Significado de own en inglés
ownown1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ adjective, pronoun [always after a possessive] 
Ver todas las traducciones1used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with a particular person or thing and not any otherse usa para enfatizar que algo pertenece o está relacionado con una persona o cosa en particular y no con ninguna otra: 
Bring your own equipment.Trae tu propio equipo. Every dance has its own rhythm.Cada baile tiene su propio ritmo. The yacht was intended for the King’s own personal use.El yate estaba destinado al uso personal del propio rey. His face was only a few inches from her own.Su cara estaba a solo unos centímetros de la de ella.of your own We have problems of our own.Nosotros también tenemos nuestros propios problemas. I’d like to have a place of my own (=my own home).Me gustaría tener un lugar propio (=mi propia casa).your very own (=used to add more emphasis)(=se usa para añadir más énfasis) One day I want to have a horse of my very own.Algún día quiero tener un caballo completamente mío.something to call your own/which you can call your own (=something that belongs to you)(=algo que te pertenece) She just wanted a place to call her own.Ella solo quería un lugar que pudiera llamar suyo.2used to emphasize that someone did or made something without the help or involvement of anyone elsese usa para enfatizar que alguien hizo o fabricó algo sin la ayuda ni la intervención de nadie más: She makes a lot of her own clothes.Ella confecciona mucha de su propia ropa. We encourage students to develop their own ideas.Animamos a los estudiantes a desarrollar sus propias ideas. It’s your own fault for leaving the window open.Es tu propia culpa por dejar la ventana abierta.3(all) on your own a)alonesolo: I’ve been living on my own for four years now.Llevo cuatro años viviendo solo. He didn’t want to be left on his own.Él no quería quedarse solo. b)without anyone’s helpsin la ayuda de nadie: You can’t expect him to do it all on his own.No puedes esperar que él lo haga todo solo. I can manage on my own, thanks.Puedo arreglármelas solo, gracias.4for your own good/safety/benefit etc if you do something for someone’s own good etc, you do it to help them even though they might not like it or want itsi haces algo por el bien de alguien, lo haces para ayudarlo aunque puede que no le guste o no lo quiera: I’m only telling you this for your own good.Te digo esto solo por tu propio bien. He was kept away from the other prisoners for his own safety.Lo mantuvieron alejado de los otros prisioneros por su propia seguridad.5too nice/clever etc for your own good used to say that someone has too much of a good quality so that it may be a disadvantagese usa para decir que alguien tiene en exceso una buena cualidad, lo que puede resultar una desventaja: Stephen can be too generous for his own good.Stephen puede ser demasiado generoso para su propio bien.6get your own back (on somebody) informalinformal to do something bad to someone who has harmed you, as a way of punishing themhacer algo malo a alguien que te ha hecho daño como forma de castigarlo; desquitarse: She wanted to get her own back on Liz for ruining her party.Ella quería vengarse de Liz por haberle arruinado la fiesta.7be your own man/woman to have strong opinions and intentions that are not influenced by other peopletener opiniones e intenciones firmes que no son influidas por otras personas: Hilary’s very much her own woman.Hilary es muy dueña de sí misma.8make something your own to change or deal with something in a way that makes it seem to belong to youcambiar o tratar algo de modo que parezca propio: Great singers can take an old song and make it their own.Los grandes cantantes pueden tomar una canción antigua y hacerla suya. → come into your own at come1(6), → hold your own at hold1(24)GRAMMARGRAMÁTICA• You say my own, her own, their own etc: · They miss their own country.· The town has its own station. ✗Don’t say: They miss the own country. | The town has an own station.• Se dice my own, her own, their own, etc.: · They miss their own country. (Extrañan su propio país.) · The town has its own station. (La ciudad tiene su propia estación.) ✗No se dice: They miss the own country. | The town has an own station.• You can also say of my own, of her own, of their own etc: · I want to have a room of my own.· Each house has a garden of its own.• También se puede decir of my own, of her own, of their own, etc.: · I want to have a room of my own. (Quiero tener una habitación propia.) · Each house has a garden of its own. (Cada casa tiene su propio jardín.)
