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A n a list of possibles for the vacancy une liste de candidats possibles pour le poste ; she's a possible for the team c'est une joueuse possible pour l'équipe ; it's within the realms of the possible c'est dans le domaine du possible.B adj1 ( likely to happen) [consequence, litigation, risk] possible ; it's quite possible c'est tout à fait possible ;2 ( that can be achieved) [strategy, result, improvements] possible ; to be possible to do sth être possible de faire qch ; the experiments are technically possible les expériences sont techniquement possibles ; if possible, I would like a change j'aimerais changer, si possible ; he did as much as possible il a fait tout son possible ; as far as possible dans la mesure du possible ; I'll do it as soon as possible je le ferai dès que possible ; as quickly as possible le plus vite possible ; we interviewed witnesses wherever possible nous avons interrogé les témoins chaque fois que c'était possible ; to make sth possible rendre qch possible ; none of this would have been possible without your help rien de tout cela n'aurait été possible sans votre aide ;3 ( when conjecturing) possible (to do de faire ; that que + subj) ; it's possible (that) he took it il est possible qu'il l'ait pris ;4 ( acceptable) [solution, explanation, candidate] possible ;5 ( for emphasis) of what possible interest/benefit can it be to you? quel intérêt/avantage cela peut-il bien avoir pour toi? ; there can be no possible excuse for such behaviour un tel comportement est inexcusable.
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