possessed

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
possessed adj	(obsessed by an idea)	obsesionado adj
	Ever since the hiker had the idea of climbing Everest, he's been like a man possessed!
	Desde que se le ocurrió escalar el Everest, está obsesionado.
possessed adj	(controlled by demon)	poseído/a adj
		poseso adj
		endemoniado/a adj
	The village believed the strangers to be possessed women.
	La gente del pueblo creía que las extrañas eran mujeres poseídas.

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
possess [sth]⇒ vtr	(own)	poseer⇒ vtr
		tener⇒ vtr
	Jane is carrying everything she possesses in the bag on her back.
	Jame lleva todo lo que posee en la mochila en su espalda.
possess [sth] vtr	(have as a feature)	poseer⇒ vtr
		tener⇒ vtr
	The house possesses many character features, such as original fireplaces.
	La casa posee muchas características particulares, como las chimeneas originales.
possess [sth] vtr	(have mastery of) (conocimiento o habilidad)	poseer⇒ vtr
		tener⇒ vtr
	Ray possesses a wealth of knowledge on French Existentialism.
	Ray posee riqueza en el conocimiento del existencialismo francés.
possess [sb]⇒ vtr	(demon, spirit: inhabit)	poseer a vtr + prep
		habitar en vtr + prep
	In the Middle Ages, it was often thought that demons were possessing people who were actually suffering from mental illnesses.
	En la Edad Media, se creía que los demonios poseían a la gente que tenía enfermedades mentales.
possess [sb] vtr	(emotion: take control of)	dominar a vtr + prep
		poseer a vtr + prep
	A cold fury possessed Martha.
	Una fría furia dominaba a Martha.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
possess [sb] vtr	usually passive (influence, make) (coloquial)	poseer a vtr + prep
		meterse dentro de loc verb
	What on earth possessed you to make all this mess?
	¿Qué te ha poseído para hacer todo este lío?

Compound Forms: possessed \| ~~possess~~
Inglés		Español
possessed of adj + prep	(having)	poseedor de nm + prep
	She is possessed of brains as well as beauty.
	Ella es poseedora de inteligencia y belleza.
		dueño de nm + prep
		dotado de participio + prep
	Ella está dotada de tanta inteligencia como belleza.
self-possessed adj	(controlled, composed)	dueño de sí loc adj
		calmado adj
		tranquilo/a adj

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