own - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Adjectives / Adverbs

own  adj.

propre  m./f.  adj.

Nouns

one's own initiative	l'initiative  f.
correction of patent specification by EPO of its own motion [LAW]	la correction d'office par l'OEB du fascicule de brevet   [Patent Law]

Verbs

to have a will of one's own	faire des caprices   - enfant
to carve out one's own place	faire son trou [fig.]

Examples

Mind your own business!

Mêlez-vous de vos affaires !

Phrases / Collocations

to own land	posséder des terres
by one's own admission	de son propre aveu
to be left to one's own resources	être livré(e) à soi-même
to make one's own judgment on sth.	se faire une opinion de qc.
to be in a world of one's own	vivre dans un monde à part
to be digging one's own grave [fig.]	creuser sa propre tombe
to be one's own boss [coll.]	être son propre patron [coll.]
to dig one's own grave [fig.]	creuser sa propre tombe [fig.]
to give a taste of one's own medicine [fig.]	rendre la monnaie de sa pièce [fig.]
to stand on one's own two feet [fig.]	voler de ses propres ailes [fig.]
to strike out on one's own	se mettre à voler de ses propres ailes [fig.]

Orthographically similar words

down, Down, gown, town