BEOLINGUS
Dictionary - TU Chemnitz

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to be possessed (by) besessen sein {v} (von)

to do sth. like a man/woman possessed etw. wie besessen tun; etw. wie ein Besessener/eine Besessene tun {vi}

to be possessed (by) ergriffen sein; eingenommen sein {v} (von)

self-controlled; self-possessed selbstbeherrscht {adj}

What possessed you to do that? Was ist in Sie/dich gefahren, so etwas zu tun?

stage fright Lampenfieber {n}

to become possessed by stage fright; to get one's nerves Lampenfieber kriegen

to hold; to have {had; had}; to own; to possess sth. [formal]; to have possession of sth. [formal] [listen] [listen] [listen] besitzen; innehaben; haben [ugs.] {vt} [listen] [listen]

holding; having; owning; possessing; having possession of [listen] [listen] besitzend; innehabend; habend

held; had; owned; possessed; had possession of [listen] [listen] [listen] [listen] besitzt; innegehabt; gehabt

to have and to hold [Am.] (real property conveyance contracts) besitzen; innehaben [listen]

to hold/own shares Aktien besitzen

to possess oneself of sth. von etw. Besitz ergreifen

to hold/have information about sth. Informationen über etw. besitzen/haben

He's a lovely dog - how long have you had him? Das ist ein lieber Hund - wie lange hast du ihn schon?