own up in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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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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also botch-up">
also flub-up">

II.flub <forma in -ing flubbing, pt, pp flubbed> [Brit flʌb, Am fləb] VB trans Am inf (botch)

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I.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADV Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

up here
quassù
up there
lassù
up on the wardrobe, the hill
in cima all'armadio, alla collina
up on the top shelf
sullo scaffale più in alto
up in the tree
in cima all'albero
up in the clouds
tra le nuvole
up at the top of the house
su in cima alla casa
up on top of the mountain
sulla cima della montagna
up in London
(su) a Londra
up to or in Scotland
(su) in Scozia
up to Aberdeen
(su) ad Aberdeen
up North
(su) a Nord
four floors up from here
quattro piani più su
I live two floors up
abito due piani di sopra
he lives ten floors up from her
abita dieci piani sopra di lei
on the second shelf up
sul secondo scaffale dal basso
I'm on my way up
sto salendo
I'll be right up
salgo subito
he's on his way up to see you, to the fifth floor
sta salendo su da te, al quinto piano
it needs to be a bit further up picture:
dovrebbe stare un po' più su
all the way up
fino in cima

9. up:

up to
fino a
up to here
fino a qui
up to there
fino là
I was up to my knees in water
l'acqua mi arrivava alle ginocchia
up to 20 people, 50 dollars
fino a 20 persone, 50 dollari
up to 500 people arrive every day
ogni giorno arrivano fino a 500 persone
reductions of up to 50%
sconti fino al 50%
tax on profits of up to £150, 000
tasse sui guadagni fino a 150.000 sterline
to work for up to 12 hours a day
lavorare fino a 12 ore al giorno
a hotel for up to 500 people
un albergo che può ospitare fino a 500 persone
up to 1964
fino al 1964
up to 10.30 pm
fino alle 10.30 di sera
up to now
fino ad adesso
up to chapter two
fino al capitolo due
I'm not up to it (not capable)
non sono in grado di farlo
I'm not up to it (not well enough)
non me la sento di farlo
I'm not up to going to London, going back to work
non me la sento di andare a Londra, di tornare al lavoro
I'm not up to writing a book
non mi sento all'altezza di scrivere un libro
the play wasn't up to much
lo spettacolo non è stato un granché
that piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard
quel lavoro non era al tuo solito livello
it's up to you, him to do (expressing responsibility)
spetta a te, a lui fare or sta a te, a lui fare
“shall I leave?” - “it's up to you!”
“devo andare via?” - “vedi un po' tu!”
if it were up to me, him
se dipendesse da me, da lui
what is he up to?
cosa sta facendo?
what are those children up to?
cosa stanno combinando quei bambini?
they're up to something
stanno combinando qualcosa

II.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] PREP

III.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADJ

V.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB trans (increase)

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VI.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB intr inf

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own up in the PONS Dictionary

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English
The child then either has to own up to the consequences of the action or make an effort to recitfy the situation.
en.wikipedia.org
They own up to that now.
en.wikipedia.org
Probably not because they have just wasted thousands of dollars -- who wants to own up to that?
www.macleans.ca
What bothers them is that no one can ever own up to the fact.
www.theglobeandmail.com
There are, of course, many who proudly own up to hard-line atheism.
thinkprogress.org
Companies can own up to 65% of a company in the other country.
en.wikipedia.org
One can easily say "it should work" but can one own up if it does not?
www.freemalaysiatoday.com
When police make mistakes, they must own up to them.
www.cnn.com
Be ready to own up everyone but then the internet and its anonymity...
www.espncricinfo.com
We know that it is not easy for somebody to own up what he knows the society abhors.
www.vanguardngr.com

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