Sentence examples of "possess" in English with translation "posséder"

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Your possessions possess you and will hardly make you less dependant. Ton bien te possède et te rendra à peine moins dépendant.
Can you tell us what quality that you possess is the most outstanding? Pouvez-vous nous dire laquelle est la plus remarquable parmi les qualités que vous possédez ?
It is the things that we do not possess which seem to us most desirable. Ce sont les choses que l'on ne possède pas qui nous semblent les plus désirables
The Koran, far from being inimitable, is a literary work of inferior quality, as it is neither clear, nor understandable, nor does it possess any practical value and is certainly not a revealed book. Le Coran, loin d'être inimitable, est une œuvre littéraire de qualité inférieure, car il n'est ni clair, ni compréhensible, ne possède aucune valeur pratique et n'est certainement pas un livre révélé.
My uncle possesses great wealth. Mon oncle possède une grande richesse.
He's possessed by a strange idea. Il est possédé par une idée étrange.
My uncle is possessed of great wealth. Mon oncle possède une grande richesse.
He possessed a large house and two cars. Il possédait une grande maison et deux voitures.
Man is the only animal that possesses language. L'homme est le seul animal qui possède le langage.
Tom thinks that his computer is possessed by an evil spirit. Tom croit que son ordinateur est possédé par un esprit malin.
A handyman who possesses a chainsaw is not a handyman, but a terrorist. Un bricoleur qui possède une tronçonneuse n'est pas un bricoleur mais un terroriste.
It is man's natural sickness to believe that he possesses the Truth. C'est une maladie naturelle à l'homme de croire qu'il possède la vérité.
Life is merely a hospital where patients are possessed with the desire to change beds. Cette vie est un hôpital où chaque malade est possédé du désir de changer de lit.
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