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♦ possibly /ˈpɒsəblɪ/avv.1 forse; può darsi: It's a very rare specimen, possibly the only one left, è un esemplare molto raro, forse l'unico rimasto; ‘Will your salary be increased?’ ‘Possibly’, ‘ti aumenteranno lo stipendio?’ ‘forse’2 ( nelle domande è idiom.) – What can she possibly mean?, che cosa vorrà mai dire?; Could you possibly lend me a hand?, potresti per caso darmi una mano?; How can I possibly know?, com'è che faccio a saperlo?3 ( con funzione di enfasi) – It can't possibly work, non può proprio funzionare; non è possible che funzioni; I'll do all I possibly can, farò tutto il possibile; farò del mio meglioFALSI AMICI: possibly non significa possibilmente. -
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adv.1 posiblemente (perhaps)I can't possibly do it me resulta de todo punto imposible hacerloI'll do all I possibly can haré todo lo que esté en mi manohow could you possibly do such a thing? ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer semejante cosa? -
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possibly [ˈpɒsəblɪ]a. (with "can" etc) he did all he possibly could il a fait tout son possible• you can't possibly do that! tu ne vas pas faire ça quand même !• it can't possibly be true! ce n'est pas possible !b. ( = perhaps) peut-être• Belgian beer is possibly the finest in the world la bière belge est peut-être la meilleure au monde• was he lying? -- possibly est-ce qu'il mentait ? -- c'est possible* * *['pɒsəblɪ]1) ( maybe) peut-être2) ( for emphasis) -
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possibly ['pɒsəblɪ]∎ he is possibly the greatest musician of his time c'est peut-être le plus grand musicien de son temps;∎ possibly (so)/possibly not, but he had no other choice peut-être (bien)/peut-être pas, mais il n'avait pas le choix;∎ will you be there tomorrow? - possibly vous serez là demain? - c'est possible;∎ could you possibly lend me £5? vous serait-il possible de me prêter 5 livres?∎ what advantage can we possibly get from it? quel avantage pouvons-nous espérer en tirer?;∎ she can't possibly get here on time elle ne pourra jamais arriver à l'heure;∎ where can they possibly have got to? où peuvent-ils bien être passés?;∎ run as fast as you possibly can cours aussi vite que tu peux;∎ the doctors did all they possibly could to save her les médecins ont fait tout ce qu'ils ont pu ou tout leur possible pour la sauver;∎ I'll come whenever I possibly can je viendrai chaque fois que cela me sera possible;∎ I couldn't possibly accept your offer je ne puis accepter votre proposition;∎ she might possibly still be here il se pourrait qu'elle soit encore ici -
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adverb1) (by possible means)I cannot possibly commit myself — ich kann mich unmöglich festlegen
2) (perhaps) möglicherweise; vielleichtDo you think...? - Possibly — Glaubst du...? - Möglich[erweise] od. Vielleicht
* * *1) (perhaps: `Will you have time to do it?' `Possibly.') möglicherweise2) (in a way or manner that is possible: I'll come as fast as I possibly can; I can't possibly eat any more; Could you possibly lend me your pen?) möglich, vielleicht* * *pos·sibly[ˈpɒsəbli, AM ˈpɑ:s-]adv inv1. (feasibly)I kept the speech as short as I \possibly could ich habe die Rede so kurz gehalten, wie ich nur konntehe can't \possibly have drunk all that on his own! das kann er doch unmöglich alles allein getrunken haben!to do all that one \possibly can alles Menschenmögliche tun2. (perhaps) möglicherweise, vielleichtI might \possibly be a little late ich werde mich möglicherweise ein wenig verspäten3. (in polite use) möglicherweisecould I \possibly ask you to...? dürfte ich Sie vielleicht bitten,...?could you \possibly speak up a little? würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, ein wenig lauter zu sprechen?another chocolate? — no, really, I couldn't \possibly noch ein Stück Schokolade? — danke, aber das wäre wirklich zu viel* * *['pɒsəblɪ]adv1)I can't possibly stay indoors all weekend — ich kann unmöglich das ganze Wochenende in der Wohnung sitzen
nobody could possibly tell the difference —
very or quite possibly — absolut or durchaus möglich
I have made myself as comfortable as I possibly can — ich habe es mir so bequem wie möglich gemacht
I couldn't possibly... (polite formula) — ich kann unmöglich...
2) (= perhaps) vielleicht, möglicherweise* * *possibly [-blı] adv1. möglicherweise, vielleicht2. (irgend) möglich:if I possibly can wenn ich irgend kann;I cannot possibly do this ich kann das unmöglich oder auf keinen Fall tun;how can I possibly do it? wie kann ich es nur oder bloß machen?poss. abk1. possession3. possible mögl.4. possibly viell.* * *adverb2) (perhaps) möglicherweise; vielleichtDo you think...? - Possibly — Glaubst du...? - Möglich[erweise] od. Vielleicht
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1) (perhaps: `Will you have time to do it?' `Possibly.') tal vez, a lo mejor, es posible; posiblemente2) (in a way or manner that is possible: I'll come as fast as I possibly can; I can't possibly eat any more; Could you possibly lend me your pen?) lo más... que pueda/posible; (not possibly) de ninguna manera; ser posiblepossibly adv posiblementetr['pɒsɪblɪ]1 (reasonably, conceivably) posiblemente■ you can't possibly have finished already! ¡no es posible que ya hayas acabado!■ could you possibly give me a lift to the station? ¿me podría llevar a la estación?3 (perhaps) posiblemente, quizás, puede serpossibly ['pɑsəbli] adv1) conceivably: posiblementeit can't possibly be true!: ¡no puede ser!2) perhaps: quizás, posiblementeadv.• eventualmente adv.• posiblemente adv.• quizá adv.• tal vez adv.'pɑːsəbli, 'pɒsəblia) ( conceivably)if we possibly can — si podemos or si nos es posible
could you possibly give me a hand with this? — ¿sería tan amable de ayudarme con esto?
