a house of your very own

on the very day when... — genau am [selben] Tag, an dem...

you're the very person I wanted to see — genau dich wollte ich sehen

at the very moment when... — im selben Augenblick, als...

in the very centre — genau in der Mitte

at the very edge of the cliff — ganz am Rand der Klippe

at the very end/beginning — ganz am Ende/Anfang

only a very little — nur ein ganz kleines bisschen

the very fact of his presence — allein schon seine Anwesenheit

do one's very best or utmost — sein menschenmöglichstes tun

£50 at the very most — allerhöchstens 50 Pfund

under somebody's very nose — (fig. coll.) direkt vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)

it's very near — es ist ganz in der Nähe

in the very near future — in allernächster Zukunft

it's very possible that... — es ist sehr gut möglich, dass...

not very much — nicht sehr

very little — [nur] sehr wenig [verstehen, essen]

not very big — (not extremely big) nicht sehr groß; (not at all big) nicht gerade groß

that is the very word he used — das ist genau das Wort, das er gebrauchte

in his very next sentence/breath — schon im nächsten Satz/Atemzug

I'm very sorry — es tut mir sehr leid

I'm not very good at maths — ich bin in Mathe nicht besonders gut

it's very possible — es ist durchaus or( sehr) gut möglich

he is so very lazy — er ist SO faul

very little milk — ganz or sehr wenig Milch

how well do you know her? – not very — wie gut kennst du sie? – nicht besonders gut

very good, sir — geht in Ordnung, mein Herr, sehr wohl, mein Herr (dated)

that very day/moment — genau an diesem Tag/in diesem Augenblick

in the very middle of the picture — genau in der Mitte des Bildes

this laboratory is the very heart of our factory — dieses Labor ist der Kern unseres Werkes

on the very spot where... — genau an der Stelle, wo...

the very thing/man I need — genau das, was/genau der Mann, den ich brauche

to the very end of his life — bis an sein Lebensende

the very idea! — nein, so etwas!

do one's very best or utmost — sein menschenmöglichstes tun

under somebody's very nose — (fig. coll.) direkt vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)

very little — [nur] sehr wenig [verstehen, essen]

not very big — (not extremely big) nicht sehr groß; (not at all big) nicht gerade groß

on the very day when... — genau am [selben] Tag, an dem...

you're the very person I wanted to see — genau dich wollte ich sehen

at the very moment when... — im selben Augenblick, als...

in the very centre — genau in der Mitte

at the very edge of the cliff — ganz am Rand der Klippe

at the very end/beginning — ganz am Ende/Anfang

only a very little — nur ein ganz kleines bisschen

the very fact of his presence — allein schon seine Anwesenheit

do one's very best or utmost — sein menschenmöglichstes tun

£50 at the very most — allerhöchstens 50 Pfund

under somebody's very nose — (fig. coll.) direkt vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)

it's very near — es ist ganz in der Nähe

in the very near future — in allernächster Zukunft

it's very possible that... — es ist sehr gut möglich, dass...

not very much — nicht sehr

very little — [nur] sehr wenig [verstehen, essen]

not very big — (not extremely big) nicht sehr groß; (not at all big) nicht gerade groß

that is the very word he used — das ist genau das Wort, das er gebrauchte

in his very next sentence/breath — schon im nächsten Satz/Atemzug

I'm very sorry — es tut mir sehr leid

I'm not very good at maths — ich bin in Mathe nicht besonders gut

it's very possible — es ist durchaus or( sehr) gut möglich

he is so very lazy — er ist SO faul

very little milk — ganz or sehr wenig Milch

how well do you know her? – not very — wie gut kennst du sie? – nicht besonders gut

very good, sir — geht in Ordnung, mein Herr, sehr wohl, mein Herr (dated)

that very day/moment — genau an diesem Tag/in diesem Augenblick

in the very middle of the picture — genau in der Mitte des Bildes

this laboratory is the very heart of our factory — dieses Labor ist der Kern unseres Werkes

on the very spot where... — genau an der Stelle, wo...

the very thing/man I need — genau das, was/genau der Mann, den ich brauche

to the very end of his life — bis an sein Lebensende

the very idea! — nein, so etwas!

