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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

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in one's own backyard
tout près de chez soi

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own 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
to be caught at one's own game
se prendre à son propre jeu
it's serves his own interest, of course! [or what do you think!]
c'est qu'il y trouve son intérêt, pardi!
to stand on one's own two feet
voler de ses propres ailes
he can stand up on his own
il tient debout tout seul personne
to have a house of one's own
avoir une maison à soi

own Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

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own Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

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He was never a mine of information about the game, and was even reluctant to discuss his own career.
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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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Diners can also add extra chili, coriander leaf (cilantro), garlic etc. to suit their own taste.
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That means that every human being is capable, if so desiring, to change one's own life and character and earns one's own bliss.
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And businesses have similar tax incentives to prefer borrowed capital to use of their own funds.
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He believed that carriers could not be successfully defended by their own aircraft without some form of early-warning system.
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Mature was always a self-effacing star who had no delusions about his own work.
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In spite of this he persevered and made substantial progress using his own resources.
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She is a charming and vivacious character who flirts with her own husband even though he has been convinced to resist her charms.
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However, the nameless story-teller is unable to free himself from his own position that carries cultural and economic benefits.
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