Usage examples of "propio" in Spanish with translation to English

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Tom vino de propio desde Boston. Tom came all the way from Boston.
Esta droga es para consumo propio This drug is for personal use
Llevó a cabo su propio plan. He carried out his plan.
Ella es orgullosa de su propio talento. She prides herself on her talent.
Ella sintió incertidumbre sobre su propio futuro. She felt insecure about her future.
Él estaba orgulloso de su propio auto-control. He prided himself on his self control.
Deberemos seguir el plan por nuestro propio beneficio. It will be to our mutual benefit to carry out the plan.
Una hormiga puede levantar más de 50 veces su propio peso. An ant can lift more than 50 times its weight.
Una vez, Cristóbal Colón se cortó con un cuchillo. Esto le enfadó tanto que entonces cortó el cuchillo...con su propio cuerpo. Christopher Columbus once cut himself with a knife. It made him so angry that he then cut the knife... with himself.
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