do one's very best or utmost — sein menschenmöglichstes tun

under somebody's very nose — (fig. coll.) direkt vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)

very little — [nur] sehr wenig [verstehen, essen]

not very big — (not extremely big) nicht sehr groß; (not at all big) nicht gerade groß

to come into one's own — s'épanouir fig

each to his own — chacun son goût (colloq)

to get one's own back — se venger ( on somebody de quelqu'un)

my/her/your etc own: in our own house en nuestra propia casa; I saw it with my (very) own eyes lo vi con mis propios ojos; she makes her own clothes se hace la ropa ella misma; it's all my own work lo hice todo yo; I'll find my own way out — no hace falta que me acompañe hasta la salida

my/her/your etc own: it isn't a company car: it's her own no es un coche de la empresa, es suyo (propio); she wanted a room of her own quería una habitación para ella sola; she has enough work of her own without helping you too tiene bastante trabajo propio como para estar ayudándote a ti; Florence has a charm all (of) its own Florencia tiene un encanto muy particular; on one's own solo; you're on your own from now on de ahora en adelante te las arreglarás por tu cuenta; to call something one's own: I don't have a moment to call my own no tengo ni un minuto para mí; to come into one's own: she really comes into her own in the final act en el último acto es cuando verdaderamente se luce; to get one's own back (BrE colloq) desquitarse; I can't wait to get my own back on him no veo el momento de desquitarme or de hacérselas pagar; to hold one's own — saber* defenderse

he owns two tractors — tiene or posee dos tractores

who owns the newspaper? — ¿quién es el propietario or dueño del periódico?

I own I was wrong — reconozco or admito que me equivoqué

to own to sth — confesar or reconocer algo

my/his/her etc own: the house is her own — la casa es de su propiedad or le pertenece

• he has a style all his own — tiene un estilo muy suyo or propio

• I'm so busy I can scarcely call my time my own — estoy tan ocupado que apenas dispongo de mi tiempo

• can I have it for my own? — ¿puedo quedarme con él?

• he made the theory his own — hizo suya la teoría, adoptó la teoría

• she has money of her own — tiene su propio dinero

• to be on one's own — estar solo

now we're on our own — ya estamos solos or a solas

to do sth on one's own — (=unaccompanied) hacer algo por su cuenta; (=unaided) hacer algo solo or sin ayuda (de nadie)

• you'll have a room of your very own — tendrás una habitación para ti solo

own brand N — (Comm) marca f propia (de un supermercado etc)

own goal N — (Brit) (Sport) autogol m

the campaign was considered a public relations own goal for the government — la campaña se consideró un perjuicio que el gobierno se ha hecho a sí mismo or un gol que el gobierno se ha marcado a sí mismo en el ámbito de las relaciones públicas

own label N — = own brand

my/her/your etc own: in our own house en nuestra propia casa; I saw it with my (very) own eyes lo vi con mis propios ojos; she makes her own clothes se hace la ropa ella misma; it's all my own work lo hice todo yo; I'll find my own way out — no hace falta que me acompañe hasta la salida

my/her/your etc own: it isn't a company car: it's her own no es un coche de la empresa, es suyo (propio); she wanted a room of her own quería una habitación para ella sola; she has enough work of her own without helping you too tiene bastante trabajo propio como para estar ayudándote a ti; Florence has a charm all (of) its own Florencia tiene un encanto muy particular; on one's own solo; you're on your own from now on de ahora en adelante te las arreglarás por tu cuenta; to call something one's own: I don't have a moment to call my own no tengo ni un minuto para mí; to come into one's own: she really comes into her own in the final act en el último acto es cuando verdaderamente se luce; to get one's own back (BrE colloq) desquitarse; I can't wait to get my own back on him no veo el momento de desquitarme or de hacérselas pagar; to hold one's own — saber* defenderse

to come into one's own — entrare in possesso di ciò a cui si ha diritto; fig. ottenere il giusto riconoscimento

to get one's own back — vendicarsi (on sb. di qcn.)

to get sb. on their own — incontrare qcn. da solo o in privato

he walks around as if he owns the place — spreg. si comporta come se questo posto fosse suo

to come into one's own — entrare in possesso di ciò a cui si ha diritto; fig. ottenere il giusto riconoscimento

to get one's own back — vendicarsi (on sb. di qcn.)