b) ( perhaps) (indep)will it cost more than five dollars? - possibly — ¿va a costar más de cinco dólares? - puede ser or posiblemente
['pɒsǝblɪ]ADV1) (=feasibly, conceivably)if I possibly can — si me es posible, si puedo
I go as often as I possibly can — voy siempre que puedo, voy lo más a menudo posible
how can I possibly come tomorrow? — ¿cómo voy a poder venir mañana?
could you possibly come another day? — ¿le sería posible venir otro día?, ¿podría venir otro día?
it can't possibly be true! — ¡no puede ser verdad!
she will do everything she possibly can to help you — hará todo lo que esté en su mano or todo lo que pueda para ayudarte
2) (=perhaps)"will you be able to come?" - "possibly" — -¿podrás venir? -es posible or -puede que sí
of the 200 who apply, possibly five may be accepted — de los 200 solicitantes, tal vez se elija a cinco
* * *['pɑːsəbli, 'pɒsəbli]a) ( conceivably)if we possibly can — si podemos or si nos es posible
could you possibly give me a hand with this? — ¿sería tan amable de ayudarme con esto?
b) ( perhaps) (indep)will it cost more than five dollars? - possibly — ¿va a costar más de cinco dólares? - puede ser or posiblemente
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['pɒsəblɪ]1)I cannot possibly do it — non posso assolutamente or proprio farlo
could you possibly...? — potresti...?
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1) ( feasibly)I kept the speech as short as I \possibly could ich habe die Rede so kurz gehalten, wie ich nur konnte;he can't \possibly have drunk all that on his own! das kann er doch unmöglich alles allein getrunken haben!;to do all that one \possibly can alles Menschenmögliche tun2) ( perhaps) möglicherweise, vielleicht;I might \possibly be a little late ich werde mich möglicherweise ein wenig verspäten;( more likely) sehr wahrscheinlich3) ( in polite use) möglicherweise;could I \possibly ask you to...? dürfte ich Sie vielleicht bitten,...?;could you \possibly speak up a little? würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, ein wenig lauter zu sprechen?;another chocolate? - no, really, I couldn't \possibly noch ein Stück Schokolade? - danke, aber das wäre wirklich zu viel -
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§ (could) შეძლება§ კონსერვი, დაკონსერვება§1 ქილა (შუშისა ან თუნუქისა)2 დაკონსერვება (დააკონსერვებს)3 (could) შეიძლება (შეძლებს)I could not come მოსვლა ვერ შევძელი // ვერ მოვედი4 ცოდნა (იცის)I can’t call it to mind ვერ ვიხსენებhe can't be bought მოუსყიდველი/უანგარო კაციაI can't bend ვერ ვიკუზები // წელში ვერ ვიხრებიI assume that you can do it ვფიქრობ, რომ ამას შეძლებyou can`t appreciate English poetry ინგლისურ პოეზიას ვერ შეაფასებI can’t go anywhere ვერსად ვერ დავდივარI’ll do anything I can რაც შემიძლია, ყველაფერს გავაკეთებanybody can do it ეს ყველას / ნებისმიერ ადამიანს შეუძლიაcan`t see anybody here აქ ვერავის ვხედავI can`t answer for his mistakes მის შეცდომებზე პასუხს ვერ ვაგებyou can't kill people offhandedly ხალხის ასე უცერემონიოდ ხოცვა არ შეიძლებაwhere can I obtain this book? სად შეიძლება ვიშოვო / შევიძინო ეს წიგნი?●●I'll come as soon as I possibly can როგორც კი შევძლებ, მაშინვე მოვალI can't possibly do it ამას მაინცდამაინც ვერ ვიზამ / ვერ გავაკეთებI can't put my feelings into words ჩემს გრძნობებს სიტყვებით ვერ გამოვხატავshe can twist him round her little finger §1 თავის ნებაზე ატარებსshe can twist him round her little finger §2 როგორც უნდა ისე ატრიალებსI can't put up with that ამას მე არ მოვითმენ // ამას ვერ შევურიგდებიyou can't kid me! ვერ მომატყუებ! / ვერ გამაცურებ!it's not a serious mistake, we can let it pass ეს სერიოზული შეცდომა არაა, შეიძლება ყურადღება არ მივაქციოთI can't put this writer on a par with Tolstoy ამ მწერალს ტოლსტოის გვერდით ვერ დავაყენებpending his arrival we can't do anything მის ჩამოსვლამდე ვერაფერს გავაკეთებთI can't place his knowledge higher than mine მის ცოდნას ჩემს ცოდნაზე მაღლა ვერ დავაყენებthat can be remedied ამის გამოსწორება შეიძლება // ამას ეშველებაI can't remember his name მისი სახელი არ მახსენდება / მაგონდებაsome Georgian idioms cannot be rendered into English ზოგი ქართული იდიომი ინგლისურად არ ითარგმნებაhuman beings can't reproduce lost limbs ადამიანს დაკარგული კიდურები არ აღუდგებაlizards can reproduce their tails ხვლიკს დაკარგული ბოლო / კუდი ისევ ეზრდებაI can't risk it ამას ვერ გავბედავ / გავრისკავI can’t reach that branch იმ ტოტს ვერ ვწვდებიwhere can I reach you? სად გნახო? // სად იქნები, რომ გნახო?