (outside working hours): en dehors des heures de travail de qn

in one's own time (setting one's own speed): à son propre rythme

III. own [əʊn, Am oʊn] VB trans

own: posséder

as if they owned the place: comme s'ils étaient chez eux

IV. own [əʊn, Am oʊn] VB intr

own: avouer

to own to sth form: reconnaître qc

own up VB intr

own up: avouer

to own up to sth: avouer qc

in one's own backyard: tout près de chez soi

French

English

chez-moi: (own) home

de visu: with one's own eyes

en franc-tireur: off one's own bat

s'expatrier: to leave one's own country

s'enferrer dans des mensonges: to ensnare oneself in one's own lies

je suis venu de moi-même: it came of my own accord

nul n'est prophète en son pays prov: a prophet is without honour in his own country Brit

nul n'est prophète en son pays prov: a prophet is without honor in his own country Am

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. own [oʊn] PRON

my own: le(la) mien(ne)

it is my own: c'est à moi

to have problems of one's own: avoir ses propres problèmes

a room of one's own: une chambre à soi

Phrases:

to come into one's own: révéler ses qualités

(all) on one's own: (tout) seul

II. own [oʊn] ADJ

own: propre

to use one's own car/brush: utiliser sa propre voiture/brosse

in one's own time (outside working hours): en dehors des heures de travail de qn

III. own [oʊn] VB trans

own: posséder

as if they owned the place: comme s'ils étaient chez eux

own up VB intr

own up: avouer

to own up to sth: avouer qc

in one's own backyard: tout près de chez soi

to judge sb on his own merits: juger qn sur ses mérites

to consider each case on its own merits: juger au cas par cas

to keep one's own counsel: garder ses intentions pour soi

French

English

chez-moi: (own) home

de visu: with one's own eyes

je suis venu de moi-même: I came of my own accord

expatrier: to leave one's own country

en franc-tireur: off one's own bat

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

réflexe identitaire: stronger sense of one’s own identity as a reaction to external circumstances

GEA Glossary of Refrigeration Technology

entraînement propre: driven by own motor

Present
I	own
you	own
he/she/it	owns
we	own
you	own
they	own

Past
I	owned
you	owned
he/she/it	owned
we	owned
you	owned
they	owned

Present Perfect
I	have	owned
you	have	owned
he/she/it	has	owned
we	have	owned
you	have	owned
they	have	owned

Past Perfect
I	had	owned
you	had	owned
he/she/it	had	owned
we	had	owned
you	had	owned
they	had	owned

See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be afraid of one's own shadow: avoir peur de son ombre

to do sth (out) of one's own volition: faire qc de son propre gré

to let sb stew in one's own juice: laisser mariner qn

to set up shop on one's own: se mettre à son compte

to stand on one's own two feet: ne dépendre que de soi

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