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possession [possessions] (control of the ball in a disputed sports game) noun [UK: pə.ˈzeʃ.n̩] [US: pə.ˈzeʃ.n̩] | possession◼◼◼nom {f}Adam spent 3 years in jail for drug possession. = Adam purgea trois ans pour possession de drogues. |
possession [possessions] (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) noun [UK: pə.ˈzeʃ.n̩] [US: pə.ˈzeʃ.n̩] | possession◼◼◼nom {f}Adam spent 3 years in jail for drug possession. = Adam purgea trois ans pour possession de drogues. propriété◼◼◻nom {f}It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly. = C'est leur préoccupation de la propriété, plus que toute autre chose, qui empêche les hommes de vivre librement et noblement. |
possession [possessions] (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) noun [UK: pə.ˈzeʃ.n̩] [US: pə.ˈzeʃ.n̩] | possession◼◼◼nom {f}Adam spent 3 years in jail for drug possession. = Adam purgea trois ans pour possession de drogues. |
possession [possessions] (something that is owned) noun [UK: pə.ˈzeʃ.n̩] [US: pə.ˈzeʃ.n̩] | bien◼◼◻nom {m}The bike was Dan's prized possession. = La moto était le bien le plus précieux de Dan. |
possession [possessions] (a territory under the rule of another country) noun [UK: pə.ˈzeʃ.n̩] [US: pə.ˈzeʃ.n̩] | possessions◼◼◻nom {f pl} |
adverse possession (legal principle) noun | prescription acquisitive◼◼◼nom {f} usucapion◼◻◻nom {f} |
take possession verb | prendre possession◼◼◼verbe |