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possession:


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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
possession /pəˈzeʃn/
  1. noun
    1. (state of having) possession f ( of de);
      to be in ~ of être en possession de;
      to have ~ of sth posséder qch;
    1. Jur (illegal) détention f ( of de);
    1. Jur (of property) jouissance f ( of de);
      to take ~ of prendre possession de (premises, property);
      to be in ~ occuper les lieux;
    1. Sport to be in ou have ~ contrôler le ballon;
    1. (by demon) possession f ( by par);
    1. (colonial) possession f.
  1. possessions npl (belongings) biens mpl.
IDIOMS:
~ is nine-tenths of the law Prov possession vaut titre Prov.


'possession' found in these Oxford entries:
possession: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

possession (anything owned) tout ce qui est possédépossession nf
possession (controlled by passion) contrôlé par la passionpossession nf
possession (territory) de territoirespossession nf
possession d'armes à feu...détention nf
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possession: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Formes composées
adverse possession (law) appropriation par occupationoccupation sans titre
come into possessionentrer en possession v
come into possession ofvtr (find, obtain)entrer en possession de vtr
When I received my inheritance I came into possession of several rare coins.
Quand j'ai reçu mon héritage, je suis entrée en possession de plusieurs pièces rares.
 devenir propriétaire de vi
Quand j'ai reçu mon héritage, je suis devenue propriétaire de plusieurs pièces rares.
confirmation of possession Droitmaintenue nf
get possession of the balls'emparer du ballon v
in possession ofprep (owning or having)en possession de loc prép
Note: A more specific common usage is "in possession of one's faculties" (mentally stable), usually used in the negative: "He was not in possession of his faculties when he committed the crime, and should thus receive a lighter sentence."
He was arrested for being in possession of drugs.
I'm not in possession of a car at the moment, so I can't offer you a lift.
Il a été arrêté en possession de drogue.
in your possessionadv (yours, on your person)en votre possession loc adv
Please declare all valuables in your possession.
Veuillez déclarer tous les objets de valeur en votre possession.
lawful possessionpossession légale nf
possession of stolen goodsn (crime: knowingly handling sth stolen)recel nm
He was arrested for being found to be in possession of stolen goods.
Le bijoutier connaissait l'origine des diamants, le tribunal l'a condamné pour recel.
 recel d'objets volés nm
 possession de biens volés nf
Il a été inculpé de possession de biens volés.
prize possessionn (most treasured personal belonging)bien le plus précieux nm
The little girl traded her most prize possesion for a silver brush to give her mother.
La chaîne en or que lui avait offerte sa grand-mère était son bien le plus précieux.
 bien le plus cher nm
self-possessionsang-froid nm inv
take possession ofvtr (receive, acquire)prendre possession de loc v
After months of negotiation, they finally took possession of the house.
Les taupes ont pris possession de mon jardin.
taking possessionprenant possession de adj
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