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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
one's /wʌnz/
NOTE:
In French determiners agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify. So when one's is used as a determiner it is translated by son + masculine singular noun (son argent), by sa + feminine noun (sa voiture) BUT by son + feminine noun beginning with a vowel or mute h (son assiette) and by ses + plural noun (ses enfants).When one's is stressed, à soi is added after the noun. When one's is used as a reflexive pronoun it is translated by se (or s' before a vowel or mute h): to brush one's teeth = se brosser les dents;
body parts .
For examples and particular usages see the entry below.
  1. = See Alsoone is , See Alsoone has .
  1. determiner son/sa/ses;
    ~ books/friends ses livres/amis;
    to wash ~ hands se laver les mains;
    to do ~ best faire de son mieux;
    it upsets ~ concentration ça perturbe la concentration;
    a house of ~ own une maison à soi.


'one's' found in these Oxford entries:
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
admit one's guiltbattre sa coulpe v
at one's own paceadv (at a speed one is comfortable with)à son (propre) rythme
From the tortoise and the hare we learn that one can proceed at one's own pace and still be a winner.
Au ski, il est important que chacun aille à son rythme.
at the top of one's classadv (among the very best)parmi les meilleurs de sa classe adv
He graduated at the top of his class and was accepted to a very good university.
bare one's teeth figuré, littérairemontrer les dents expr
be left kicking one's heels Colloquial Familierpoireauter v
be off one's chump UK colloquial (crazy) familierêtre cinglé v
being conspicuous in one's absencebrillant par son absence
bend one's elbow UK (drink) boire familierlever le coude v
blow one's mind figurative sense sens figuré, très familierprendre son pied v
blow one's nosese moucher v
break one's back to do sthse démener comme un beau diable pour faire qch v
breathe one’s last breathv (die)rendre le dernier soupir loc v
After she received extreme unction, she breathed her last breath.
 rendre l'âme loc v
cancel one's appointmentse décommander v
change one's mind changer d'avisraviser v
clear one's name figurative figurése dédouaner v
close one's ears to sthv (refuse to listen to sth)refuser d'entendre qch vtr
 se boucher les oreilles pour ne pas entendre qch v pron
 faire la sourde oreille loc v
confined to one's bed maladealité adj
cry one's heart outv figurative (weep bitterly)pleurer toutes les larmes de son corps vtr
I cried my heart out when my best friend moved away.
Maxime a pleuré toutes les larmes de son corps quand sa fiancée l'a quitté.
 fam, un peu péjpleurer comme une madeleine vtr
curse one's luckv informal, figurative (feel one has been unlucky)maudire son sort vtr
Je ne gagne jamais au loto ; je maudis mon sort...
cut one's teeth on figurative meaning sens figurése faire les dents sur v
deaden one's mind Abêtirabrutir v
devote one's lifese donner v
direct one's attention tose concentrer sur v
discard one's heartsse défausser à cœur v
dislocate one's wristse démettre le poignet v
do one's bestv (try one's hardest)faire de son mieux v
J'ai fait de mon mieux pour réussir, mais en vain.
 faire son maximum loc v
 faire tout son possible loc v
do one's best to do sthv (try one's hardest to do sth)faire de son mieux pour v
Fred did his best to give up smoking, but couldn't keep it up.
 faire son maximum pour v
 faire tout son possible pour v
do one's dutyv (fulfil one's responsibilities)faire son devoir v
Ne me remerciez pas, madame, je n'ai fait que mon devoir.
do one's utmost to do sths'évertuer à faire qch v
draw one's gunv (pull out a firearm)dégainer son arme loc v
The insistent sound of the snake's rattle caused him to draw his gun as a precaution.
 sortir son pistolet vtr
draw one's salary personneémarger v
draw one's swordv literal (pull out a large fighting blade)dégainer son épée vtr
When the soldier heard the insult, he drew his sword.
