English–German dictionary
German translation of the English word own
| English | German (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (possess; be possessed of; be in possession of) | besitzen | |
🔗 By 1650, the Dutch owned 16,000 merchant ships. | ||
| (personal; proper; very) | eigen | |
🔗 If he saw a thousand ghosts with his own eyes, he would not be afraid. | ||
| (apart; particular; separate; distinct; distinctive) | ; ; separat ; gesondert ; getrennt ; | |
on one’s own (alone; solely; single‐handed; lonely) | ||
| (proprietor) | ||
🔗 The next three characters show the read, write and execute (`s`rwx`s`) permissions of the owner. | ||
| (holder) | Eigentümer | |
| English | German |
|---|---|
| own | ⇆ besitzen; ⇆ eigen; ⇆ leiblich |
| get one’s own back | ⇆ sich revanchieren; ⇆ sich rächen |
| hold one’s own | ⇆ seinen Mann stehen; ⇆ sich behaupten |
| on one’s own | ⇆ allein; ⇆ im Alleingang; ⇆ selbst |
| own up | ⇆ zugeben |
| own up to | ⇆ zugeben |
| disown | ⇆ verleugnen; ⇆ verstoßen |
| owner | ⇆ Besitzer; ⇆ Besitzerin; ⇆ Eigentümer; ⇆ Eigentümerin; ⇆ Inhaber; ⇆ Inhaberin |