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1 possibility
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).) posibilidadpossibility n posibilidadtr[pɒsɪ'bɪlɪtɪ]noun (pl possibilities)1 (likelihood) posibilidad nombre femenino■ there's a strong possibility that I may be in London next week es muy posible que esté en Londres la semana que viene■ there's not much possibility of that happening! ¡eso es poco probable!2 (something possible) posibilidad nombre femeninon.• posibilidad s.f.• potencialidad s.f.'pɑːsə'bɪləti, ˌpɒsə'bɪlətia) u ( likelihood) posibilidad fit's not beyond (the bounds of) possibility that it will come back — cabe la posibilidad de que vuelva, está dentro de lo posible que vuelva
is there any possibility you could lend me the money? — ¿hay alguna posibilidad de que me prestes el dinero?
b) c ( something possible) posibilidad fc) possibilities pl posibilidades fpl, potencial m[ˌpɒsǝ'bɪlɪtɪ]N1) (=chance, likelihood) posibilidad fis there any possibility (that) they could help? — ¿hay alguna posibilidad de que nos ayuden?
there is a strong possibility I'll be late — es muy posible que me retrase, hay muchas posibilidades de que me retrase
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beyond/within the bounds of possibility, it is within the bounds of possibility — está dentro de lo posibleit is not beyond the bounds of possibility that he'll succeed — cabe dentro de lo posible or no es imposible que lo consiga
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there is no possibility of his agreeing to it — no existe ninguna posibilidad de que lo consienta2) (=option) posibilidad f3) (usu pl) (=potential)the scheme has real possibilities — es un plan que promete, es un plan de gran potencial
* * *['pɑːsə'bɪləti, ˌpɒsə'bɪləti]a) u ( likelihood) posibilidad fit's not beyond (the bounds of) possibility that it will come back — cabe la posibilidad de que vuelva, está dentro de lo posible que vuelva
is there any possibility you could lend me the money? — ¿hay alguna posibilidad de que me prestes el dinero?
b) c ( something possible) posibilidad fc) possibilities pl posibilidades fpl, potencial m -
2 bound
I 1. nounwithin the bounds of possibility or the possible — im Bereich des Möglichen
go beyond the bounds of decency — die Grenzen des Anstands verletzen
something is out of bounds [to somebody] — der Zutritt zu etwas ist [für jemanden] verboten
2. transitive verb, usu. in pass. II 1. intransitive verbkeep within the bounds of reason/propriety — vernünftig/im Rahmen bleiben
(spring) hüpfen; springen2. nounbound into the room — ins Zimmer stürzen
(spring) Satz, derIII predicative adjectivebe bound for home/Frankfurt — auf dem Heimweg/nach Frankfurt unterwegs sein
IVhomeward bound — auf dem Weg nach Hause
see academic.ru/6975/bind">bind 1., 2.* * *past tense, past participle; = bind* * *bound1[baʊnd]to \bound out of bed aus dem Bett springen▶ by leaps and \bounds sprunghaftbound2[baʊnd]II. n▪ \bounds pl Grenze fto be outside the \bounds of acceptable behaviour die Grenze akzeptablen Verhaltens überschritten habento be within the \bounds of the law sich akk im Rahmen des Gesetzes bewegento go beyond the \bounds of possibility die Grenzen des Möglichen überschreitento keep sth within \bounds etw in [vernünftigen] Grenzen haltento know no \bounds keine Grenzen kennenBritain's fate is inextricably \bound with Europe's das Schicksal Großbritanniens ist eng mit dem Schicksal Europas verbundenbound3[baʊnd]adj inv▪ to be \bound for X unterwegs nach X seinwhere is this ship \bound for? wohin fährt dieses Schiff?bound4[baʊnd]II. adj pred, inv1. (certain)she's \bound to come sie kommt ganz bestimmtyou're \bound to forget people's names occasionally man vergisst zwangsläufig ab und zu die Namen anderer Leuteto be \bound to happen zwangsläufig geschehenit was \bound to happen das musste so kommen2. (obliged) verpflichtet▪ to be \bound to do sth verpflichtet sein, etw zu tun3.▶ to be \bound and determined AM [fest] entschlossen sein* * *I [baʊnd] Grenze fto keep within the bounds of propriety — den Anstand wahren, im Rahmen bleiben
2. vt usu passcountry begrenzen; area also abgrenzen II1. nSprung m, Satz m → leapSee:→ leap2. vispringen; (rabbit) hoppelnIII pret, ptp of bindto bound in/away/back — herein-/weg-/zurückspringen
adj1) gebundenbound hand and foot — an Händen und Füßen gebunden
2) book gebunden3)(= sure)
to be bound to do sth — etw bestimmt tunit's bound to happen — das muss so kommen
but I'm bound to say... (inf) — aber ich muss schon sagen...
if you say X then you're bound to say that... — wenn Sie X behaupten, müssen Sie zwangsläufig sagen, dass...
I'm not bound to agree — ich muss nicht zwangsläufig zustimmen
See:→ honour5)IVadj predthe plane/all passengers bound for London will... — das Flugzeug/alle Passagiere nach London wird/werden...
where are you bound for? — wohin geht die Reise?, wohin wollen Sie?
we were northward-/California-bound — wir waren nach Norden/Kalifornien unterwegs
See:→ homeward* * *bound1 [baʊnd]B adj2. verpflichtet:he is bound to tell me er muss es mir sagen;he is bound to come er kommt bestimmt;he is bound to be late er muss ja zu spät kommen;the plan was bound to fail der Plan musste fehlschlagen;it is bound to happen one day eines Tages passiert es bestimmt4. I’ll be bound! umg obs darauf möchte ich wetten!, da bin ich mir ganz sicher!5. entschlossen (on doing, to do zu tun)homeward (outward) bound SCHIFF auf der Heimreise (Ausreise) befindlich;where are you bound for? wohin reisen oder gehen Sie?bound3 [baʊnd]A s1. meist pl Grenze f, fig auch Schranke f:the least upper bound of a sequence MATH die obere Grenze einer Folge;keep sth within bounds etwas in (vernünftigen) Grenzen halten;know no bounds keine Grenzen kennen;set bounds to sth einer Sache eine Grenze setzen, etwas in Schranken halten;beyond all bounds über alle Maßen, maßlos, grenzenlos;the village is out of bounds das Dorf ist Sperrgebiet2. meist pl Bereich m:within the bounds of possibility im Bereich des Möglichen3. meist pl eingegrenztes LandB v/t1. be-, eingrenzen:be bounded by grenzen an (akk)2. fig beschränken, in Schranken halten3. die Grenze bilden vonbound4 [baʊnd]A son the bound beim AufspringenB v/i1. springen, einen Satz machen, hüpfen2. aufprallen, aufspringen (Ball etc)bd abk1. board* * *I 1. nounwithin the bounds of possibility or the possible — im Bereich des Möglichen
something is out of bounds [to somebody] — der Zutritt zu etwas ist [für jemanden] verboten
keep within the bounds of reason/propriety — vernünftig/im Rahmen bleiben
2) (of territory) Grenze, die2. transitive verb, usu. in pass. II 1. intransitive verb(spring) hüpfen; springen2. noun(spring) Satz, derIII predicative adjectiveat or with one bound — mit einem Satz
IVbe bound for home/Frankfurt — auf dem Heimweg/nach Frankfurt unterwegs sein
* * *adj.gebunden adj. n.Schranke -n f. v.begrenzen v.beschränken v.
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