Ver todas las traducciones1used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with a particular person or thing and not any otherse usa para enfatizar que algo pertenece o está relacionado con una persona o cosa en particular y no con ninguna otra: Bring your own equipment.Trae tu propio equipo. Every dance has its own rhythm.Cada baile tiene su propio ritmo. The yacht was intended for the King’s own personal use.El yate estaba destinado al uso personal del propio rey. His face was only a few inches from her own.Su cara estaba a solo unos centímetros de la de ella.of your own We have problems of our own.Nosotros también tenemos nuestros propios problemas. I’d like to have a place of my own (=my own home).Me gustaría tener un lugar propio (=mi propia casa).your very own (=used to add more emphasis)(=se usa para añadir más énfasis) One day I want to have a horse of my very own.Algún día quiero tener un caballo completamente mío.something to call your own/which you can call your own (=something that belongs to you)(=algo que te pertenece) She just wanted a place to call her own.Ella solo quería un lugar que pudiera llamar suyo.2used to emphasize that someone did or made something without the help or involvement of anyone elsese usa para enfatizar que alguien hizo o fabricó algo sin la ayuda ni la intervención de nadie más: She makes a lot of her own clothes.Ella confecciona mucha de su propia ropa. We encourage students to develop their own ideas.Animamos a los estudiantes a desarrollar sus propias ideas. It’s your own fault for leaving the window open.Es tu propia culpa por dejar la ventana abierta.3(all) on your own a)alonesolo: I’ve been living on my own for four years now.Llevo cuatro años viviendo solo. He didn’t want to be left on his own.Él no quería quedarse solo. b)without anyone’s helpsin la ayuda de nadie: You can’t expect him to do it all on his own.No puedes esperar que él lo haga todo solo. I can manage on my own, thanks.Puedo arreglármelas solo, gracias.4for your own good/safety/benefit etc if you do something for someone’s own good etc, you do it to help them even though they might not like it or want itsi haces algo por el bien de alguien, lo haces para ayudarlo aunque puede que no le guste o no lo quiera: I’m only telling you this for your own good.Te digo esto solo por tu propio bien. He was kept away from the other prisoners for his own safety.Lo mantuvieron alejado de los otros prisioneros por su propia seguridad.5too nice/clever etc for your own good used to say that someone has too much of a good quality so that it may be a disadvantagese usa para decir que alguien tiene en exceso una buena cualidad, lo que puede resultar una desventaja: Stephen can be too generous for his own good.Stephen puede ser demasiado generoso para su propio bien.6get your own back (on somebody) informalinformal to do something bad to someone who has harmed you, as a way of punishing themhacer algo malo a alguien que te ha hecho daño como forma de castigarlo; desquitarse: She wanted to get her own back on Liz for ruining her party.Ella quería vengarse de Liz por haberle arruinado la fiesta.7be your own man/woman to have strong opinions and intentions that are not influenced by other peopletener opiniones e intenciones firmes que no son influidas por otras personas: Hilary’s very much her own woman.Hilary es muy dueña de sí misma.8make something your own to change or deal with something in a way that makes it seem to belong to youcambiar o tratar algo de modo que parezca propio: Great singers can take an old song and make it their own.Los grandes cantantes pueden tomar una canción antigua y hacerla suya. → come into your own at come1(6), → hold your own at hold1(24)GRAMMARGRAMÁTICA• You say my own, her own, their own etc: · They miss their own country.· The town has its own station. ✗Don’t say: They miss the own country. | The town has an own station.• Se dice my own, her own, their own, etc.: · They miss their own country. (Extrañan su propio país.) · The town has its own station. (La ciudad tiene su propia estación.) ✗No se dice: They miss the own country. | The town has an own station.• You can also say of my own, of her own, of their own etc: · I want to have a room of my own.· Each house has a garden of its own.