●●this sentence can be read in different ways ამ წინადადების შინაარსის გაგება სხვადასხვაგვარად შეიძლებაthese two methods can’t be reconciled ამ ორი მეთოდის შეთავსება შეუძლებელია●●can you spare me $10 ათ დოლარს ხომ არ მასესხებ?I can't imagine why! ვერ წარმომიდგენია, რატომ!he can't do it, nor can we ამას ვერც ის აკეთებს და ვერც ჩვენI wonder how you can stand it! მიკვირს, ამას როგორ ითმენ!one can safely say that… შეიძლება დამშვიდებით ითქვას, რომhe can't see beyond the end of his nose თავის ცხვირის იქეთ ვერაფერს ვერ ხედავს●●you can't shift him! მაგას ადგილიდან ვერ დაძრავ! (მისი სიზარმაცის გამო)●●I can't subscribe to that idea ამ იდეას ვერ გავიზიარებhow can you suffer such insolence? ასეთ თავხედობას როგორ იტან? / ითმენ?I can't suffer the pain any longer ამ ტკივილს ვეღარ ვითმენ / ვეღარ ვიტანshe's very strange. I can't make her out უცნაურია, ვერაფერი გავუგეno one can match him in telling lies ტყუილებში ვერავინ სჯობნის // ბადალი არა ჰყავსyou can't mean it! ნუთუ ამას სერიოზულად ამბობ? / აპირებ?can I take a message? რა გადავცე? / ხომ არაფერი გადავცე? (ტელეფონზე საუბრისას)he can go if he is so minded თუ უნდა, წავიდესI can't tolerate heat / his impudence სიცხეს / მის თავხედობას ვერ ვიტანyou can touch him for tax evasion შეგიძლია გადასახადის გადახდისაგან თავის არიდებისათვის უჩივლო / დაასჯევინოwhen I have a cold, I can't taste anything როცა გაციებული ვარ გემოს ვერ ვგრძნობ.you can tell at once he is a teacher აშკარად ეტყობა, რომ მასწავლებელიაI can't tell margarine from butter მარგარინსა და კარაქს ერთმანეთისგან ვერ ვარჩევI can't think where he might be ვერ წარმომიდგენია, სად იქნებაa young teacher can't handle such a large class ახალგაზრდა მასწავლებელი ასეთ დიდ ჯგუფს ვერ მოუვლის / ვერ გაუძლებსwe can hardly ask him უხერხულია, რომ ვთხოვოთyou can have it your own way რაც გინდა, ის გიქნია!I can't help thinking about it ამ აზრს ვერ ვიცილებ // არ შემიძლია ამაზე არ ვიფიქროI can't help if it rains რა ჩემი ბრალია, თუ გაწვიმდა?I go to the picture whenever I can როცა შესაძლებლობა მაქვს კინოში დავდივარ.the question is whether he can be believed საკითხავია, შეიძლება თუ არა მას ადვუჯეროთI don't agree that it can't be solved არ გეთანხმებით, რომ ის გადაუწყვეტელია;this is a man without whom we can't go there ეს ის კაცია, რომლის გარეშეც იქ ვერ წავალთI can't understand why he is late; არ მესმის რატომ იგვიანებს;the trouble with him is you can't rely on him უბედურება ისაა, რომ ვერ ენდობიcan you work this machine? ამ დაზგაზე მუშაობა შეგიძლია // ამ დაზგას ვერ აამუშავებ?you can't go wrong with him მასთან არ დაიკარგები / არ გაგიჭირდებაmy child can't walk yet ჩემი ბავშვი ჯერ ვერ დადის//ჩემს ბავშვს ჯერ ფეხი არ აუდგამს;we can supply all your wants შეგვიძლია ყველა თქვენი მოთხოვნილება დავაკმაყოფილოთ;I can't wash this stain off my shirt ეს ლაქა პერანგს ვერ მოვაცილე;it is more than flesh and blood can stand ამას ადამიანი / მოკვდავი ვერ აიტანსI can't follow when you speak so fast როცა სწრაფად ლაპარაკობ, ვერ ვიგებyou can't smoke in the theater თეატრში თამბაქოს მოწევა არ იქნება / არ შეიძლება / აკრძალულიაyou never can tell what he will do next ვინ იცის, შემდეგ რას იზამსcan't you do it by yourself? ამას მარტო / სხვისი დახმარების გარეშე ვერ გააკეთებ?a man who cannot distinguish between red and green is called colour-blind ადამიანს, რომელიც წითელსა და მწვანეს ვერ არჩევს დალტონიკს უწოდებენnothing can excuse your laziness საკუთარ სიზარმაცეს ვერაფრით გაამართლებ / სიზარმაცეს გამართლება არა აქვსsome people cannot exhibit their emotions ზოგი თავის ემოციებს ვერ ამჟღავნებსyou can depend on him შეგიზლია ენდო / დაეყრდნოa submarine can be detected by radar წყალქვეშა ნავის მიგნება რადარით შეიძლებაearly detection of cancer can save a life კიბოს დროული აღმოჩენით შეიძლება სიცოცხლე შენარჩუნებულ იქნესhe can't differentiate a hen from a rooster კრუხსა და მამალს ერთმანეთისაგან ვერ არჩევსthe fortress can be seen from a distance of 10 kilometers ციხე ათი კილომეტრის მანძილიდან ჩანსI can't go any farther გზას ვეღარ გავაგრძელებ // ამის იქით ვერ წავალI can't say with certainty that... არ შემიძლია დანამდვილებით ვთქვა, რომ…I can't face satsivi any more საცივი ისე მომყირჭდა, ვეღარ ვუყურებso far as I know / can see რამდენადაც ვიცი / გამეგებაit can't be compared with… ვერ შეედრება // შედარება შეუძლებელიაI cannot conceive how he did such a foolish thing ვერ გამიგია / ჩემამდე არ დადის ასეთი სისულელე როგორ მოუვიდაcan't is a contracted form of 'cannot' can't' 'cannot'-ის შემოკლებული ფორმააhow can we gauge his reaction to this fact? ამ ამბავზე მისი რეაქცია როგორ განვსაზღვროთ?only an expert can date this old statue ამ ძველი ქანდაკების დათარღება მხოლოდ ექსპერტს შეუძლიაwe can't get around the law კანონს გვერდს ვერ ავუვლით / ვერ ავუქცევთI can`t abide cats კატებს ვერ ვიტან -
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1) (perhaps: `Will you have time to do it?' `Possibly.') kanskje, muligens2) (in a way or manner that is possible: I'll come as fast as I possibly can; I can't possibly eat any more; Could you possibly lend me your pen?) muligkanskjeadv. \/ˈpɒsəblɪ\/kanskje, muligens, eventuelt• how could you possibly do this?not possibly ikke på noen måte, overhodet ikke -
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I [ forma debole kən] [ forma forte kæn]6) (have skill, knowledge to)7) (have ability, power to)I cannot understand why — non capisco o non riesco a capire perché
8) (have ability, using senses, to)9) (indicating capability, tendency)10) (expressing likelihood, assumption)if you want to chat, you can leave — se volete chiacchierare, potete farlo fuori
you can get lost! — colloq. va' al diavolo! va' a quel paese!
"can we borrow it?" - "you can" — "possiamo prenderlo in prestito?" - "certo"
"can anyone give me a lift home?" - "we can" — "qualcuno può darmi un passaggio a casa?" - "sì, noi"
••II [kæn]no can do — colloq. non posso
1) (of food) barattolo m., scatola f.; (aerosol) bomboletta f.; (for petrol) fusto m., bidone m., latta f.; (of drink) lattina f.2) pop. (lavatory) cesso m., latrina f.3) colloq. (prison) galera f., gattabuia f.••a can of worms — un imbroglio, un bel po' di marcio
to be in the can — colloq. [ film] essere pronto per la distribuzione; [ negotiations] essere cosa fatta
III [kæn]to carry the can for sb. — colloq. prendersi la colpa al posto di qcn
1) gastr. inscatolare, mettere in scatola [fruit, vegetables]2) colloq.* * *[kæn] I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.)2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?)3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.)4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?)II 1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.)2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.)- canned- cannery* * *I [ forma debole kən] [ forma forte kæn]6) (have skill, knowledge to)7) (have ability, power to)I cannot understand why — non capisco o non riesco a capire perché
8) (have ability, using senses, to)9) (indicating capability, tendency)10) (expressing likelihood, assumption)if you want to chat, you can leave — se volete chiacchierare, potete farlo fuori
you can get lost! — colloq. va' al diavolo! va' a quel paese!
"can we borrow it?" - "you can" — "possiamo prenderlo in prestito?" - "certo"
"can anyone give me a lift home?" - "we can" — "qualcuno può darmi un passaggio a casa?" - "sì, noi"
••II [kæn]no can do — colloq. non posso
1) (of food) barattolo m., scatola f.; (aerosol) bomboletta f.; (for petrol) fusto m., bidone m., latta f.; (of drink) lattina f.2) pop. (lavatory) cesso m., latrina f.3) colloq. (prison) galera f., gattabuia f.••a can of worms — un imbroglio, un bel po' di marcio
to be in the can — colloq. [ film] essere pronto per la distribuzione; [ negotiations] essere cosa fatta
III [kæn]to carry the can for sb. — colloq. prendersi la colpa al posto di qcn
1) gastr. inscatolare, mettere in scatola [fruit, vegetables]2) colloq. -
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I 1. noun1) (milk can, watering can) Kanne, die; (for oil, petrol) Kanister, der; (Amer.): (for refuse) Eimer, der; Tonne, diea can of paint — eine Büchse Farbe; (with handle) ein Eimer Farbe
carry the can — (fig. coll.) die Sache ausbaden (ugs.)
