Possession, ownership - Possession (The 2454th Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Possession, ownership is Possession. This word often comes up when talking about ownership. It is classified as a B2 word, and is the 2454th most commonly used word in French. It can be used as noun. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: possession, ownership

French: possession

Examples


Many people define success as the possession of large amounts of money.	Beaucoup de gens identifient le succès avec la possession de beaucoup d'argent.
Portugal has decriminalized the personal possession of drugs.	Le Portugal a décriminalisé la possession personnelle de drogues.
Portugal has decriminalized the possession of drugs for personal use.	Le Portugal a dépénalisé la possession de drogues à usage personnel.
I have never had more than $500 in my possession.	Je n'ai jamais eu plus de 500 dollars en ma possession.
One of the functions of the genitive case in Russian is to denote possession.	L'une des fonctions du génitif en russe est de désigner la possession.
Adam spent 3 years in jail for drug possession.	Adam purgea trois ans pour possession de drogues.
The police wanted the accused to admit to possession.	La police voulait que l'accusé reconnaisse la possession.
I came to understand that money and possessions... that's the way that you keep score.	J'en suis venu à comprendre que l'argent et la possession sont les moyens de marquer des points.

Theologian Kuraev wrote that Theosophists' feature is spirit possession.	Le théologien Kouraïev a écrit que la caractéristique des théosophes est la possession d'esprit.
Possession of required skill and knowledge to perform service.	Possession des compétences requises et des connaissances pour assurer le service.
Federal investigators are rumored to be in possession of taped conversations discussing the alleged affair between miss lewinsky and president clinton.	Les enquêteurs fédéraux seraient en possession de conversations enregistrées au sujet de la soi-disant liaison entre Mlle Lewinsky et le Président Clinton.
They mainly show possession valorization in a sentence.	En effet ils servent avant tout à accentuer la possession dans une phrase.
Possession of the bishop of Strasbourg who built fortifications towards 1340.	Possession de l'évêque de Strasbourg qui fit édifier des fortifications vers 1340.
Their production, trade and possession have ethical and social implications.	La production, le commerce et la possession de ces armes ont des incidences éthiques et sociales.
However, by 1557 the O'Carrolls had regained possession.	Cependant, en 1557, les O'Carroll en avaient repris possession.
Ethic has prevented catastrophe and regained possession of the World Machine.	Ethic a empêché la catastrophe et a repris possession de la machine mondiale.
They defied global conventions and decriminalized all drug possession.	Ils ont défié les conventions mondiales et décriminalisé la possession de drogue.
The arms and ammunitions in their possession.	Des armes et des munitions ont été trouvées en leur possession.
Poverty is a deliberate rejection of every earthly possession.	La pauvreté est un dépouillement volontaire, la renonciation à toute possession terrestre.
Painting takes possession of space in a miniaturized world.	La peinture prend possession de l'espace dans un monde miniaturisé.
We took pictures and in our possession.	Nous avons pris des photos et en notre possession.