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1 possible
possible [pɔsibl]1. adjectivepossible ; [projet, entreprise] feasible• il est possible/il n'est pas possible de... it is possible/impossible to...• c'est (bien) possible/très possible possibly/very possibly• venez aussi vite/aussitôt que possible come as quickly/as soon as possible• venez le plus vite/tôt possible come as quickly/as soon as you (possibly) can• est-ce possible ! I don't believe it!• c'est pas possible ! (inf) (faux) that can't be right! ; (étonnant) well I never! (inf) ; (irréalisable) it's out of the question!• ce n'est pas possible d'être aussi bête ! how stupid can you get! (inf)2. masculine noun• essayons, dans les limites du possible, de... let's try, as far as possible, to...* * *pɔsibl
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1) ( réalisable) possiblelimiter les déplacements autant que possible — to keep travelling [BrE] down to a minimum
2) ( potentiel) possibleil n'y a pas d'erreur possible, c'est lui — it's him, without a shadow of a doubt
(ce n'est) pas possible! — (colloq) ( surprise) I don't believe it!; ( ironie) you're joking!
‘tu vas acheter une voiture?’ - ‘possible’ — ‘are you going to buy a car?’ - ‘maybe’
3) (colloq) ( acceptable)pas possible — impossible, awful; ( croyable)
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nom masculinelle est bête au possible — (colloq) she's as stupid as they come
* * *pɔsibl adj1) (= envisageable, vraisemblable) possibleAlain leur a dit que ce n'était pas possible. — Alain told them it wasn't possible.
Il travaille le moins possible. — He works as little as possible.
2) (= réalisable) (projet, entreprise) feasible3) (nm)Je ferai tout mon possible. — I'll do all I can.
* * *A adj1 ( réalisable) possible; si (c'est) possible if possible; dès que possible as soon as possible; un accord devrait être possible it should be possible to come to an agreement; la construction d'un tel bâtiment dans notre ville n'est pas possible it is not possible to build such a building in our town; nous avons fait tout ce qui était possible pour les aider we did everything possible to help them; techniquement c'est possible it's technically possible; je viendrai chaque fois que cela sera possible I'll come whenever I can; il est toujours possible de renoncer it's always possible to give up; ce n'est pas possible autrement there's no other way of doing it; il ne me sera pas possible de me déplacer aujourd'hui I won't be able to get out today; il ne lui sera pas possible d'être chez vous avant midi he won't be able to get to you before noon; cela ne me sera pas possible si on ne m'accorde pas plus de moyens financiers I won't be able to do it unless I'm given more funds; rendre qch possible to make sth possible; désolé, ce n'est pas possible ( refus) I'm sorry, it's just not possible; toutes les précautions possibles every possible precaution; tout le courage possible the utmost courage; toute la volonté possible every determination; tous les cas possibles et imaginables every conceivable case; faire preuve de toute l'énergie possible et imaginable to be extremely energetic; le plus cher possible [vendre] at the highest possible price; se lever le plus tôt possible to get up as early as possible; le plus possible près de la gare as close to the station as possible; recule le plus possible go back as far as you can; en faire le plus/moins possible to do as much/little as possible; je vous souhaite un séjour le plus agréable possible I wish you a most pleasant stay; le plus de renseignements possible as much information as possible; diffuser une revue le plus largement possible to distribute a magazine as widely as possible; hachez le plus finement possible chop as finely as possible; aller le plus loin possible to go as far away as possible ou as one can; je vais retarder le plus possible mon départ I'm going to delay my departure as much as I can; le plus rapidement/tôt possible as quickly/soon as possible; payer le moins possible to pay as little as possible; faire le moins de fautes possible dans une dictée to make as few mistakes as possible in a dictation; essayer de faire le moins de mal possible to try to do the least possible harm; autant que possible as much as