2. transitive verb,a can of tomatoes/sausages — eine Dose od. Büchse Tomaten/Würstchen
- nn- eindosen; einmachen [Obst]II auxiliary verb, only in pres.can,neg. cannot, (coll.) can't, past could, neg. (coll.) couldn't können; (have right, be permitted) dürfen; könnenas much as one can — so viel man kann
as... as can be — wirklich sehr...
can do — (coll.) kein Problem
he can't be more than 40 — er kann nicht über 40 sein
you can't smoke in this compartment — in diesem Abteil dürfen Sie nicht rauchen
how [ever] could you do this to me? — wie konnten Sie mir das bloß antun?
[that] could be [so] — das könnte od. kann sein
* * *[kæn] I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) können2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) können4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?)II 1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) die Kanne, die Dose2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) eindosen- academic.ru/10575/canned">canned- cannery* * *can1[kæn]I. nbeer/drink \can Bier-/Getränkedose ffood \can Konservendose f, Konservenbüchse f2. (contents)a \can of lemonade eine Dose Limonadea \can of oil ein Kanister m Ölmilk \can Milchkanne fpetrol \can Benzinkanister m4. (for waste) [Müll]eimer m, Abfalleimer m SCHWEIZ, Kehrichteimer m SCHWEIZ, Mistkübel m ÖSTERR fam; (larger) [Müll]tonne fon the \can auf dem Klo fam▪ \cans pl Kopfhörer pl8.the scene is in the \can wir haben die Szene [o die Szene ist] im Kasten famthis project is finally in the \can dieses Projekt ist endlich abgeschlossenthe deal is in the \can wir haben den Deal in der Tasche fig famII. vt1. (package)\can it! hör auf damit!to \can a project ein Projekt begraben famcan2<could, could>[kæn, kən]1. (be able to) können\can you hear me? kannst du mich hören?, hörst du mich?she \can speak four languages sie spricht vier Sprachenthe doctors are doing all they \can die Ärzte tun, was sie können [o tun ihr Möglichstes]who \can blame her? wer will es ihr verdenken?\can do kein Problemno \can do geht leider nichtyou \can't park here hier dürfen [o können] Sie nicht parken\can I go out to play? darf [o kann] ich draußen spielen?3. (requesting) können\can/could you tell I've phoned? kannst/könntest du ihm ausrichten, dass ich angerufen haben?\can/could you make a little less noise, please? kannst/könntest du bitte etwas leiser sein?\can/could I borrow your car? kannst/könntest du mir dein Auto leihen?4. (suggesting) könnenyou could [always] try du könntest es ja mal versuchenyou could be a bit nicer to him du könntest schon [o ruhig] etwas netter zu ihm sein5. (offering assistance)\can I help you with those bags? soll ich Ihnen mit den Taschen helfen?\can I be of any help? kann ich irgendwie helfen?6. (expressing possibility) könnenhe \can be really annoying at times manchmal kann er wirklich anstrengend seinyou \can get stamps from some newsagents einige Zeitschriftenhändler verkaufen auch Briefmarkenhe \can't have done it on his own er kann das unmöglich alleine gemacht haben7. (disbelieving, reprimanding)you \can't be hungry already! du kannst doch nicht [o unmöglich] schon wieder Hunger haben!you \can't be serious! das ist nicht dein Ernst!how on earth could you do that! wie konntest du nur so etwas tun!you could have told me before! das hättest du mir auch schon vorher sagen können!I could do with a beer ich könnte jetzt [wirklich] ein Bier vertragen famI could do with a haircut ich müsste mal wieder zum FrisörI could do with a new computer ich bräuchte einen neuen Computer [o fam könnte einen neuen Computer gebrauchen]the car could do with a clean der Wagen müsste mal wieder gewaschen werden9. (demanding)you \can stop that right away! hör sofort damit auf!10. (threatening) könnenif you carry on like that, you \can just go to bed! wenn du so weitermachst, kannst du gleich ins Bett gehen!* * *I [kn] pret couldmodal aux vb (defective parts supplied by to be able to)1) (= be able to) könnenI can't or cannot go to the theatre tomorrow —
I'll do it if I can — wenn ich kann(, tue ich es)
he'll help you all he can — er wird sein Möglichstes tun, er wird tun, was in seinen Kräften steht
could you tell me... — können or könnten Sie mir sagen,...
can you speak German? — können or sprechen Sie Deutsch?
we can but hope that..., we can only hope that... — wir können nur hoffen, dass...
they could not (help) but condemn it — sie konnten nicht anders, als das zu verurteilen
2) (= may) dürfen, könnenI'd like to go, can I? – no, you can't —
can I use your car? – no, you can't — kann or darf ich dein Auto nehmen? – nein
3) (expressing surprise etc) könnenhow can/could you say such a thing! — wie können/konnten Sie nur or bloß so etwas sagen!
where can it be? — wo kann das bloß sein?
where can they have gone? — wo können sie denn nur hingegangen sein?
4) (expressing possibility) könnenit could be that he's got lost — vielleicht hat er sich verlaufen, (es ist) möglich, dass er sich verlaufen hat
could he have got lost? —
to think he could have become a doctor — wenn man bedenkt, dass er hätte Arzt werden können
5) (with verbs of perception) könnencan you hear me? — hören Sie mich?, können Sie mich hören?
