Usage examples of "possui" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Aquela loja possui muitos clientes. That shop has many customers.
O homem é o único animal que possui linguagem. Man is the only animal that possesses language.
Somente a língua portuguesa possui mesóclise. Only the Portuguese language has mesoclises.
Você não possui nenhuma planta ou animais, certo? You don't have any plants or animals, right?
Se você possui somente o antígeno B, seu sangue é do tipo B. If you only have the B antigen, your blood is type B.
Nossa opinião é uma ideia que possuímos; nossa convicção, uma ideia que nos possui. Our opinion is an idea which we have; our conviction an idea which has us.
Dizem que a primeira tendência que um animal possui é a de proteger a si mesmo. They say that the first inclination which an animal has is to protect itself.
A felicidade do ser humano depende do que ele é e não do que ele possui. A man's happiness depends on what he is rather than on what he has.
A felicidade de um homem depende mais do que ele é do que daquilo que ele possui. A man's happiness depends on what he is rather than on what he has.
Os mentirosos devem possuir uma boa memória. Liars must have a good memory.
Quando criança, fui possuído por um fantasma. As a kid I was possessed by a ghost.
Não possuo nenhuma joia cara. I don't own any expensive jewelry.
As células possuem dois meios de reprodução: a mitose e a meiose. Cells have two methods of reproduction: mitosis and meiosis.
Tom pensa que o seu computador está possuído por um espírito maligno. Tom thinks that his computer is possessed by an evil spirit.
Ele ameaçou arrancar de mim tudo o que eu possuo. He threatened to take everything I own.
Nossa opinião é uma ideia que possuímos; nossa convicção, uma ideia que nos possui. Our opinion is an idea which we have; our conviction an idea which has us.
Os Estados Unidos e o Reino Unido possuem diferentes linguagens de sinais. A Linguagem de Sinais Mexicana também é diferente da Linguagem de Sinais Espanhola. The United States and Britain have different sign languages. Mexican Sign Language also differs from Spanish Sign Language.
O duque possui muitas terras. The duke holds a lot of land.
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