possession – English–Português translations

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possession noun

  /pəˈzɛʃn̩/
  • the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon
 possessão
  • ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own
  • something that is owned
 posse, possessão
  • control or occupancy without legal ownership
 posse, invasão
  • a territory under the rule of another country
 domínio, possessão

possess verb

  /pəˈzɛs/
  • to have (something) as, or as if as, an owner
 possuir, ter
  • of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person’s body or mind)
 possuir

possessive adjective

  /pəˈzes.əv/ , /pəˈzes.ɪv/ , /pəˈzɛs.ɪv/
  • grammar: indicating possession
  • unwilling to yield possession of
  • pertaining to possession
 possessivo

possessed adjective

  /pəˈzɛst/
  • controlled by evil spirits
 endemoniado, endemoninhado, endiabrado, possesso, possuído
adverse possession
usucapião, prescrição aquisitiva
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