Engelsk substantiv: possession |
1. | possession (om handling) the act of having and controlling property |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | ownership |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | control |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | actual possession, constructive possession, criminal possession, holding, keeping, retention |
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2. | possession anything owned or possessed |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | relation |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | assets, belongings, circumstances, holding, liabilities, property, transferred possession, transferred property, treasure, white elephant |
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3. | possession (om tilstand) being controlled by passion or the supernatural |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | enchantment, spell, trance |
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4. | possession (om motiv) a mania restricted to one thing or idea |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | monomania |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | cacoethes, mania, passion |
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5. | possession (om sted) a territory that is controlled by a ruling state |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory |
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| Eksempler på mere spesifikke uttrykk | American Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Faeroe Islands, Faeroes, Faroe Islands, Faroes, French Oceania, French Polynesia, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Macao, Macau, United States Virgin Islands, VI |
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6. | possession (om egenskap) the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | self-command, self-control, self-possession, self-will, will power, willpower |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | nerves, presence of mind |
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7. | possession (om handling) (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck) |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They took possession of the ball on their own goal line.
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | control |
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| Overordnet kategori | athletics, sport |
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