• También se puede decir of my own, of her own, of their own, etc.: · I want to have a room of my own. (Quiero tener una habitación propia.) · Each house has a garden of its own. (Cada casa tiene su propio jardín.)ownown2 verb [transitive] 1to have something which belongs to you, especially because you have bought it, been given it etc and it is legally yourstener algo que te pertenece, especialmente porque lo has comprado, recibido como regalo, etc., y es legalmente tuyo: The building is owned by the local council.El edificio es propiedad del ayuntamiento local. You need to get permission from the farmer who owns the land.Necesitas obtener el permiso del agricultor que es propietario del terreno. Many more people now own their own homes.Ahora mucha más gente es propietaria de su propia vivienda. the cost of owning a carel costo de tener un autopublicly/privately owned British English (=belonging to the government or a private organization)(=perteneciente al gobierno o a una organización privada) a privately owned companyuna empresa de propiedad privada2as if/as though/like you own the place informalinformal to behave in a way that is too confident and upsets other peoplecomportarse de manera demasiado arrogante y molestar a los demás: She acts like she owns the place!¡Se comporta como si fuera la dueña del lugar! They walked in as if they owned the place.Entraron como si fueran los dueños del lugar.3old-fashionedanticuado to admit that something is trueadmitir que algo es verdadown (that) I own that I judged her harshly at first.Reconozco que la juzgué con dureza al principio.own to I must own to a feeling of anxiety.Debo admitir que siento cierta ansiedad.4informalinformal to defeat someone very easily or by a large amountderrotar a alguien con gran facilidad o por un amplio margen: Our team totally owned them!¡Nuestro equipo los aplastó por completo!GRAMMAR: Using the progressiveGRAMÁTICA: Uso del progresivoOwn is not used in the progressive. You say: · They own several cars. ✗Don’t say: They are owning several cars.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSOwn no se usa en forma progresiva. Se dice: · They own several cars. ✗No se dice: They are owning several cars.Guía gramatical — VERBOSTHESAURUSSINÓNIMOSown if you own something, it legally belongs to yousi eres propietario de algo, legalmente te pertenece: · They live in a flat but they don’t own it.· Viven en un piso pero no son sus propietarios.· The land is owned by farmers.· La tierra es propiedad de agricultores.· a privately owned plane· un avión de propiedad privadahave [not in passive] to own something – used when focussing on the fact that someone has the use of something, rather than the fact that they legally own itposeer algo — se usa cuando se hace hincapié en que alguien tiene el uso de algo, más que en el hecho de que sea legalmente suyo: · How many students have a cell phone?· ¿Cuántos estudiantes tienen un celular?· I wish I had a sports car.· Ojalá tuviera un auto deportivo.possess [not in passive] formalformal to own somethingposeer algo: · It is illegal to possess a firearm in Britain.· Es ilegal poseer un arma de fuego en Gran Bretaña.· I don’t even possess a smart suit!· ¡Ni siquiera tengo un traje elegante!belong to somebody/something [not in passive] if something belongs to you, you own itsi algo te pertenece, es tuyo: · The ring belonged to my grandmother.· El anillo le pertenecía a mi abuela.hold to own shares in a companyposeer acciones de una empresa: · One man holds a third of the company’s shares.· Un hombre tiene un tercio de las acciones de la empresa.be the property of somebody/something formalformal to be owned by someone – written on signs, labels etcser propiedad de alguien — escrito en letreros, etiquetas, etc.: · This camera is the property of the BBC.· Esta cámara es propiedad de la BBC.own up phrasal verb to admit that you have done something wrong, especially something that is not seriousadmitir que has hecho algo malo, especialmente algo que no es grave: Come on, own up. Who broke it?Vamos, confiésalo. ¿Quién lo rompió?own up to (doing) something No one owned up to breaking the window.Nadie reconoció haber roto la ventana. He was too frightened to own up to his mistake.Tenía demasiado miedo para admitir su error. He still wouldn’t own up to the fact that he’d lied.Aún no quería reconocer el hecho de que había mentido.
