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141 possession
possession [pɔsesjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = fait de posséder) [de bien] ownership ; [de diplôme, titre, billet de loterie] holding• il était en pleine possession de ses moyens he was in full possession of his faculties► prendre possession de [+ fonction] to take up ; [+ bien, héritage, appartement] to take possession of ; [+ voiture] to take delivery ofb. ( = chose possédée) possession* * *pɔsesjɔ̃1) (de maison, terres, fortune) possession, ownership; (de diplôme, drogue, d'arme) possession3) ( chose possédée) possession4) ( ensorcellement) possession* * *pɔsesjɔ̃ nf(= fait de posséder) ownership no pl possession* * *possession nf1 (de maison, terres, fortune) possession, ownership; (de diplôme, drogue, d'arme) possession; la possession d'un passeport est obligatoire you must have a passport; avoir qch en sa possession to have sth in one's possession; tomber en la possession de qn [objet] to come into sb's possession; entrer en or prendre possession de qch to take possession of sth; prendre possession d'un héritage to come into one's inheritance; être en possession de toutes ses facultés to be in possession of all one's faculties; être en pleine possession de ses moyens to be on top form;4 ( ensorcellement) possession.[pɔsesjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [détention - d'une maison, d'un hôtel, d'une collection, d'une fortune] ownership, possession ; [ - d'informations] possession ; [ - d'actions, d'un diplôme] holding ; [ - d'une charge, d'un titre] possession, holding ; [ - d'un poste] tenurea. [maison] to take possession ofb. [fonctions] to take upentrer en possession de to come into possession of, to come by2. DROIT possession4. [contrôle] control
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