English-German translations for possession

• Ballbesitz der
• Besessenheit die
• besitz
  Wir fürchten uns vor dem Besitzer. We fear the person in possession.
  Warum erwähne ich den Besitz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen? Why do I talk about possession, ladies and gentleman?
  Sein Besitz wurde beschlagnahmt, und er wurde inhaftiert. His possessions were confiscated and he was imprisoned.
• Besitz der
  Wir fürchten uns vor dem Besitzer. We fear the person in possession.
  Warum erwähne ich den Besitz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen? Why do I talk about possession, ladies and gentleman?
  Sein Besitz wurde beschlagnahmt, und er wurde inhaftiert. His possessions were confiscated and he was imprisoned.
• gut
  Meine Gedanken sind bei denen, die ihr Hab und Gut verloren haben. My thoughts are with those who have lost their homes and possessions.
  Die Flüchtlinge verkaufen ihr gesamtes Hab und Gut, um sich das Ticket nach Europa leisten zu können. The refugees sell all their worldly possessions in order to buy a passage to Europe.
  Es gibt über 600 obdachlose Menschen, die ihre Häuser und ihr persönliches Hab und Gut verloren haben. There are more than 600 displaced persons who have lost their homes and personal possessions.
• Gut das
  Meine Gedanken sind bei denen, die ihr Hab und Gut verloren haben. My thoughts are with those who have lost their homes and possessions.
  Die Flüchtlinge verkaufen ihr gesamtes Hab und Gut, um sich das Ticket nach Europa leisten zu können. The refugees sell all their worldly possessions in order to buy a passage to Europe.
  Es gibt über 600 obdachlose Menschen, die ihre Häuser und ihr persönliches Hab und Gut verloren haben. There are more than 600 displaced persons who have lost their homes and personal possessions.
• Habe die
  Vorgestern wurden nun sieben Angehörige dieser Gemeinschaften ermordet - ich habe hier die Namen und das Alter dieser Personen. The day before yesterday, seven members of these communities were murdered. I am in possession of the details of the names and ages of the victims.
  Der Rat verfügt über die jüngsten Statistiken von Eurostat, die ich hier bei mir habe und gern bereit bin, der Frau Abgeordneten zu übergeben. The Council is in possession of the latest statistics provided by Eurostat. I have them here and I am willing to offer them to the honourable Member.
  Ich habe Informationen, dass auch kleine Projektpartner sehr kompetent darüber Bescheid wissen, wie genau die Verträge laufen, was sie genau einreichen müssen. I have information to the effect that even small project partners are in full possession of the facts about the contracts and know exactly what they have to submit.

Definition of possession

• Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights
• Something that is owned
• Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own
• A territory under the rule of another country
• The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity
• The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness
• A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball
• A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership
• To invest with property

Examples

• The car quickly became his most prized possession.
• I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.
• The car is in my possession.
• Im in possession of the car.
• Réunion is the largest of Frances overseas possessions.
• Back then, people with psychiatric disorders were sometimes thought to be victims of demonic possession.
• The scoreboard shows a little football symbol next to the name of the team that has possession.
• Some languages distinguish between a construction like my car, which shows alienable possession — the car could become someone elses — and one like my foot, which has inalienable possession — my foot will always be mine.

Related words

• possessions
• self-possession
• repossession
• dispossession
• right of possession
• adverse possession
• take possession
• proprietary possession
• take possession of, enter into