possible; limiter les déplacements autant que possible to keep travelling down to a minimum;2 ( potentiel) possible; il n'y a pas d'erreur possible, c'est lui it's him, without a shadow of a doubt; il n'y a aucune erreur possible sur l'identité du meurtrier there can be no doubt as to the identity of the murderer; on annonce de possibles perturbations sur les lignes aériennes there is a possibility of disruptions to airlines; nous avons sélectionné de possibles candidats we have selected some potential candidates; tout est possible anything is possible; (ce n'est) pas possible○ ( surprise) I don't believe it; ( ironie) you're joking; est-ce possible! iron can this be possible?, did I hear you correctly?; il m'attend? (c'est) possible, mais il… he's waiting for me? maybe he is, but he…; que vous ayez des ennuis cela est fort possible, mais… I'm sure you do have problems, but…; ce n'est pas possible d'être aussi bête how can anyone be so stupid?; ce n'est pas possible, il pleut encore I don't believe it, it's raining again!; ‘tu vas acheter une voiture?’-‘possible’ ‘are you going to buy a car?’-‘maybe’;3 ○( acceptable) pas possible impossible, awful; ( croyable) pas possible unbelievable; il a une femme pas possible his wife is impossible ou awful; il a un accent pas possible he has an atrocious accent; être d'une lenteur pas possible to be awfully ou unbelievably slow; être d'une bêtise pas possible to be incredibly stupid; il a une chance pas possible he's incredibly ou unbelievably lucky.B nm le possible that which is possible; rester dans le domaine du possible to be within the realms of possibility; faire (tout) son possible to do one's best; faire (tout) son possible pour faire to do everything in one's power to do; je ferai mon possible pour venir I'll do my best to come; elle est bête au possible○ she's as stupid as they come.[pɔsibl] adjectifil est possible de dire/de faire it is possible to say/to doj'ai fait tout ce qu'il m'était techniquement possible de faire I did everything that was technically possible[par exagération]il faut qu'on divorce, ce n'est pas possible autrement we've got to get a divorce, it's the only solutionon a dû le pousser, ce n'est pas possible autrement! somebody MUST have pushed him!2. [probable] possibleil est possible que je vous rejoigne plus tard I may ou might join you lateril t'aime — c'est bien possible, mais moi pas! he loves you — quite possibly ou that's as may be, but I don't love him!3. [pour exprimer l'étonnement]4. [envisageable - interprétation, explication, option] possible5. [potentiel] possibleje l'ai cherché dans tous les endroits possibles I looked for it everywhere imaginable ou in every possible placeil a eu tous les problèmes possibles et imaginables pour récupérer son argent he had all kinds of problems getting his money backil mange le plus/le moins de gâteaux possible ou possibles he eats as many/as few cakes as possible————————[pɔsibl] nom masculinc'est dans le domaine du possible it's within the bounds of possibility, it's quite possiblefaire (tout) son possible to do one's best ou all one (possibly) can ou one's utmost————————au possible locution adverbialeelle a été désagréable/serviable au possible she couldn't have been more unpleasant/helpful -
2 technisch
I Adj.1. TECH., Abteilung, Verfahren etc.: attr. engineering...; (wissenschaftlich) technological; technische Anlagen technical facilities ( oder installations); im Krankenhaus etc.: auch technology; Technische Hochschule college ( oder institute) of technology; Technische Universität technological university, (university-level) institute of advanced technology ( oder science and technology), Am. auch polytechnic institute; technische Einzelheiten technicalities, technical details; technischer Leiter technical director; technisches Personal technical staff; technischer Kundendienst customer engineering fachspr., (after-sales) technical support ( oder back-up umg.); Technisches Werken Schulfach: (Craft, Design and) Technology; technischer Zeichner technical ( oder engineering) draughtsman; technische Zeichnung technical drawing; technische Schwierigkeiten technical problems ( oder difficulties); technische Lösung / Grenzen technical solution / limitations; aus ( verfahrens) technischen