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in+(one's+own)+person

  • 1 own

    • oma
    • olla
    • omata
    • omistaa
    • tunnustaa
    • tunnustaa omakseen
    • myöntää
    • yksityinen
    * * *
    əun 1. verb
    1) (to have as a possession: I own a car.) omistaa
    2) (to admit that something is true: I own that I have not been working very hard.) tunnustaa
    2. adjective, pronoun
    (belonging to (the person stated): The house is my own; I saw it with my own eyes.) oma
    - ownership
    - get one's own back
    - own up

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  • 2 hold

    • omistaa
    • olla voimassa
    • olla käypä
    • omata
    • olla mieltä
    • painiote
    • ote
    marine
    • ruuma
    finance, business, economy
    • toimittaa
    • toimeenpanna
    • hoitaa
    • vetää
    • estää
    • sitoa
    • sisältää
    • vaikutus
    • pysyä
    • päättää
    • kestää
    • kiinnekohta
    • kiinnike
    • kiinnityskohta
    • levähdysmerkki
    • kannatella
    • hallita
    • pidellä
    • pidättää
    • pidäke
    • pidätin
    • mahtua
    • soveltua
    • tarttua
    • käsitellä
    transport
    • lastiruuma
    • pitää kiinni
    • pitää paikkansa
    • pitää kädessä
    • pitää hallussaan
    • pitää
    * * *
    I 1. həuld past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) pitää
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) pitää
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) pitää
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) pitää
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) pitää vangittuna
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) sisältää
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) pitää
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) pitää
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) hoitaa
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) uskoa, pitää
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) olla voimassa
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) vaatia pitämään kiinni
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) puolustaa
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) pidätellä
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pitää yllä
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?)
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) pitää
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) omistaa
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) jatkua
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) odottaa
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) jatkaa
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) säilyttää
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) olla jonkun varalle
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.)
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.)
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.)
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with
    II həuld noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) lastiruuma

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  • 3 stand

    • olla voimassa
    • olla pystyssä
    • olla
    • osasto
    • nousta
    • näyttelyosasto
    • jalka
    • jalustin
    • jalusta
    • jaksaa
    • sijaisnäyttelijä
    • sijaita
    • sietää
    • sijainen
    • sijaisopettaja
    • aitio
    • asenne
    • alusta
    military
    • asema
    • pukkiteline
    • puhujalava
    • pukki
    • pylväs
    • pysyä
    • teline
    • katsomo
    • kanta
    • kestää
    • kokea
    • kioski
    • myyntikoju
    • myyntiteline
    • passipaikka
    • seisoa
    • seistä
    • suhtautuminen
    • suhtautumiskanta
    • suvaita
    • kärsiä
    • lehteri
    • lava
    • koroke
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    stænd 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
    1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) seistä
    2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) nousta seisomaan
    3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) seisoa
    4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) olla voimassa
    5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) sijaita
    6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) olla jossakin asemassa
    7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) asettua ehdolle
    8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) asettaa
    9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) kestää
    10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) tarjota
    2. noun
    1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) asema
    2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) teline
    3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) koju
    4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) katsomo
    5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) todistajanaitio
    - standing 3. noun
    1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) kesto
    2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) arvo
    4. adjective
    ((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) peruutus-
    5. adverb
    (travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) peruutuslipulla
    - standing-room
    - make someone's hair stand on end
    - stand aside
    - stand back
    - stand by
    - stand down
    - stand fast/firm
    - stand for
    - stand in
    - stand on one's own two feet
    - stand on one's own feet
    - stand out
    - stand over
    - stand up for
    - stand up to

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  • 4 personal

    • omaperäinen
    • omintakeinen
    • oma
    • omaleimainen
    • omailmeinen
    • omakohtainen
    • individuaalinen
    • henkilökohtainen
    • henkilöllinen
    • privaatti
    • mieskohtainen
    • persoona
    • persoonallinen
    • subjektiivinen
    • yksilöllinen
    • yksityinen
    * * *
    1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) henkilökohtainen
    2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) yksityinen
    3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) henkilökohtaisesti
    4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) mennä henkilökohtaisuuksiin

