Usage examples of "possède" in French with translation to English

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Ma sœur possède un piano. My sister has a piano.
Elle possède une grande propriété. She owns a large property.
Mon oncle possède une grande richesse. My uncle is possessed of great wealth.
Il possède beaucoup d'argent. He has a lot of money.
Personne ne possède la Lune. Nobody owns the moon.
L'homme est le seul animal qui possède le langage. Man is the only animal that possesses language.
Il possède beaucoup de livres. He has any number of books.
Il possède un lave-vaisselle. He owns a dishwasher.
Ton bien te possède et te rendra à peine moins dépendant. Your possessions possess you and will hardly make you less dependant.
Cette phrase possède cinq mots. This sentence has five words.
Ce zoo possède deux okapis. This zoo owns two okapis.
Un bricoleur qui possède une tronçonneuse n'est pas un bricoleur mais un terroriste. A handyman who possesses a chainsaw is not a handyman, but a terrorist.
Je possède une vieille voiture. I have an old car.
Je possède une guitare électrique. I own an electric guitar.
C'est une maladie naturelle à l'homme de croire qu'il possède la vérité. It is man's natural sickness to believe that he possesses the Truth.
Il possède une voiture étrangère. He has a foreign car.
Il possède bon nombre de moutons. He owns a good few sheep.
Ce sont les choses que l'on ne possède pas qui nous semblent les plus désirables It is the things that we do not possess which seem to us most desirable.
Ma mère possède un café. Mother has a coffee shop.
Je ne possède pas cette phrase. I don't own this sentence.
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