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• Utilisé pour souligner la possession ou l'appartenance à soi-même, ou ce qui est propre à quelqu'un.

Used to emphasize possession or belonging to oneself.

1. Belonging to oneselfA2informal

   Used to emphasize that something belongs to or is done by the person mentioned.

   Possédé par soi-même

   • I want to do it in my own way.
   • She has her own apartment in the city.
   • He made the decision on his own.

   Synonymesindividualparticularpersonalprivate

2. Personal possessionA2informal

   Used to indicate something that is personally owned or possessed.

   Possession personnelle

   • This is my own car, not borrowed.
   • They live in their own house now.
   • She bought her own laptop for school.

   Synonymesindividualpersonalprivate

• Verbe signifiant posséder ou avoir quelque chose comme sien, ou admettre, reconnaître comme sien (une action, un tort, etc.).

A verb used to indicate the act of possessing or having something as one's own.

1. Possess or haveA2formal

   To have something as one's own; to possess legally or personally.

   Posséder

   • She owns a small house in the countryside.
   • They own two cars and a motorcycle.
   • Does he own any property in the city?

   Synonymesboastcommandenjoyhaveholdkeepmaintainpossessretain

2. B1informal

   To admit or acknowledge that something is true or valid.

   reconnaître, avouer

   • I own that I was wrong about the decision.
   • He owned up to his mistake in front of everyone.
   • She owned her feelings during the conversation.

   Synonymesacknowledgeadmitallowavowconcedeconfessgrant

   Antonymesdenydisavowdisclaim

3. Defeat decisivelyB2informal

   To beat someone thoroughly, especially in a competition or argument.

   Écraser, vaincre nettement

   • Our team owned the opponents in the final match.
   • He completely owned the debate with strong arguments.
   • The new player owned the game from start to finish.

   Synonymesannihilateclobbercrushdestroydominateroutslaughterthrashtrounce

Variantes phrasalown up