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1 possibility
possibility [‚pɒsəˈbɪlɪtɪ]a. possibilité f• if by any possibility... si par hasard...• there is some possibility/not much possibility of success il y a des chances/peu de chances que ça marche• the firm saw good possibilities for expansion la compagnie entrevoyait de bonnes perspectives d'expansion• she agreed that the project had possibilities elle a admis que le projet avait un certain potentiel* * *[ˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ] 1.1) (chance, prospect) possibilité f2) ( eventuality) éventualité fthe possibility of a refusal/of failure — l'éventualité d'un refus/d'un échec
2.the collapse of the company is now a possibility — l'effondrement de la société est à présent de l'ordre du possible
possibilities plural noun ( potential) -
2 possibility
noun1) Möglichkeit, diethere's not much possibility of success — die Erfolgschancen sind nicht groß
it's a distinct possibility that... — es ist gut möglich, dass...
the house/subject has possibilities — aus dem Haus/Thema lässt sich etwas machen
* * *plural - possibilities; noun (something that is possible; the state of being possible; (a) likelihood: There isn't much possibility of that happening; There's a possibility of war; The plan has possibilities (= looks as if it may be a good one).) die Möglichkeit* * *pos·sibil·ity[ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti, AM ˌpɑ:səˈbɪlət̬i]nthere's a \possibility that... es kann sein, dass..., möglicherweise...there is every [or a strong] \possibility that... es ist sehr wahrscheinlich, dass..., höchstwahrscheinlich...to consider/examine the possibilities alle Möglichkeiten durchdenkento consider the \possibility of sth etw in Erwägung ziehenis there any \possibility [that]...? besteht irgendeine Möglichkeit, dass...?there's not much \possibility of that happening die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass das passiert, ist sehr geringit's not beyond the bounds of \possibility that... es ist nicht völlig auszuschließen, dass...3. (potential)to have possibilities entwicklungsfähig seinthe old cottage definitely has possibilities aus dem alten Landhaus lässt sich durchaus etwas machen* * *["pɒsə'bIlItɪ]nMöglichkeit fthere's not much possibility of success/of his or him being successful — die Aussichten auf Erfolg/darauf, dass er Erfolg hat, sind nicht sehr groß
within the realms or bounds of possibility — im Bereich des Möglichen
it's not beyond the realms or bounds of possibility — es ist durchaus im Bereich des Möglichen
do you by any possibility happen to know...? — wissen Sie zufällig...?
the possibility of doing sth — die Möglichkeit or Chance, etw zu tun
it's a distinct possibility that... — es besteht eindeutig die Möglichkeit, dass...
he is a possibility for the job — er kommt für die Stelle infrage or in Frage or in Betracht
there is some or a possibility that... —
a job with real possibilities — eine Stelle mit echten Möglichkeiten or Chancen
he/that has possibilities — in ihm/darin stecken Möglichkeiten
* * *1. Möglichkeit f (of zu, für):there is no possibility of doing sth es besteht keine Möglichkeit, etwas zu tun;there is no possibility of his coming es besteht keine Möglichkeit, dass er kommt;there is still a possibility that … es besteht nach wie vor die Möglichkeit, dass …2. Möglichkeit f;jemand, der oder etwas, was infrage kommt: be a possibility im Bereich des Möglichen liegen3. pla) Möglichkeiten pl, (Zukunfts)Aussichten plb) (Entwicklungs)Möglichkeiten pl, (-)Fähigkeiten pl* * *noun1) Möglichkeit, diethere's no possibility of his coming/agreeing — es ist ausgeschlossen, dass er kommt/zustimmt
it's a distinct possibility that... — es ist gut möglich, dass...
2) in pl. (potential) Möglichkeiten Pl.the house/subject has possibilities — aus dem Haus/Thema lässt sich etwas machen
* * *n.Chance n.Möglichkeit f. -
3 realm
noun[König]reich, das* * *[relm]1) (a kingdom.) das Königreich2) (an area of activity, interest etc: She's well-known in the realm of sport.) der Bereich* * *[relm]nin the coin of the \realm in der Landeswährungpeer of the \realm Peer m, Mitglied nt des britischen Oberhausesto [not] be within the \realm[s] of possibility [nicht] im Bereich des Möglichen liegen* * *[relm]n(liter: kingdom) Königreich nt; (fig) Reich nt* * *realm [relm] s1. Königreich n2. fig Reich n:3. Bereich m, (Fach)Gebiet n:in the realm of physics im Bereich oder auf dem Gebiet der Physik;be within the realms of possibility im Bereich des Möglichen liegen* * *noun[König]reich, dasbe within/beyond the realms of possibility — im/nicht im Bereich des Möglichen liegen
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4 realm
relm1) (a kingdom.) reino2) (an area of activity, interest etc: She's well-known in the realm of sport.) dominio, sectortr[relm]1 (kingdom) reino2 (field) campo, terrenorealm ['rɛlm] n1) kingdom: reino m2) sphere: esfera f, campo mn.• dominio s.m.• reino s.m.relma) ( kingdom) (frml) reino mb) ( sphere) (often pl)the realm of science/politics — el mundo de la ciencia/política
that's outside o beyond the realms of possibility — es totalmente imposible
[relm]N (lit) (Jur) reino m ; (fig) (=field) esfera f, campo m* * *[relm]a) ( kingdom) (frml) reino mb) ( sphere) (often pl)the realm of science/politics — el mundo de la ciencia/política
that's outside o beyond the realms of possibility — es totalmente imposible
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5 realm
[relm]nome reame m., regno m.; fig. regno m.* * *[relm]1) (a kingdom.) regno, reame2) (an area of activity, interest etc: She's well-known in the realm of sport.) campo, settore* * *realm /rɛlm/n.(form.) reame; regno: the laws of the realm, le leggi del regno; the realm of fantasy, il regno della fantasia; beyond the realms of possibility, oltre i limiti del possibile.* * *[relm]nome reame m., regno m.; fig. regno m. -
6 long shot
сущ.; амер.; разг.1) участник соревнований, у которого мало шансов на победу ( особенно лошадь на скачках)2) рискованная ставка (с маленькими шансами, но крупным выигрышем); смелое предприятие; трудноосуществимый план; смелое предположениеIt is a long shot but not beyond the realms of possibility. — Вероятность невелика, но шанс есть.
3)б) спорт. бросок с большого расстояния; удар с большого расстояния••
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