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Translate possession from English to German

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possession:
- Besitztum; Eigentum; Recht; Besitz
Wiktionary:
- possession → Habe, Besitz
- possession → Besessenheit, Guthaben, Haben, Vermögen, Gut

English

Detailed Translations for possession from English to German

possession:

possession [the ~] noun

the possession (assets; property; ownership; commodities)
Besitztum; Eigentum; Recht
- Besitztum [das ~] noun
- Eigentum [das ~] noun
- Recht [das ~] noun
the possession (belonging)
Eigentum; der Besitz; Besitztum
- Eigentum [das ~] noun
- Besitz [der ~] noun
- Besitztum [das ~] noun

Translation Matrix for possession:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Besitz	belonging; possession	assets; balance; household effects; ownership; possessions; property
Besitztum	assets; belonging; commodities; ownership; possession; property	assets; balance; household effects; possessions; property
Eigentum	assets; belonging; commodities; ownership; possession; property	assets; balance; household effects; possessions; property
Recht	assets; commodities; ownership; possession; property	common law; customary law; justice; privilege; right; righteousness; unwritten law
-	monomania; ownership; self-command; self-control; self-possession; self-will; will power; willpower
Not Specified	Related Translations	Other Translations
Besitz		Ownership
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	absurdity; acquisition; property; seisin; tenure

Related Words for "possession":

repossession, possessions

Synonyms for "possession":

ownership; control
relation
enchantment; spell; trance
monomania; mania; passion; cacoethes
district; territory; territorial dominion; dominion
self-control; self-possession; willpower; self-command; self-will; resoluteness; firmness; firmness of purpose; resolve; resolution

Related Definitions for "possession":

anything owned or possessed¹
the act of having and controlling property¹
(sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)¹
- they took possession of the ball on their own goal line¹
the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior¹
a territory that is controlled by a ruling state¹
a mania restricted to one thing or idea¹
being controlled by passion or the supernatural¹

Wiktionary Translations for possession:

possession

noun

Besitz
- Habe → belongings; possession
(umgangssprachlich) Eigentum
- Besitz → possession
(umgangssprachlich) das gesamte Eigentum einer Person
- Besitz → possession

Religion: (stark) ausgeprägter Erregungszustand, der als "Inbesitznahme" der betroffenen Person durch eine übernatürliche Kraft gedeutet wird, die in der Regel in der christlichen Theologie auf das Eindringen eines Dämons, eines Geistes oder einer Gottheit zurückgeführt werden
- Besessenheit → possession

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• possession	→ Guthaben; Haben; Vermögen	↔ avoir — Ensemble des biens et richesses appartenant à un individu
• possession	→ Gut	↔ bien — Possession en argent, en immeuble, ou autrement

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