Gründen on technical grounds, for technical reasons; Technischer Überwachungs-Verein TÜV2. (bes. betriebstechnisch, auch Kunst, SPORT etc.) technical; technische Disziplinen field events; technischer K.o. technical knockout, TKO; er verfügt über keine besonderen technischen Fertigkeiten he is not skilled, he has no (technical) qualifications3. fig. (sachlich, rein formal, theoretisch) technicalII Adv.: technisch begabt / interessiert with an aptitude for things technical / technical(ly)-minded; technisch ausgereift / hoch entwickelt technologically mature ( oder sophisticated) / technologically very advanced; eine technisch schwierige Kür a (free) program(me) of great technical difficulty, a technically demanding (free) program(me)* * *technical; engineering; technic* * *tẹch|nisch ['tɛçnɪʃ]1. adj1) (= technologisch) technological; Studienfach technicaltechnische Hochschule/Universität — technological university, Institute of (Science and) Technology
technische Chemie/Medizin — chemical/medical engineering
das technische Zeitalter — the technological age, the age of technology
See:→ THW2) (= die Ausführung betreffend) Schwierigkeiten, Gründe technical; (= mechanisch) mechanicaltechnischer Zeichner — engineering draughtsman (Brit) or draftsman (US)
technische Einzelheiten (fig) — technicalities, technical details
2. advtechnicallydas ist technisch unmöglich — it is technically impossible; (inf
* * *1) (in a technical way; He described the machine in simple terms, then more technically.) technically2) (as far as skill and technique are concerned: The pianist gave a very good performance technically, although she seemed to lack feeling for the music.) technically3) (having, or relating to, a particular science or skill, especially of a mechanical or industrial kind: a technical college; technical skill; technical drawing.) technical* * *tech·nisch[ˈteçnɪʃ]I. adjdie \technischen Einzelheiten finden Sie in der beigefügten Bedienungsanleitung you'll find the technical details in the enclosed operating instructions\technische Anlagen und Maschinen plant and machinery2. (technisches Wissen vermittelnd) technical\technische Hochschule college [or university] of technology3. (Ausführungsweise) technical\technisches Können technical abilityunvorhergesehene \technische Probleme unforeseen technical problemsein \technisch fortgeschrittenes Land a technologically advanced country* * *1. 2.* * *A. adjtechnische Hochschule college ( oder institute) of technology;technische Universität technological university, (university-level) institute of advanced technology ( oder science and technology), US auch polytechnic institute;technische Einzelheiten technicalities, technical details;technischer Leiter technical director;technisches Personal technical staff;technischer Kundendienst customer engineering fachspr, (after-sales) technical support ( oder back-up umg);Technisches Werken Schulfach: (Craft, Design and) Technology;technischer Zeichner technical ( oder engineering) draughtsman;technische Zeichnung technical drawing;technische Schwierigkeiten technical problems ( oder difficulties);technische Lösung/Grenzen technical solution/limitations;aus (verfahrens)technischen Gründen on technical grounds, for technical reasons;2. (besonders betriebstechnisch, auch KUNST, SPORT etc) technical;technische Disziplinen field events;technischer K.o. technical knockout, TKO;er verfügt über keine besonderen technischen Fertigkeiten he is not skilled, he has no (technical) qualifications3. fig (sachlich, rein formal, theoretisch) technicalB. adv:technisch begabt/interessiert with an aptitude for things technical/technical(ly)-minded;technisch ausgereift/hoch entwickelt technologically mature ( oder sophisticated)/technologically very advanced;eine technisch schwierige Kür a (free) program(me) of great technical difficulty, a technically demanding (free) program(me)…technisch im adj: of …, …-related, …-specific;drucktechnisch printing …, technical;fertigungstechnisch production …, manufacturing …, … of production (engineering);steuertechnisch tax …, revenue …, … of taxation* * *1. 2.* * *adj.engineering adj.physical adj.technic adj.technical adj. adv.technically adv.
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