property

Eigentum, Besitz

Dinge, die einer Person oder Organisation gehören, einschließlich Grundstücken und Gebäuden.

In einfachem Englisch: Things that belong to a person or organization, including land and buildings.

• This bag is my property.
• The police returned her stolen property.
• Please respect other people’s property.

Synonyme: possessions, belongings

Häufige Wendungen: private property, personal property, someone’s property

Eigentum, Besitz

Dinge, die einer Person, Gruppe oder Organisation gehören.

In einfachem Englisch: Something that belongs to a person, group, or organization.

• These tools are my property.
• Please return any lost property to the office.
• The police found stolen property in his car.

So benutzt man es: the property of someone (This bicycle is the property of the school.)

Synonyme: possessions, belongings

Häufige Wendungen: private property, personal property, stolen property

Eigenschaft

Ein Merkmal eines Stoffes oder Gegenstands, das sein Verhalten oder seine Möglichkeiten bestimmt.

In einfachem Englisch: A feature of a substance or thing that affects how it behaves or what it can do.

• This material has a useful property.
• We studied the chemical properties of water.
• Which property makes this metal useful for wires?

So benutzt man es: property of something (One property of copper is its ability to carry electricity.)

Synonyme: characteristic, feature, attribute

Häufige Wendungen: physical property, chemical property, useful property

Eigentumsrecht

Das gesetzliche Recht, etwas zu besitzen, zu nutzen und zu verkaufen.

In einfachem Englisch: The legal right to own, use, and sell something.

• The law protects the right of property.
• They disputed her property in the land.
• Property in the goods passes to the buyer upon payment.

So benutzt man es: property in something (The agreement transfers property in the goods to the buyer.)

Synonyme: ownership, title

Häufige Wendungen: right of property, property rights, property in something