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

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He owns many valuable paintings. Il possède de nombreux tableaux de valeur.
She owns many valuable works. Elle possède de nombreux ouvrages de valeur.
She owns a large property. Elle possède une grande propriété.
This zoo owns two okapis. Ce zoo possède deux okapis.
He owns a very valuable wristwatch. Il possède une montre bracelet de grande valeur.
He owns a good few sheep. Il possède bon nombre de moutons.
Those are the properties that she owns. Ce sont les propriétés qu'elles possèdent.
His uncle owns no fewer than ten houses. Son oncle ne possède pas moins de dix maisons.
He wears expensive clothes and owns a lot of jewelry. Il porte des vêtements coûteux et possède beaucoup de bijoux.
You're the only person I know that owns a gun. Vous êtes la seule personne que je connaisse qui possède une arme à feu.
Such a man does not go hunting and seldom owns a gun. Un tel homme ne va pas chasser et possède rarement une arme à feu.
He, who kicks the pillar that stands on the bridge that leads over the river that flows through the village, in which lives the man, who owns the collar that bestows magical powers that perform miracles, dies. Celui qui donne un coup de pied à la colonne, qui se trouve sur le pont, qui passe sur la rivière, qui coule dans le village, dans lequel demeure l'homme, qui possède le collier, qui détient des pouvoirs magiques qui réalisent des miracles, va mourir.
Do you own a computer? Possèdes-tu un ordinateur ?
He owned up to his fault. Il avoua sa faute.
People want to own land. Les gens veulent posséder de la terre.
I have been more than once intoxicated, my passions have always bordered on extravagance: I am not ashamed to confess it; for I have learned, by my own experience, that all extraordinary men, who have accomplished great and astonishing actions, have ever been decried by the world as drunken or insane. J'ai été plus d'une fois intoxiqué, mes passions ont toujours été près de l'extravagance : je n'ai pas honte de l'avouer ; car j'ai appris, par ma propre expérience, que tous les grands hommes, qui ont accompli de grandes et étonnantes actions, ont été dénoncés par le monde comme intoxiqués ou malades.
Do you own a gun? Possèdes-tu une arme à feu ?
I own an electric guitar. Je possède une guitare électrique.
He lost everything he owned. Il perdit tout ce qu'il possédait.
I don't own this sentence. Je ne possède pas cette phrase.
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