♦ own

♦ own
♦ own /əʊn/
A a.
1 (preceduto dall'agg. poss.) proprio; particolare; (di) mio (tuo, suo, ecc.): to do st. with one's own hands, fare qc. con le proprie mani; This farm is my own (o This is my own farm), questa fattoria è proprio mia (o di mia proprietà); It has a value all its own, ha un valore del tutto suo, particolare; I have no money of my own, non ho denaro di mio
2 (idiom.; per es.:) to cook one's own meals, farsi da mangiare da solo (o da sé)
B n.
(il) proprio; ciò che ci appartiene; il mio (il tuo, il suo, ecc.): I can do as I like with my own, posso disporre del mio a mio piacimento
● (market.) own brand, marchio (di commercio) □ own brother, fratello (non fratellastro) □ own cousin, primo cugino, prima cugina □ (sport) own field, il campo di casa, il campo amico; (fig.) il fattore campo □ (sport e fig.) own goal, autogol, autorete; (fig.) errore commesso a proprio danno □ (calcio, ecc.) one's own half, la propria metà campo □ own-initiative, di propria iniziativa, d'ufficio (agg.) □ to be one's own man (o master), non aver padroni; lavorare per conto proprio; essere un lavoratore autonomo □ (fin., ingl.) own shares, azioni proprie □ own sister, sorella (non sorellastra) □ to come into one's own, riuscire a dare piena prova di sé; cominciare a essere efficiente (utile, ecc.); realizzarsi □ to do a piece of work on one's own, fare un lavoro per conto proprio (o da solo) □ (fam.) to get one's own back, prendersi la rivincita; ripagare con la stessa moneta (fig.) □ to hold one's own, tener duro, resistere, non cedere; cavarsela bene, far valere i propri diritti; mantenersi calmo, dignitoso; portarsi bene □ to live on one's own, vivere del proprio; essere indipendente (economicamente) □ (al vocat.) my own (o my own sweetheart, ecc.), mio caro, mia cara; tesoro □ of one's own, per sé; personale: I want a girl of my own, voglio una ragazza tutta per me □ (sport) on one's own, da solo: to be going on one's own, andare via da solo.
♦ (to) own /əʊn/
v. t.
1 possedere; avere; essere (il) proprietario di: Who owns this house?, chi è il proprietario di questa casa?
2 (fam., sport) stracciare (q.); essere nettamente superiore (rispetto a q.): He totally owned the champion in the play-off, ha letteralmente stracciato il campione nello spareggio
3 (form.) ammettere; concedere; confessare; riconoscere: to own one's faults, ammettere le proprie colpe
to own oneself indebted, riconoscersi in debito (verso q.) □ (form.) to own to, confessare, riconoscere, ammettere: to own to a sense of shame, confessare di provar vergogna □ (fam.) to own up, confessare, ammettere: I own up to it, ammetto d'averlo fatto io; He owned up to stealing the money, ha confessato di aver rubato i soldi.

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