🙄possessive (po-se-siv)

adjective
/pəˈzɛsɪv/
posesivo (posesivo)

Meaning

Showing a desire to own or control; relating to possession.
showing a desire to own or control something; unwilling to share; jealously protective
Traducción del significado
Mostrar el deseo de poseer o controlar; relacionado con la posesión.
Mostrar el deseo de poseer o controlar; relacionado con la posesión.

Oraciones de ejemplo

He became very possessive about his old books.

Se volvió muy posesivo con sus libros viejos.
Se volvio muy posesivo con sus libros viejos.

He is very possessive about his car.

No pudo ocultar su felicidad cuando recibió el premio.
No pudo ocultar su felicidad cuando recibió el premio.

Expresiones de ejemplo

possessive nature
naturaleza posesiva
naturaleza posesiva

Synonyms

controlling, clingy, dominating, overprotective, proprietary, protective, jealous
Entrada 1
controlling, clingy, dominating, overprotective, proprietary
Entrada 2
controlling, protective, jealous, clingy

Antonyms

indifferent, detached, generous, sharing, unselfish
Entrada 1
indifferent, detached, generous
Entrada 2
generous, sharing, unselfish

Colocaciones

possessive pronoun, possessive nature, overly possessive, possessive behavior
Entrada 1
possessive pronoun, possessive nature, overly possessive
Entrada 2
possessive pronoun, possessive behavior, overly possessive

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