Sentence examples of "sich besitzen" in German with translation "possess"

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Translations: all29 own17 possess12
Sie ist vom Teufel besessen. She is possessed by a devil.
Wie viele Bücher besitzen Sie? How many books do you possess?
Wie viele Bücher besitzt du? How many books do you possess?
Wie viele Bücher besitzt ihr? How many books do you possess?
Mein Onkel besitzt ein großes Vermögen. My uncle possesses great wealth.
Irgendwann möchte ich gern ein Segelboot besitzen. Someday, I would like to possess a sailboat.
Sie scheint von einem bösen Geist besessen zu sein. She seems to be possessed by an evil spirit.
Er ist vom Wunsch besessen, über die Erde zu herrschen. He is possessed with the ambition to rule over the world.
Tom glaubt, dass sein Rechner von einem bösen Geist besessen ist. Tom thinks that his computer is possessed by an evil spirit.
Der Mensch ist das einzige Lebewesen, das die Fähigkeit zu sprechen besitzt. Man is the only animal that possesses language.
Denkst du, dass jene Superhelden mit Eigenschaften ausgestattet wurden, die wir nicht besitzen? Do you think that those superheroes are endowed with talents we don't possess?
Es sind die Dinge, die wir nicht besitzen, die uns am begehrenswertesten erscheinen. It is the things that we do not possess which seem to us most desirable.
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