possessive

US /pəˈzes.ɪv/
UK /pəˈzes.ɪv/
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possessif, jaloux

demanding someone's total attention and love

:
He became very possessive of his girlfriend.
Il est devenu très possessif envers sa petite amie.
Her possessive nature made their relationship difficult.
Sa nature possessive a rendu leur relation difficile.
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possessif, génitif

relating to the case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives that expresses possession or close association

:
In English, 'my' and 'your' are possessive adjectives.
En anglais, 'my' et 'your' sont des adjectifs possessifs.
The apostrophe 's' is used to form the possessive case of nouns.
L'apostrophe 's' est utilisée pour former le cas possessif des noms.
1.

possessif, pronom possessif

a word or form expressing possession

:
The word 'mine' is a possessive.
Le mot 'mine' est un possessif.
English has both possessives for nouns (e.g., 'John's car') and pronouns (e.g., 'hers').
L'anglais a des possessifs pour les noms (par exemple, 'la voiture de John') et les pronoms (par exemple, 'le sien').