1to have something which belongs to you, especially because you have bought it, been given it etc and it is legally yourstener algo que te pertenece, especialmente porque lo has comprado, recibido como regalo, etc., y es legalmente tuyo: The building is owned by the local council.El edificio es propiedad del ayuntamiento local. You need to get permission from the farmer who owns the land.Necesitas obtener el permiso del agricultor que es propietario del terreno. Many more people now own their own homes.Ahora mucha más gente es propietaria de su propia vivienda. the cost of owning a carel costo de tener un autopublicly/privately owned British English (=belonging to the government or a private organization)(=perteneciente al gobierno o a una organización privada) a privately owned companyuna empresa de propiedad privada2as if/as though/like you own the place informalinformal to behave in a way that is too confident and upsets other peoplecomportarse de manera demasiado arrogante y molestar a los demás: She acts like she owns the place!¡Se comporta como si fuera la dueña del lugar! They walked in as if they owned the place.Entraron como si fueran los dueños del lugar.3old-fashionedanticuado to admit that something is trueadmitir que algo es verdadown (that) I own that I judged her harshly at first.Reconozco que la juzgué con dureza al principio.own to I must own to a feeling of anxiety.Debo admitir que siento cierta ansiedad.4informalinformal to defeat someone very easily or by a large amountderrotar a alguien con gran facilidad o por un amplio margen: Our team totally owned them!¡Nuestro equipo los aplastó por completo!GRAMMAR: Using the progressiveGRAMÁTICA: Uso del progresivoOwn is not used in the progressive. You say: · They own several cars. ✗Don’t say: They are owning several cars.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSOwn no se usa en forma progresiva. Se dice: · They own several cars. ✗No se dice: They are owning several cars.Guía gramatical — VERBOSTHESAURUSSINÓNIMOSown if you own something, it legally belongs to yousi eres propietario de algo, legalmente te pertenece: · They live in a flat but they don’t own it.· Viven en un piso pero no son sus propietarios.· The land is owned by farmers.· La tierra es propiedad de agricultores.· a privately owned plane· un avión de propiedad privadahave [not in passive] to own something – used when focussing on the fact that someone has the use of something, rather than the fact that they legally own itposeer algo — se usa cuando se hace hincapié en que alguien tiene el uso de algo, más que en el hecho de que sea legalmente suyo: · How many students have a cell phone?· ¿Cuántos estudiantes tienen un celular?· I wish I had a sports car.· Ojalá tuviera un auto deportivo.possess [not in passive] formalformal to own somethingposeer algo: · It is illegal to possess a firearm in Britain.· Es ilegal poseer un arma de fuego en Gran Bretaña.· I don’t even possess a smart suit!· ¡Ni siquiera tengo un traje elegante!belong to somebody/something [not in passive] if something belongs to you, you own itsi algo te pertenece, es tuyo: · The ring belonged to my grandmother.· El anillo le pertenecía a mi abuela.hold to own shares in a companyposeer acciones de una empresa: · One man holds a third of the company’s shares.· Un hombre tiene un tercio de las acciones de la empresa.be the property of somebody/something formalformal to be owned by someone – written on signs, labels etcser propiedad de alguien — escrito en letreros, etiquetas, etc.: · This camera is the property of the BBC.· Esta cámara es propiedad de la BBC.own up phrasal verb to admit that you have done something wrong, especially something that is not seriousadmitir que has hecho algo malo, especialmente algo que no es grave: Come on, own up. Who broke it?Vamos, confiésalo. ¿Quién lo rompió?own up to (doing) something No one owned up to breaking the window.Nadie reconoció haber roto la ventana. He was too frightened to own up to his mistake.Tenía demasiado miedo para admitir su error. He still wouldn’t own up to the fact that he’d lied.Aún no quería reconocer el hecho de que había mentido.