6) (= be capable of occasionally) könnenshe can be very nice when she wants to — wenn sie will, kann sie sehr nett sein
7) (indicating suggestion) könnenyou could try telephoning him —
8) (= feel inclined to) können9)IIhe looks as though he could do with a wash/haircut — ich glaube, er müsste sich mal waschen/er müsste sich (dat) mal wieder die Haare schneiden lassen
1. nto carry the can ( Brit fig inf ) — die Sache ausbaden (inf)
a can of paint — eine Dose Farbe; (with handle) ein Eimer m Farbe
See:→ worm2. vt1) foodstuffs einmachen, eindosen → cannedSee:→ canned2) (inf)III in cpds Büchsen-, Dosen-* * *can1 [kæn; unbetont kən] inf und pperf fehlen, 2. sg präs obs canst [kænst], 3. sg präs can, neg cannot, prät could [kʊd; unbetont kəd] v/aux (mit folgendem inf ohne to) ich, er, sie, es kann, du kannst, wir, Sie, sie können, ihr könnt:can you do it?;I shall do all I can ich werde alles tun, was ich (tun) kann oder was in meinen Kräften steht;can2 [kæn]A s2. (Blech-, Konserven) Dose f, (-)Büchse f:a can of beer eine Dose Bier;a can of worms umg eine harte Nuss, eine verwickelte Geschichte;b) unter Dach und Fach sein (Vertrag etc);can opener Dosen-, Büchsenöffner m3. US (Ein)Weckglas n4. USa) (Müll-, Abfall) Eimer mb) (Müll-, Abfall) Tonne f5. Kanister m6. sl Kittchen n (Gefängnis)7. US sl Klo n, Lokus m (beide umg)8. US sl Arsch m sl, Hintern m umg9. SCHIFF, MIL sla) Wasserbombe fb) US Eimer m umg, Zerstörer m10. sl Unze f MarihuanaB v/t2. TECH einkapseln, hermetisch verschließen4. US sl aufhören mit:can it! hör auf damit!* * *I 1. noun1) (milk can, watering can) Kanne, die; (for oil, petrol) Kanister, der; (Amer.): (for refuse) Eimer, der; Tonne, diea can of paint — eine Büchse Farbe; (with handle) ein Eimer Farbe
carry the can — (fig. coll.) die Sache ausbaden (ugs.)
2. transitive verb,a can of tomatoes/sausages — eine Dose od. Büchse Tomaten/Würstchen
- nn- eindosen; einmachen [Obst]II auxiliary verb, only in pres.can,neg. cannot, (coll.) can't, past could, neg. (coll.) couldn't können; (have right, be permitted) dürfen; könnenas... as can be — wirklich sehr...
can do — (coll.) kein Problem
how [ever] could you do this to me? — wie konnten Sie mir das bloß antun?
[that] could be [so] — das könnte od. kann sein
* * *(US) n.Blechdose f.Konservenbüchse f.Zinnblechbüchse f. aux.kann (können) aux.können v.(§ p.,pp.: konnte, gekonnt) n.Buchse -n f.Büchse -n f.Kanister - m.Kanne -n f.Konserve -n f. (food) v.in Büchsen einlegen ausdr. -
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I.can1 [kæn]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. modal verba.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• can you come tomorrow? pouvez-vous venir demain ?• can I help you? est-ce que je peux vous aider ?• where can he be? où peut-il bien être ?• can he have done it already? est-il possible qu'il l'ait déjà fait ?• he can't be dead! ce n'est pas possible, il n'est pas mort !• you can't be serious! vous ne parlez pas sérieusement !• she can't be very clever if she failed this exam elle ne doit pas être très intelligente si elle a échoué à cet examend. ( = know how to) savoire.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► can used with a verb of perception is not usually translated.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━2. compounds[person, organization] dynamiqueII.can2 [kæn]1. nouna. (for oil, petrol) bidon mb. [of food] boîte f (de conserve)[+ food] mettre en conserve3. compounds* * *I [kæn]1) ( expressing possibility)it could be that... — il se peut que... (+ subj)
could be — (colloq) peut-être
it could be a trap — c'est peut-être un piège, ça pourrait être un piège
I could be wrong — je me trompe peut-être, il se peut que j'aie tort
‘did she know?’ - ‘no, how could she?’ — ‘est-ce qu'elle était au courant?’ - ‘non, comment est-ce qu'elle aurait pu l'être?’
the computer couldn't ou can't have made an error — l'ordinateur n'a pas pu faire d'erreur, il est impossible que l'ordinateur ait fait une erreur
2) ( expressing permission)3) ( when making requests)4) ( when making an offer)what can I do for you? — ( in shop) qu'y a-t-il pour votre service?