Il dégaina son épée et pénétra dans la salle obscure.
 tirer son épée vtr
draw one's sword or gundégainer v
duck one's head (duck one's head)baisser la tête v
dunk one's bread or sugar Culinairefaire tremper phrase
fail in one's obligations / commitmentsfaillir à ses obligations / engagements phrase
fall short of one's reputationfaillir à sa réputation phrase
fear for one's life familiercraindre pour sa peau v
fear for one's lifecraindre pour sa vie v
feel one's way alongavancer à l'aveuglette phrase
fight for one's countryv (soldier: go to war)combattre pour la patrie v
 combattre pour son pays v
fight one's wayse frayer un passage v
find one's nichetrouver son créneau v
find one's niche trouver son créneau familierfaire son trou v
find one's profession very fulfillings'épanouir dans sa profession v
flat on one's backadj (lying supine)allongé sur le dos, étendu sur le dos pp, adj
After that 10 mile hike, he was so tired he was flat on his back for an hour.
 couché sur le dos pp, adj
 à plat sur le dos adv
gather one's courageprendre son courage à deux mains v
get back on one's feetse relever v
get one's fingers stickys'engluer les doigts v
get sth out of one's mind / heads'ôter qch de l'esprit / la tête v
gird one's loins figurative meaningse préparer au combat v
go about one's businessvaquer à ses occupations v
go out of one's mindv figurative (become insane)devenir fou vi
I will go out of my mind if that loud music continues!
 famdevenir dingue loc v
grit one's teethserrer les dents v
hang one's headv (be ashamed)baisser la tête v
After the teacher caught me cheating, I hung my head in shame.
The defendant hung his head as the judge pronounced his sentence.
Les prisonniers baissaient la tête devant le gardien chef de la prison.
harm one's causev (turn others against one's argument)nuire à sa cause vi
have a good head on one's shouldersv figurative (be sensible)avoir la tête sur les épaules loc v
I think the new employee will work out: she seems to have a good head on her shoulder.
I don't mind him dating my daughter. He's a boy with a good head on his shoulders.
J'aime bien le copain de ma fille : il a l'air sérieux et je pense qu'il a la tête sur les épaules.
have one's eye onvtr (focus on, keep in view)surveiller vtr
I've got my eye on you, young man. So behave!
Attention, je te surveille, alors, pas de bêtises !
 garder un œil sur v
Ne vous inquiétez pas, nous gardons un œil sur votre voiture.
 avoir qqn à l'œil v
Je vous ai à l'œil, faites attention.
have one's eye onvtr (have as one's goal, object)viser vtr
I keep working this job, but I have my eye on going back to college.
Elle est entrée comme assistante, mais elle vise un poste de directrice.
 compter + [infinitif] vtr
Je fais ce petit boulot mais je compte reprendre mes études pour me trouver un bon métier.
have one's feet on the groundavoir les pieds sur terre v
have one's fingers crossedcroiser les doigts v
have one's head in the cloudsv figurative (be a dreamer)avoir la tête dans les nuages v
That boy is smart, but he will never amount to much because he has his head in the clouds.
Les artistes ont très souvent la tête dans les nuages.
 ne pas avoir les pieds sur terre
have one's head screwed on the right wayavoir la tête sur les épaules
have one's headquarters résidersiéger v
have one's period (menstruate)avoir ses règles
have one's sights fixed highavoir les dents longues
have passed one's GCSE équivalent approximatifavoir son brevet (des collèges) v
hold one's tonguetenir sa langue v
in one's face de fronten face adv
in one's official capacity agir…ès qualités loc
justify one's behaviour se justifiers'expliquer v
keep one's chin upprendre sur soi v
keep one's feelings to oneselfprendre sur soi vi
keep one's guard upgarder ses distances
keep one's wordtenir parole v
laugh in one's face se moquerriser v
lean one's weight on one foot en restant immobilese déhancher v
learn from one's mistakesvi (not repeat one's errors)apprendre de ses erreurs vi
In time you will learn from your mistakes and hopefully become a better person.
Savoir apprendre de ses erreurs est une qualité essentielle pour progresser dans la vie.
leave one's markvi (make an impact)laisser son empreinte vtr
Parents leave their mark on their children.
lie through one's teeth Colloquial Locutionmentir comme un arracheur de dents phrase
live on one's ownv (not share one's accommodation)vivre seul v
After living on his own for many years, he has moved back in with his parents.
live one's own little worldvivre dans sa bulle v
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