one's in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for one's in the English»French Dictionary

I.one [Brit wʌn, Am wən] DET When one is used as a personal pronoun it is translated by on when it is the subject of the verb: one never knows = on ne sait jamais. When one is the object of the verb or comes after a preposition it is usually translated by vous: it can make one ill = cela peut vous rendre malade.
For more examples and all other uses, see the entry below.

II.one [Brit wʌn, Am wən] PRON

1. one (indefinite):

un/une m/f

III.one [Brit wʌn, Am wən] N (number)

VII.one [Brit wʌn, Am wən]

See also road, never, hell, any

road [Brit rəʊd, Am roʊd] N

1. road (between places):

route f (from de, to à)
routier/-ière

never [Brit ˈnɛvə, Am ˈnɛvər] ADV When never is used to modify a verb (she never wears a hat, I've never seen him) it is translated ne…jamais in French; ne comes before the verb, and before the auxiliary in compound tenses, and jamais comes after the verb or auxiliary: elle ne porte jamais de chapeau, je ne l'ai jamais vu.
When never is used without a verb, it is translated by jamais alone: ‘admit it!’—‘never!’ = ‘avoue-le!’—‘jamais’.
For examples and particular usages, see the entry below.

1. never (not ever):

I.hell [Brit hɛl, Am hɛl] N

3. hell (as intensifier) inf:

on en a bavé inf
dégage! inf
qu'est- ce que tu fais, bon Dieu? inf

II.hell [Brit hɛl, Am hɛl] INTERJ sl

III.hell [Brit hɛl, Am hɛl]

to be hell inf on sth Am
to catch hell inf Am

I.any [ˈenɪ] DET When any is used as a determiner in negative sentences it is not usually translated in French: we don't have any money = nous n'avons pas d'argent.
When any is used as a determiner in questions it is translated by du, de l', de la or des according to the gender and number of the noun that follows: is there any soap? = y a-t-il du savon?; is there any flour? = y a-t-il de la farine?; are there any questions? = est-ce qu'il y a des questions?
For examples and other determiner uses see I. in the entry below.
When any is used as a pronoun in negative sentences and in questions it is translated by en: we don't have any = nous n'en avons pas; have you got any? = est-ce que vous en avez?
For more examples and other pronoun uses see II. below.
For adverbial uses such as any more, any longer, any better etc. see III. below.

3. any (no matter which):

1. any (with comparatives):

I.one's [Brit wʌnz, Am wənz] In French determiners agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify. So when one's is used as a determiner it is translated by son + masculine singular noun (son argent), by sa + feminine noun (sa voiture) BUT by son + feminine noun beginning with a vowel or mute h (son assiette) and by ses + plural noun (ses enfants).
When one's is stressed, à soi is added after the noun.
When one’s is used in expressions such as to brush one’s teeth where an indirect reflexive verb is used in French, it is translated by le/la/les: to brush one’s teeth = se laver les dents; .
For examples and particular usages see the entry one’s.

one's → one is, → one has

II.one's [Brit wʌnz, Am wənz] DET

I.one-to-one [Brit wʌntəˈwʌn, Am ˌwəntəˈwən] ADJ

II.one-to-one [Brit wʌntəˈwʌn, Am ˌwəntəˈwən] ADV

one-sided [Brit wʌnˈsʌɪdɪd, Am ˈwən ˈˌsaɪdɪd] ADJ

one-upmanship [Brit wʌnˈʌpmənʃɪp, Am wənˈəpmənˌʃɪp] N

one's in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for one's in the English»French Dictionary

See also eight

one's Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cover one's eyes with one's hands
to cover one's eyes with one's hands fig
to run one's hand through one's hair
to dig one's hands in(to) one's pockets
to match one's actions to one's words
to cut one's leg/one's head open

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

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
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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It typically occupies roughly 35 degrees of vision, about the same size as the tip of one's thumb held at arm's length.
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Applying makeup and nailpolish, dying one's hair or applying henna to the skin, and tooth whitening are not examples of acquired traits.
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The act of imagining unexperienced childhood events, such as being rescued by a lifeguard or breaking a window with one's hand, increased confidence that the events had occurred.
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At the end, one's repugnance gives way to a more nuanced (or confused) understanding.
www.ft.com
But do those dining habits and preferences truly expose one's personality, or is ending a relationship over a food hang-up just plain petty?
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He believed that true knowledge comes from personal experiences and individual confrontations actualized by one's own intentions.
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The phrase is usually a humorous way of saying that one was not sitting idly, but engaged constructively in contemplation or letting one's mind wander.
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This digitization of mental information allows both the transference of one's mind to someone else's body, and the theft and alteration of other people's memories.
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It also has created an identikit model, a face stamped out of a mold, and a replacement of one's identity with one of conformity.
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