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  • 5 self

    • itse
    • itse-
    • ego
    • minä
    * * *
    self
    plural - selves; noun
    1) (a person's own body and personality.) minä
    2) (one's own personal interests or advantage: He always thinks first of self.) itse
    - selfishly
    - selfishness
    - selfless
    - selflessly
    - selflessness

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  • 6 volunteer

    • palvella vapaaehtoisena
    • vapaaehtoinen
    • tarjoutua vapaaehtoisesti
    • tarjoutua
    • tarjokas
    • lausua
    * * *
    volən'tiə 1. verb
    1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) ilmoittautua vapaaehtoiseksi
    2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) tarjota
    2. noun
    (a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.) vapaaehtoinen

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  • 7 accord

    • olla samaa mieltä
    • olla yhtäpitävä
    • olla sopusoinnussa
    • sointu
    law
    • akordi
    • antaa
    • myöntää
    • sopusointi
    • sopusointu
    • suoda
    • yhtäpitävyys
    * * *
    ə'ko:d 1. verb
    1) ((with with) to agree with: His story accords with what I saw happen.) olla yhtäpitävä
    2) (to grant or give to (a person): They accorded the president great respect.) suoda
    2. noun
    (agreement: That is not in accord with your original statement.) sopusointu
    - accordingly
    - according to
    - of one's own accord
    - with one accord

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  • 8 come

    • olla peräisin
    • saapua
    • saapua perille
    • tulla
    • no jouduhan
    • johtua
    • joutua
    • päätyä
    • koittaa
    • koitua
    • käydä
    • lähteä
    * * *
    1. past tense - came; verb
    1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) tulla
    2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) lähestyä
    3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) tulla
    4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) sattua
    5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) edetä
    6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) olla, nousta
    2. interjection
    (expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) no no
    - coming
    - comeback
    - comedown
    - come about
    - come across
    - come along
    - come by
    - come down
    - come into one's own
    - come off
    - come on
    - come out
    - come round
    - come to
    - come to light
    - come upon
    - come up with
    - come what may
    - to come

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  • 9 exploit

    • riistää
    • nylkeä
    • hyödyntää
    • herjata
    • urotyö
    • suoritus
    • käyttää hyväkseen
    • käyttää hyödyksi
    • käyttää väärin
    * * *
    1. 'eksploit noun
    (a (daring) deed or action: stories of his military exploits.) urotyö
    2. ik'sploit verb
    1) (to make good or advantageous use of: to exploit the country's natural resources.) hyödyntää
    2) (to use (eg a person) unfairly for one's own advantage.) käyttää hyväkseen

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  • 10 get round

    • välttää
    • taivuttaa
    * * *
    1) (to persuade (a person etc) to do something to one's own advantage: She can always get round her grandfather by giving him a big smile.) saada tanssimaan pillinsä mukaan
    2) (to solve (a problem etc): We can easily get round these few difficulties.) selvittää

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  • 11 healthy

    • hyvinvoipa
    • hyvinvoiva
    • hyväkuntoinen
    • elinvoimainen
    • terve
    • terveellinen
    • kukkea
    * * *
    1) ((generally) having good health: I'm rarely ill - I'm really a very healthy person; My bank balance is healthier now than it used to be.) terve
    2) (causing or helping to produce good health: a healthy climate.) terveellinen
    3) (resulting from good health: a healthy appetite.) terve
    4) (showing a sensible concern for one's own well-being etc: He shows a healthy respect for the law.) terveellinen

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  • 12 selfish

    • omahyväinen
    • itserakas
    • itsekäs
    • itsekeskeinen
    • itseriittoinen
    • egosentrinen
    • egoistinen
    • pyyteellinen
    • minäkeskeinen
    • narsistinen
    • piittaamaton
    * * *
    adjective ((negative unselfish) thinking of one's own pleasure or good and not considering other people: a selfish person/attitude.) itsekäs