5) ( when making suggestions)6) (have skill, knowledge to)7) (have ability, power to)to do all one can — faire tout ce qu'on peut or tout son possible
8) (have ability, using senses, to)9) (indicating capability, tendency)10) (expressing likelihood, assumption)he couldn't be more than 10 years old — ( now) il ne peut pas avoir plus de 10 ans
I couldn't leave the children — ( didn't want to) je ne pouvais pas laisser les enfants; ( wouldn't want to) je ne pourrais pas laisser les enfants
12) ( be in a position to)13) ( expressing a reproach)14) ( expressing surprise)you can't ou cannot be serious! — tu veux rire! (colloq)
15) ( for emphasis)16) ( expressing exasperation)I could murder him! — (colloq) je le tuerais! (colloq)
17) ( expressing obligation)you can get lost! — (colloq) va te faire fiche! (colloq)
18) ( avoiding repetition of verb)‘can we borrow it?’ - ‘you can’ — ‘est-ce que nous pouvons l'emprunter?’ - ‘bien sûr’
‘can anyone give me a lift home?’ - ‘we can’ — ‘est-ce que quelqu'un peut me déposer chez moi?’ - ‘oui, nous’
••as happy/excited as can ou could be — très heureux/excité
II 1. [kæn] 2.no can do — (colloq) non, je ne peux pas
transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-) Culinary mettre [quelque chose] en conserve3.canned past participle adjective1) [food] en boîte2) (colloq) [laughter] enregistré••in the can — (colloq) Cinema ( of film) dans la boîte; ( of negotiations) dans la poche
to carry the can for somebody — (colloq) porter le chapeau à la place de quelqu'un (colloq)
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I.1 ( expressing possibility) we can rent a house nous pouvons louer une maison ; anyone can enrol n'importe qui peut s'inscrire ; they can't ou cannot afford to fly ils ne peuvent pas se permettre de prendre l'avion ; it can also be used to dry clothes on peut aussi s'en servir pour faire sécher le linge ; how can one know in advance? comment peut-on savoir à l'avance? ; we are confident that the job can be completed in time nous sommes convaincus que le travail peut être fini à temps ; you can't have forgotten! tu ne peux pas avoir oublié! ; it can be described as on peut le décrire comme étant ; it cannot be explained logically ça n'a pas d'explication logique ; it could be that… il se peut que… (+ subj) ; could be ○ peut-être ; they could be dead ils sont peut-être morts ; it could be a trap c'est peut-être un piège, ça pourrait être un piège ; I could be wrong je me trompe peut-être, il se peut que j'aie tort ; this could be our most important match c'est peut-être or ça pourrait être le match le plus important pour nous ; the engine could explode le moteur pourrait exploser ; it could be seen as an insult ça pourrait être considéré comme une insulte ; it could be argued that on pourrait dire que ; could it have something to do with the delay? est-ce que ça pourrait avoir un rapport avec le retard? ; you could have been electrocuted! tu aurais pu t'électrocuter! ; ‘did she know?’-‘no, how could she?’ ‘est-ce qu'elle était au courant?’-‘non, comment est-ce qu'elle aurait pu l'être?’ ; the computer couldn't ou can't have made an error l'ordinateur n'a pas pu faire d'erreur, il est impossible que l'ordinateur ait fait une erreur ; they couldn't ou can't have found out so soon ils ne peuvent pas avoir compris si vite, il est impossible qu'ils aient compris si vite ; nothing could be simpler il n'y a rien de plus simple ;2 ( expressing permission) you can turn right here vous pouvez tourner à droite ici ; I can't leave yet je ne peux pas partir pour le moment ; we cannot allow dogs in the café nous ne pouvons pas autoriser les chiens dans le café ; can we park here? est-ce que nous pouvons nous garer ici? ; people could travel without a passport on pouvait voyager sans passeport ; we could only go out at weekends nous ne pouvions sortir ou nous n'avions le droit de sortir que le week-end ; could I interrupt? puis-je vous interrompre? ;3 ( when making requests) can you leave us a message? est-ce que tu peux nous laisser un message? ; can you do me a favour? est-ce que tu peux me rendre un service? ; can I ask you a question? puis-je poser une question? ; can't you get home earlier? est-ce que tu ne peux pas rentrer plus tôt? ; could I speak to Annie? est-ce que je pourrais parler à Annie?, puis-je parler à Annie? ; could she spend the night with you? est-ce qu'elle pourrait dormir chez toi? ; you couldn't come earlier, could you? est-ce que tu pourrais venir un peu plus tôt? ; couldn't you give us another chance? est-ce que vous ne pourriez pas nous donner une autre chance? ;4 ( when making an offer) can I give you a hand? est-ce que je peux te donner un coup de main? ; what can I do for you? qu'est-ce que je peux faire pour vous aider? ; you can borrow it if you like tu peux l'emprunter si tu veux ;5 ( when making suggestions) you can always exchange it tu peux toujours l'échanger ; I can call round later if you prefer je peux passer plus tard si ça t'arrange ; we could try and phone him nous pourrions essayer de lui téléphoner ; couldn't they go camping instead? est-ce qu'ils ne pourraient pas faire du camping à la place? ;6 (have skill, knowledge to) she can't drive yet elle ne sait pas encore conduire ; can he type? est-ce qu'il sait taper à la machine? ; few people could read or write peu de gens savaient lire ou écrire ; she never told us she could speak Chinese elle ne nous a jamais dit qu'elle savait parler chinois ;7 (have ability, power to) computers can process data rapidly les ordinateurs peuvent traiter rapidement les données ; to do all one can faire tout ce qu'on peut or tout son possible ; he couldn't sleep for weeks il n'a pas pu dormir pendant des semaines ; if only we could stay si seulement nous pouvions rester ; I wish I could have been there j'aurais aimé (pouvoir) être là ; I wish I could go to Japan j'aimerais (pouvoir) visiter le Japon ; I can't ou cannot understand why je ne comprends pas pourquoi, je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi ;8 (have ability, using senses, to) can you see it? est-ce que tu le vois? ; I can't hear anything je n'entends rien ; we could hear them laughing on les entendait rire ; I could feel my heart beating je sentais mon cœur battre ;9 (indicating capability, tendency) she could be quite abrupt elle pouvait être assez brusque ; it can make life difficult ça peut rendre la vie difficile ; Italy can be very warm at that time of year il peut faire très chaud en Italie à cette période de l'année ;10 (expressing likelihood, assumption) the cease-fire can't last le cessez-le-feu ne peut pas durer ; it can't be as bad as that! ça ne peut pas être aussi terrible que ça! ; it can't have been easy for her ça n'a pas dû être facile pour elle ; he couldn't be more than 10 years old il ne peut pas avoir plus de 10 ans ;11 ( expressing willingness to act) I cannot give up work je ne peux pas laisser tomber le travail ; we can take you home nous pouvons te déposer chez toi ; I couldn't leave the children ( didn't want to) je ne pouvais pas laisser les enfants ; ( wouldn't want to) je ne pourrais pas laisser les enfants ;12 ( be in a position to) one can hardly blame her on peut difficilement le lui reprocher ; they can hardly refuse to listen ils peuvent difficilement refuser d'écouter ; I can't say I agree je ne peux pas dire que je suis d'accord ; I couldn't possibly accept the money je ne peux vraiment pas accepter cet argent ;13 ( expressing a reproach) they could have warned us ils auraient pu nous prévenir ; you could at least say sorry! tu pourrais au moins t'excuser! ; how could you! comment as-tu pu faire une chose pareille! ;14 ( expressing surprise) what can she possibly want from me? qu'est-ce qu'elle peut bien me vouloir? ; who could it be? qui est-ce que ça peut bien être? ; where could they have hidden it? où est-ce qu'ils ont bien pu le cacher? ; you can't ou cannot be serious! tu veux rire ○ ! ; can you believe it! tu te rends compte? ;15 ( for emphasis) I couldn't agree more! je suis entièrement d'accord! ; they couldn't have been nicer ils ont été extrêmement gentils ; you couldn't be more mistaken tu te trompes complètement ;16 ( expressing exasperation) I was so mad I could have screamed! j'aurais crié tellement j'étais en colère! ; I could murder him ○ ! je le tuerais ○ ! ;17 ( expressing obligation) if she wants it she can ask me herself si elle le veut elle peut venir me le demander elle-même ; you can get lost ○ ! tu peux toujours courir ○ ! ; if you want to chat, you can leave si vous voulez bavarder allez faire ça dehors ; if he doesn't like it he can lump it ○ même si ça ne lui plaît pas il va falloir qu'il fasse avec ○ ;18 ( avoiding repetition of verb) ‘can we borrow it?’-‘you can’ ‘est-ce que nous pouvons l'emprunter?’-‘bien sûr’ ; leave as soon as you can partez dès que vous pourrez ; ‘can anyone give me a lift home?’-‘we can’ ‘est-ce que quelqu'un peut me déposer chez moi?’-‘oui, nous’.as happy/excited as can ou could be très heureux/excité ; no can do ○ non, je ne peux pas.II.A n3 ○ ( prison) taule ○ f ;5 ○ US Naut destroyer m.1 Culin mettre [qch] en conserve [fruit, vegetables] ;2 ○ can it! I'm trying to sleep ferme-la ○, j'essaie de dormir! ;3 ○ US ( dismiss) virer ○.1 [food] en boîte ;2 ○ [music, laughter, applause] enregistré ;3 ○ ( drunk) bourré ○.a can of worms une affaire dans laquelle il vaut mieux ne pas trop fouiller ; in the can ○ Cin ( of film) dans la boîte ; ( of negotiations) dans la poche ; to carry the can for sb ○ porter le chapeau à la place de qn ○. -
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مَهْمَا يحَدَث \ at all costs, at any cost: whatever happens; whatever the cost may be: At all costs, get there in time. Don’t be late, at any cost. possibly: by any possible means: I can’t possibly lift such a weight. I did all that. I possibly could to find it. -
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I [kæn]1) (be able to) potereI'll tell you all I can — ti dirò tutto quello che posso
she was as happy as could be — più felice di così non poteva essere
she can be very annoying — lei a volte è molto fastidiosa, lei riesce ad essere molto fastidiosa
he can do it if he tries hard — è capace di farlo se si sforza
they couldn't help it — non potevano farci niente
I can't or cannot go any further — non posso andare oltre
2) (know how to) essere capace di, sapereI can swim/drive — so nuotare/guidare
he can't swim/drive — non sa nuotare/guidare
3) (may) potere4)(expressing disbelief, puzzlement)
how could you lie to me! — come hai potuto dirmi una bugia!she can't possibly marry that creep! fam — non è possibile che sposi quell'essere!
you can't be serious! — scherzi?
this can't be true! — non può essere vero!
what can he want? — cosa può mai volere?
5)(expressing possibility, suggestion
etc) they could have forgotten — potrebbero essersene dimenticatihe could be in the library — può darsi che sia in biblioteca, potrebbe essere in biblioteca
I could have cried/screamed! — mi sarei messo a piangere/urlare!
6)can you hear me? — mi senti?II [kæn]1. nto carry the can Brit fam — prendere la colpa
2. vt(food) inscatolare -
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مَهْمَا يحَدَث \ at all costs, at any cost: whatever happens; whatever the cost may be: At all costs, get there in time. Don’t be late, at any cost. possibly: by any possible means: I can’t possibly lift such a weight. I did all that. I possibly could to find it. -
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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
1.
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)
2.
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
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