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1 ♦ own
♦ own /əʊn/A a.1 (preceduto dall'agg. poss.) proprio; particolare; (di) mio (tuo, suo, ecc.): to do st. with one's own hands, fare qc. con le proprie mani; This farm is my own ( o This is my own farm), questa fattoria è proprio mia (o di mia proprietà); It has a value all its own, ha un valore del tutto suo, particolare; I have no money of my own, non ho denaro di mio2 (idiom.; per es.:) to cook one's own meals, farsi da mangiare da solo (o da sé)B n.(il) proprio; ciò che ci appartiene; il mio (il tuo, il suo, ecc.): I can do as I like with my own, posso disporre del mio a mio piacimento● (market.) own brand, marchio (di commercio) □ own brother, fratello ( non fratellastro) □ own cousin, primo cugino, prima cugina □ ( sport) own field, il campo di casa, il campo amico; (fig.) il fattore campo □ ( sport e fig.) own goal, autogol, autorete; (fig.) errore commesso a proprio danno □ ( calcio, ecc.) one's own half, la propria metà campo □ own-initiative, di propria iniziativa, d'ufficio (agg.) □ to be one's own man (o master), non aver padroni; lavorare per conto proprio; essere un lavoratore autonomo □ (fin., ingl.) own shares, azioni proprie □ own sister, sorella ( non sorellastra) □ to come into one's own, riuscire a dare piena prova di sé; cominciare a essere efficiente (utile, ecc.); realizzarsi □ to do a piece of work on one's own, fare un lavoro per conto proprio (o da solo) □ (fam.) to get one's own back, prendersi la rivincita; ripagare con la stessa moneta (fig.) □ to hold one's own, tener duro, resistere, non cedere; cavarsela bene, far valere i propri diritti; mantenersi calmo, dignitoso; portarsi bene □ to live on one's own, vivere del proprio; essere indipendente ( economicamente) □ (al vocat.) my own (o my own sweetheart, ecc.), mio caro, mia cara; tesoro □ of one's own, per sé; personale: I want a girl of my own, voglio una ragazza tutta per me □ ( sport) on one's own, da solo: to be going on one's own, andare via da solo.♦ (to) own /əʊn/v. t.1 possedere; avere; essere (il) proprietario di: Who owns this house?, chi è il proprietario di questa casa?2 (fam., sport) stracciare (q.); essere nettamente superiore (rispetto a q.): He totally owned the champion in the play-off, ha letteralmente stracciato il campione nello spareggio3 (form.) ammettere; concedere; confessare; riconoscere: to own one's faults, ammettere le proprie colpe● to own oneself indebted, riconoscersi in debito (verso q.) □ (form.) to own to, confessare, riconoscere, ammettere: to own to a sense of shame, confessare di provar vergogna □ (fam.) to own up, confessare, ammettere: I own up to it, ammetto d'averlo fatto io; He owned up to stealing the money, ha confessato di aver rubato i soldi. -
2 fault
I [fɔːlt]1) (responsibility) colpa f. (anche dir.)to be sb.'s fault to be the fault of sb. (that) essere colpa di qcn. (che); it's my (own) fault è (solo o tutta) colpa mia; whose fault was it? di chi era la colpa? the fault lies with him la colpa è sua; through no fault of his own non per colpa sua; to be at fault — essere in o avere torto
2) (flaw) difetto m.; (electrical failure) guasto m.structural, software fault — difetto strutturale, di software
3) (in tennis) fallo m.4) geol. faglia f.II [fɔːlt]verbo transitivo biasimare, criticare* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) colpa2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) difetto3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) faglia, frattura2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) criticare- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault* * *I [fɔːlt]1) (responsibility) colpa f. (anche dir.)to be sb.'s fault to be the fault of sb. (that) essere colpa di qcn. (che); it's my (own) fault è (solo o tutta) colpa mia; whose fault was it? di chi era la colpa? the fault lies with him la colpa è sua; through no fault of his own non per colpa sua; to be at fault — essere in o avere torto
2) (flaw) difetto m.; (electrical failure) guasto m.structural, software fault — difetto strutturale, di software
3) (in tennis) fallo m.4) geol. faglia f.II [fɔːlt]verbo transitivo biasimare, criticare -
3 intolerant
[ɪn'tɒlərənt]* * *adjective ((often with of) unwilling to endure or accept eg people whose ideas etc are different from one's own, members of a different race or religion etc: an intolerant attitude; He is intolerant of others' faults.) intollerante* * *intolerant /ɪnˈtɒlərənt/a.intollerante: to be intolerant of other people's opinions, essere intollerante delle opinioni altruiintolerancen. [u]intolerantlyavv.intollerantemente.* * *[ɪn'tɒlərənt]
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