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  • 13 shake hands with (someone) / shake someone's hand

    (to grasp a person's (usually right) hand, in one's own (usually right) hand, as a form of greeting, as a sign of agreement etc.) kätellä

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  • 14 shake hands with (someone) / shake someone's hand

    (to grasp a person's (usually right) hand, in one's own (usually right) hand, as a form of greeting, as a sign of agreement etc.) kätellä

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  • 15 pawn

    • shakkinappula
    finance, business, economy
    • vakuus
    • nappula (peli-)
    • nappula
    • panttiesine
    finance, business, economy
    • pantata
    • pelinappula
    • pantti
    • panttaus
    • sotamies
    • sotilas(shakkipeli)
    • sotilas (shakki)
    • talonpoika
    finance, business, economy
    • lainoittaa
    * * *
    po:n 1. verb
    (to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back): I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill.) pantata
    2. noun
    1) (in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank.) sotilas
    2) (a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc: She was a pawn in his ambitious plans.) välikappale
    - pawnshop
    - in pawn

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  • 16 make

    • ommella
    • pakottaa
    • panna
    • saada aikaan
    • saada
    • toimeenpanna
    • työ
    • tuote
    • tunnusmerkki
    • tuottaa
    • automerkki
    • ehtiä
    • erehtyä
    • solmia
    • ansaita rahaa
    • ansaita
    • valmiste
    • valmistaa
    • punoa
    • produsoida
    • rakentaa
    finance, business, economy
    • tavaramerkki
    • tehdä
    • tienata
    • keittää
    • leipoa
    • hankkia
    • merkki
    • muodostaa
    • sepittää
    • suorittaa
    • suoriutua
    • laji
    • laittaa
    • laatia
    • piirtää
    • pitää
    * * *
    meik 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
    1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) tehdä
    2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) saada tekemään
    3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) tehdä joksikin
    4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tienata
    5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) olla yhteensä
    6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) tulla joksikin
    7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) arvioida
    8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nimittää, valita
    9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) tehdä
    2. noun
    (a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) merkki
    - making
    - make-believe
    - make-over
    - makeshift
    - make-up
    - have the makings of
    - in the making
    - make a/one's bed
    - make believe
    - make do
    - make for
    - make it
    - make it up
    - make something of something
    - make of something
    - make something of
    - make of
    - make out
    - make over
    - make up
    - make up for
    - make up one's mind
    - make up to

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  • 17 run

    • olla käynnissä
    • olla voimassa
    • olla ohjelmistossa
    automatic data processing
    • ohjelma-ajo
    • painella
    • painos
    • palko
    • painaltaa
    • ottaa osaa kilpailuun
    • paeta
    • ryntäys
    • toimia
    • hölkätä
    • jatkua
    • jatkaa
    • juoksulenkki
    • juosta (valua)
    • juoksu
    • johtaa
    • juoksutus
    • juoksuttaa
    • juosta
    • hoitaa
    • virrata
    • vilkas kysyntä
    • vetää
    • silmäpako
    automatic data processing
    • ajo (ATK)
    technology
    • ajo
    • ajelu
    • ajaa
    • asettua ehdokkaaksi
    • ulottua
    • valuttaa
    • valua
    • vuotaa
    • purjehtia
    • pyörittää
    • ravata
    • retki
    • kiiruhtaa
    • kipaista
    • kipittää
    • levitä
    • lenkki
    • liikennöidä
    • pelata
    • matka
    • lönkytellä
    • maintenance
    automatic data processing
    • suorittaa(ohjelma)
    • suunta
    • syöksähtää
    • syöksyä
    • kulku
    • kulua
    • kulkea
    technology
    • käynti
    • käyttää
    • käyttö
    • käydä
    • laukata
    • pistellä
    • pinkaista
    • pinkoa
    • luistaa
    * * *
    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) juosta
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) kulkea
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) virrata
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) käydä
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) hoitaa
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) juosta
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) kulkea
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) mennä
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) ajaa
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) levitä
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) viedä
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) haroa, silmäillä
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) kuivua, hyytyä
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) juoksu
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) ajelu
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) aika
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) silmäpako
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) käyttöoikeus
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) juoksu
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) tarha
    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) peräkkäin
    - runaway
    - rundown
    - runner-up
    - runway
    - in
    - out of the running
    - on the run
    - run across
    - run after
    - run aground
    - run along
    - run away
    - run down
    - run for
    - run for it
    - run in
    - run into
    - run its course
    - run off
    - run out
    - run over
    - run a temperature
    - run through
    - run to
    - run up
    - run wild