to get sb. on their own — incontrare qcn. da solo o in privato

he walks around as if he owns the place — spreg. si comporta come se questo posto fosse suo

from now on, you're on your own fam — d'ora in poi te la dovrai cavare da solo

to do sth on one's own — (unaided) fare qualcosa da solo (-a)

with one's own eyes — mit eigenen Augen

speak from one's own experience — aus eigener Erfahrung sprechen

make one's own clothes — seine Kleidung selbst schneidern

a house/ideas etc. of one's own — ein eigenes Haus/eigene Ideen usw.

for reasons of his own... — aus nur ihm selbst bekannten Gründen...

that's where he/it comes into his/its own — (fig.) da kommt er/es voll zur Geltung

on one's/its own — (alone) allein

he's in a class of his own — (fig.) er ist eine Klasse für sich; see also academic.ru/31030/get_back">get back 2. 3); hold 1. 10); man 1. 2)

be privately owned — sich in Privatbesitz befinden

they behaved as if they owned the place — sie benahmen sich, als ob der Laden ihnen gehörte (ugs.)

he looks as if he owns the place — er sieht so aus, als wäre er hier zu Hause

he owned that the claim was reasonable — er erkannte die Forderung als gerechtfertigt an, er gab zu, dass die Forderung gerechtfertigt war

to own a child (Jur) — ein Kind (als seines) anerkennen

to own to sth — etw eingestehen; to debts etw anerkennen

he does ( all) his own cooking — er kocht für sich selbst

thank you, I'm quite capable of finding my own way out — danke, ich finde sehr gut alleine hinaus

my own one ( liter, hum : = beloved ) — mein Einziger, meine Einzige

own resources (Fin) — Eigenmittel pl

to make sth one's own — sich (dat) etw zu eigen machen

it has a beauty all its own or of its own — es hat eine ganz eigene or eigenartige Schönheit

to get one's own back on sb (esp Brit) — es jdm heimzahlen

he was determined to get his own back (esp Brit) — er war entschlossen, sich zu revanchieren

a house/ideas etc. of one's own — ein eigenes Haus/eigene Ideen usw.

that's where he/it comes into his/its own — (fig.) da kommt er/es voll zur Geltung

on one's/its own — (alone) allein

he's in a class of his own — (fig.) er ist eine Klasse für sich; see also get back 2. 3); hold 1. 10); man 1. 2)

they behaved as if they owned the place — sie benahmen sich, als ob der Laden ihnen gehörte (ugs.)

she's very tall/clever/fat — es muy alta/inteligente/gorda; ( more emphatic) es altísima/inteligentísima/gordísima

the very mention of her name — la sola or mera mención de su nombre

• it is very cold — [object] está muy frío; [weather] hace mucho frío

• the food was very good — la comida estuvo muy buena

• you're not being very helpful — me ayudas bien poco, no me estás siendo de gran ayuda

• very high frequency — (Rad) (abbr VHF) frecuencia f muy alta

• that's very kind of you — eres muy amable

• very much — mucho

• he very nearly missed the bus — por muy poco pierde el autobús

• we don't see each other very often — nos vemos poco, no nos vemos mucho

• he's so very poor — es tan pobre

• very well, I'll do what I can — muy bien or bueno, haré lo que pueda

• the very best, she eats nothing but the very best — solo come lo mejor de lo mejor

• at the very earliest — como muy pronto

• the very first — el primero de todos

• try your very hardest — esfuérzate al máximo

• the very last — el último de todos

• at the very latest — a más tardar, como muy tarde

• at the very least — como mínimo

• at the very most — a lo sumo, como mucho, como máximo

• the very next day — precisamente el día siguiente

• she was given her very own TV show — le dieron su propio programa de televisión

• the very same hat — el mismísimo sombrero

• from the very beginning — desde el comienzo mismo

• that very day — ese mismo día

• in this very house — en esta misma casa

• he's the very man we want — es justo el hombre que buscamos

• at that very moment — en ese mismo momento

• it's the very thing! — ¡es justo lo que necesitamos!

• those were his very words — eso fue exactamente lo que dijo

• the very idea! — ¡qué cosas dices!, ¡cómo se te ocurre!

• the very thought (of it) makes me feel sick — con solo pensarlo me da náuseas

• at the very bottom — abajo del todo

• at the very end — justo al final, al final de todo

• at the very top — arriba del todo

she's very tall/clever/fat — es muy alta/inteligente/gorda; ( more emphatic) es altísima/inteligentísima/gordísima

the very mention of her name — la sola or mera mención de su nombre