Polish English Dictionary

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posiadanie in English:

1. possession possession


What’s your most treasured possession?
I have never had more than $500 in my possession.
Portugal has decriminalized the personal possession of drugs.
He is in possession of this land.
The bank took possession of the Smiths’ house because they couldn’t pay their bills.
Adam spent 3 years in jail for drug possession.
It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.
Today, their efforts have paid off and they are in possession of conclusive evidence, an achievement which is indeed commendable.
He has in his possession films that were never distributed to cinemas to protect them against piracy.
The possession of intellect is what distinguishes us from wild animals.
It is one thing to show a man that he is in error, and another to put him in possession of the truth.
Sometimes I feel less like your wife than a possession
Many people define success as the possession of large amounts of money.
The possession of arms without a licence is strictly forbidden.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

English word "posiadanie"(possession) occurs in sets:

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2. tenure tenure


My brother just received tenure at the university where he teaches.
Your tenure as a student ends when you graduate high school — unless, of course, you go on to college.
I sing your paychecks, have tenure.
I'm wondering how long Pierre's tenure will last
She is one of the few ​people in the ​English Department who has tenure. During his tenure as ​dean, he had a ​real ​influence on the ​students.
give (someone) a permanent post, especially as a teacher or professor. I had recently been tenured and then promoted to full professor
He was granted tenure.

English word "posiadanie"(tenure) occurs in sets:

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3. owning


Bill boasts of owning the biggest car in the neighborhood.
Swimming in the sea doesn't mean owning the sea.

English word "posiadanie"(owning) occurs in sets:

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4. ownership


Our ownership in the company is 60%.
They share ownership of the park.
You should keep the employees informed of any changes to the company ownership.
private, joint ownership
Now the time has come for the company to move to public ownership.
Do you have any proof of ownership for this car?
The left pane contains the Show requisitions filter which allows users to filter requisitions using ownership values.
Are there conflicts over land ownership?
Water law is the field of law dealing with the ownership, control, and use of water as a resource.
Management of a company is different from ownership of a company.
The earliest form of ownership is an ownership of the women by the able bodied men of the community.
The ownership of women begins in the lower barbarian stages of culture, apparently with the seizure of female captives. The original reason for the seizure and appropriation of women seems to have been their usefulness as trophies.

English word "posiadanie"(ownership) occurs in sets:

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5. possessing


As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.

English word "posiadanie"(possessing) occurs in sets:

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6. own


It's my own car.
We own a few hundred acres between the three of us.
He puts on a show of being impartial and unbiased, but I think he's just a guy with no opinion of his own.
I own some very old stamps.
They have formed their own nationwide association, the American Association of Retired Persons.
I've heard of pseudomyopia, but I never thought my own child would come to have it.
He is an individual with his own living space and his own sleeping space.
All right, do it your own way, but don't blame me if you fail.
What with good fortune, and his own effort, he won the first prize in the contest.
All happy families resemble each other, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
In the automotive industry of the 1970's, Japan beat the U.S. at its own game.
We're gonna make sure that no one is taking advantage of the American people for their own short-term gain.
A man touched down on the moon. A wall came down in Berlin. A world was connected by our own science and imagination.
She embroidered her own initials on the white handkerchief.
Through genetic engineering, corn can produce its own pesticides.