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  • 18 betray

    • olla uskoton
    • osoittaa
    • paljastaa
    • ilmaista
    • jallittaa
    • ilmiantaa
    • jymäyttää
    • huijata
    • huiputtaa
    • vetää nenästä
    • erehdyttää
    • puijata
    • kavaltaa
    • pettää
    • petkuttaa
    * * *
    bi'trei
    1) (to act disloyally or treacherously towards (especially a person who trusts one): He betrayed his own brother (to the enemy).) kavaltaa
    2) (to give away (a secret etc): Never betray a confidence!) pettää
    3) (to show (signs of): Her pale face betrayed her fear.) paljastaa
    - betrayer

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  • 19 condition

    • olla ehtona
    • olosuhteet
    • olo
    • olot
    • olomuoto
    • olosuhde
    • olotila
    • ruumiinkunto
    • varaus
    • vire
    • edellytys
    • edellytykset
    • ehto
    • ehdollistaa
    • asema
    • vaade
    • vaatimus
    • valmentaa hyvään kuntoon
    • välipuhe
    • vointi
    • premissi
    • rajoitus
    • tilanne
    • tila
    • terveydentila
    • terveys
    • klausuuli
    • fysiikka
    • määräehto
    • peruste
    • sopimuskohta
    • tarkoitemääräys
    • kunto
    • kuntoisuus
    • konditio
    • korjaus
    * * *
    kən'diʃən 1. noun
    1) (state or circumstances in which a person or thing is: The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.)
    2) (something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement: It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.)
    2. verb
    1) (to affect or control: behaviour conditioned by circumstances.) vaikuttaa, säädellä
    2) (to put into the required state: The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.) ilmastoitu, kuntoinen
    - conditionally
    - conditioner
    - on condition that

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  • 20 freelance

    • freelanceri
    • freelancer
    * * *
    noun, adjective ((of or done by) a person who is working on his own, not for any one employer: a freelance journalist; freelance work.)

    English-Finnish dictionary > freelance

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  • one's own person — one s own person, free from restrictions or influence; independent: Now that she s working, she feels that she s her own person[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

  • in one's own person — index in person Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • be one's own person — do or be what one wishes or in accordance with one s own character rather than as influenced by others …   Useful english dictionary

  • Out of one's own head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To be one's own master — Master Mas ter (m[.a]s t[ e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To be one's own man — Man Man (m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Men} (m[e^]n). [AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. ma[eth]r, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E. mind. [root]104. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To take one's own course — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blow one's own horn — or[toot one s own horn] {v. phr.}, {slang} To praise yourself; call attention to your own skill, intelligence, or successes; boast. * /People get tired of a man who is always blowing his own horn./ * /A person who does things well does not have… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • blow one's own horn — or[toot one s own horn] {v. phr.}, {slang} To praise yourself; call attention to your own skill, intelligence, or successes; boast. * /People get tired of a man who is always blowing his own horn./ * /A person who does things well does not have… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • To blow one's own trumpet — Blow Blow, v. t. 1. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore. [1913 Webster] Off at sea northeast winds… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blow\ one's\ own\ horn — • blow one s own horn • toot one s own horn v. phr. slang To praise yourself; call attention to your own skill, intelligence, or successes; boast. People get tired of a man who is always blowing his own horn. A person who does things well does… …   Словарь американских идиом

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