own up

vi → es zugeben; come on, own up → (nun) gib schon zu; to own up to something → etw zugeben; he owned up to stealing the money → er gab zu or er gestand, das Geld gestohlen zu haben

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

own

(əun) verb

1. to have as a possession. I own a car.

2. to admit that something is true. I own that I have not been working very hard.

adjective, pronoun

belonging to (the person stated). The house is my own; I saw it with my own eyes.

ˈowner noun

a person who owns something. Are you the owner of that car?

ˈownership noun

get one's own back

to revenge oneself. He has beaten me this time, but I'll get my own back (on him).

own up (often with to)

to admit that one has done something. He owned up to having broken the window.

own up

→ يُقَرِبُ přiznat (se) tilstå zugeben αναγνωρίζω σφάλμα reconocer tunnustaa avouer priznati confessare すっかり白状する 인정하다 opbiechten tilstå przyznać się confessar признавать(ся) erkänna สารภาพ sahip çıkmak thú nhận 承认

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