obsession in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for obsession in the English»French Dictionary

obsession [Brit əbˈsɛʃ(ə)n, Am əbˈsɛʃən] N

obsession (state)

obsession f

obsession (state)

manie f (with de, with doing de faire)

obsession (object of attention)

idée f fixe

obsession (object of attention)

obsession f

she has an obsession with hygiene/with tidiness

elle a la manie de la propreté/de l'ordre

sailing is an obsession with him

sa passion pour la voile tient de l'obsession

to have an obsession with death

être obsédé par l'idée de la mort

her life was dominated by one great obsession

sa vie était dominée par une idée fixe

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to be in the grip of an obsession/a bad dream

être en proie à une obsession/à un cauchemar

Translations for obsession in the French»English Dictionary

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réunionite

obsession with holding meetings

obsession

obsession

c'est une vraie manie

it's an absolute obsession

idée fixe

idée fixe, obsession

c'est une obsession chez elle!

it's an obsession with her!

obsession in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for obsession in the English»French Dictionary

obsession [əbˈseʃən] N a. MED

obsession

obsession f

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to take hold of sb fig obsession, fury

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Translations for obsession in the French»English Dictionary

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obsession

obsession

déformation professionnelle

occupational obsession

idée fixe

obsession

obsession Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take hold of sb fig obsession, fury

s'emparer de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She has an obsession with doing things the right way.

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His ambition becomes obsession, but he was forced to abandon the project when test subjects became scarce.

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They are happy at first, but it soon becomes clear that he has an obsession with young girls.

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At the heart of the novel is an exploration of the power and price of scholarly obsession.

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He is married to a wife who understands his obsession and has a high school-aged daughter.

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He expresses his love and obsession for money.

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And buying into the thin motivations behind this obsession requires a level of crazy reserved exclusively for the characters in this movie.

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She has the obsession to steal blood from guests.

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It is also criticized as forcing a new generation to surrender its childhood out of an obsession with status and getting ahead.

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The need to increase productivity became an obsession for him.

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