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

own
proprio
his own car, house
la sua auto, casa
my own sister, daughter
mia sorella, figlia
his own children
i suoi figli
to have one's own business
avere una ditta in proprio
to start one's own business
mettersi in proprio
the company has its own lawyer
la ditta ha un suo avvocato
he has his own ideas about what the truth is
ha una sua idea su quale sia la verità
he is responsible to his own government, department
deve rendere conto al suo governo, reparto
don't ask him to do it, he has his own problems
non chiedere a lui di farlo, ha già (abbastanza) problemi per conto suo
for your, his, their own safety
per la tua, sua, loro sicurezza
he's very nice in his own way
a modo suo è molto gentile
the film was, in his own words, “rubbish”
per usare le sue parole, il film era “una schifezza”
the house has its own garage, garden
la casa ha un garage, giardino (privato)
with my own eyes
con i miei stessi occhi
she does her own cooking, washing
si fa da mangiare da sola, si lava le cose da sola
he makes his own decisions
decide da solo

II.own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] PRON

I don't have a company car, I use my own
non ho la macchina della ditta, uso la mia
he didn't borrow it, it's his own
non l'ha preso in prestito, è proprio suo
she borrowed my pen, because she'd lost her own
prese in prestito la mia penna perché aveva perso la sua
they have problems of their own
hanno (abbastanza) problemi per conto loro
when you have children of your own
quando avrai figli tuoi
he has a room of his own
ha una camera tutta per sé
I have a suggestion of my own to make
avrei un suggerimento personale da dare
a house, a garden of our (very) own
una casa (tutta) nostra, un giardino (tutto) nostro
it's his (very) own
è (tutto) suo
we've got nothing to call our own
non abbiamo niente che sia proprio nostro
my time's not my own
non ho neanche un attimo per me stessa

III.own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] VB trans

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IV.own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] VB intr

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own goal [Brit, Am ˌoʊn ˈɡoʊl] N

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own label → own brand

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pick-your-own [Brit, Am ˈpɪk ˌjə ˈroʊn] N

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it's her own unassisted work
ha fatto il suo lavoro tutto da sola
of one's own volition
di propria sponte

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to paddle one's own canoe
essere autonomo

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own Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be one's own man/person/woman
pensare con la propria testa
he was hoisted by his own petard prov
è caduto nella sua stessa trappola
to beat sb at his/her own game
battere qu con le sue stesse armi
to do sth (out) of one's own volition
fare qc di spontanea volontà
to have a will of one's own
essere caparbio
in my/your/his [or her] [or its fondi] own small way
nel mio/tuo/suo piccolo
to take stock of one's own life
fare il bilancio della propria vita fig
to be afraid of one's own shadow
aver paura della propria ombra
I'm telling you for your own good
lo dico per il tuo bene
best to stick to your own kind
moglie e buoi dei paesi tuoi prov

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Unlike anarcho-capitalism, however, it can easily be made consistent anarchism by applying its own principles consistently.
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His appointment to lead the 68th caused consternation among the officers, who had hoped for the promotion of one of their own.
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He successfully employed alcoholic vapours, and a varnish of his own invention, to protect paintings against the destructive influence of the atmosphere.
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The impression books also record mixed responses to the museum; some visitors noted down their own anti-American sentiments, especially after 2001.
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In spite of this he persevered and made substantial progress using his own resources.
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Many of them were so distraught that they charged back into their own lines.
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It has also recently built an adventure playground and has its own school website.
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There were several factors which preoccupied her over those decades, and took her attention away from publishing her own work.
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It was partly based on people in her life and on her own early romantic experiences.
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Diners can also add extra chili, coriander leaf (cilantro), garlic etc. to suit their own taste.
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