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1 (suppose, if possible, that q is) somewhere positive on a, b
Математика: между a и bУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > (suppose, if possible, that q is) somewhere positive on a, b
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2 it is entirely possible that
Общая лексика: нельзя исключать, чтоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it is entirely possible that
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3 it is quite possible that
Нефть: вполне возможно, чтоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it is quite possible that
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4 it is unlikely though possible that
Общая лексика: наврядли, но возможноУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it is unlikely though possible that
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5 it is quite possible that
בהחלט יתכן ש-, לא מן הנמנע* * *◙ ענמנה ןמ אל,-ש ןכתי טלחהב◄ -
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9 it is quite possible that ...
вполне вероятно/возможно, что...English-Russian combinatory dictionary > it is quite possible that ...
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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
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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 -
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possible ['pɒsəbəl]possible;∎ if possible si possible;∎ I'll be there, if at all possible j'y serai, dans la mesure du possible;∎ that's possible c'est possible, ça se peut;∎ anything's possible tout est possible;∎ it's quite possible to complete the job in two months il est tout à fait possible de terminer le travail en deux mois;∎ it wasn't possible to achieve our objectives il ne nous a pas été possible d'atteindre nos objectifs;∎ it isn't possible for her to come il ne lui est pas possible ou il lui est impossible de venir;∎ it's possible (that) he won't come il se peut qu'il ne vienne pas;∎ it's just possible she's forgotten il n'est pas impossible qu'elle ait oublié;∎ it seems barely possible cela semble à peine possible;∎ it doesn't seem possible that anyone could be so stupid il est difficile d'imaginer que l'on puisse être aussi bête;∎ he comes to see me whenever possible il vient me voir quand il le peut;∎ the grant made it possible for me to continue my research la bourse m'a permis de poursuivre mes recherches;∎ the doctors did everything possible to save her les médecins ont fait tout leur possible ou tout ce qu'ils ont pu pour la sauver;∎ as far as possible (within one's competence) dans la mesure du possible; (at maximum distance) aussi loin que possible;∎ as long/cheap as possible aussi longtemps/bon marché que possible;∎ as much or as many as possible autant que possible;∎ to give as many details as possible donner le plus de détails possible ou tous les détails possibles;∎ as soon as possible dès que ou le plus tôt possible;∎ the best/the smallest possible le meilleur/le plus petit possible;∎ the shortest possible route l'itinéraire le plus court possible;∎ I mean that in the nicest possible way je dis cela sans méchanceté (aucune);∎ the best of all possible worlds le meilleur des mondes possibles;∎ he tried all possible means il a essayé tous les moyens possibles (et imaginables);∎ there's no possible way out il n'y a absolument aucune issue;∎ what possible benefit can we get from it? quel bénéfice ou quel profit peut-on bien en tirer?;∎ we chose several possible candidates on a choisi plusieurs candidats possibles;∎ it's one possible answer to the problem c'est une solution possible au problème;∎ to insure against possible accidents s'assurer contre les accidents éventuels2 noun(a) (activity) possible m;∎ it's in the realms of the possible c'est dans le domaine du possible;∎ diplomacy is the art of the possible la diplomatie est l'art du possible(b) (choice) choix m possible; (candidate) candidature f susceptible d'être retenue; Sport (player) joueur(euse) m,f susceptible d'être choisi;∎ we looked at ten houses, of which two were possibles nous avons visité dix maisons dont deux nous intéressent ou sont à retenir;∎ she is still a possible for the prize/job elle garde toutes ses chances d'avoir le prix/d'obtenir le poste;∎ the England possibles les joueurs mpl susceptibles de faire partie de l'équipe d'Angleterre∎ the Possibles versus the Probables l'équipe B contre l'équipe A -
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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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possible [ˈpɒsəbl]1. adjective• it's not possible! ce n'est pas possible !• it is possible that... il est possible que... + subj• it's just possible that... il n'est pas impossible que... + subj• whenever possible, we try to find... à chaque fois que c'est possible, nous essayons de trouver...• he chose the worst possible job for a man with a heart condition il a choisi le pire des emplois pour un cardiaque• what possible motive could she have? quels pouvaient bien être ses motifs ?► as... as possible2. nounb. ( = possibility) (inf) he's a possible for the match on Saturday il sera peut-être sélectionné pour le match de samedi* * *['pɒsəbl] 1.noun [U]1) ( possibility) possible m2) ( potential candidate) ( for job) candidat m possible; ( for team) joueur/-euse m/f possible2.adjective possibleof what possible interest/benefit can it be to you? — quel intérêt/avantage cela peut-il bien avoir pour toi?
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'posəbl1) (able to happen or be done: It's possible that the train will be delayed; We'll come as soon as possible; I'll do everything possible; She did the only possible thing in the circumstances.) posible2) (satisfactory; acceptable: I've thought of a possible solution to the problem.) posible•- possibly
possible adj posibleI'm afraid that is not possible lo siento, pero eso no es posibletr['pɒsɪbəl]1 posible■ is it possible to book in advance? ¿se puede reservar con anticipación?1 posible candidato,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas far as possible en lo posible, dentro de lo posibleas much as possible todo lo posibleas soon as possible cuanto antes, lo antes posibleif (at all) possible si es posible, a ser posiblepossible ['pɑsəbəl] adj: posibleadj.• acontecedero, -a adj.• dable adj.• posible adj.
I 'pɑːsəbəl, 'pɒsəbəladjective posiblethe text must be checked for any possible mistakes — hay que revisar el texto por si hubiera algún error
it's just possible that he may have survived — existe una remota posibilidad de que haya sobrevivido
get here by eight if possible — llega antes de las ocho, si es posible or si puedes
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a) c ( person) posible candidato, -ta m,fb) u ( what can be done)['pɒsǝbl]1. ADJ1) (=feasible) posiblewill it be possible for me to leave early? — ¿hay algún inconveniente en que me vaya antes de la hora?
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as... as possible, try to make the lesson as interesting as possible — trata de que la lección sea lo más interesante posibleyou must practise as much as possible — debes practicar todo lo que puedas or todo lo posible
as soon as possible — cuanto antes, lo antes posible
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we provide the best possible accommodation for our students — nuestros estudiantes disponen del mejor de los alojamientos•
if (at all) possible — si es posible, a ser posible•
to make sth possible, improvements made possible by new technology — mejoras fpl que la nueva tecnología ha hecho posiblethe new legislation would make it possible for alcohol to be sold on Sundays — la nueva legislación posibilitaría la venta de alcohol los domingos
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I meant it in the nicest possible way — lo dije con la mejor de las intenciones•
we will help whenever possible — ayudaremos siempre y cuando sea posible, ayudaremos siempre que podamosworld 1., 1), as 3., far 1., 2)•
they have joined the job market at the worst possible time — se han incorporado al mercado de trabajo en el peor momento posible or en el peor de los momentos2) (=likely) posible3) (=conceivable) posiblewhat possible motive could she have? — ¿qué motivo puede tener?
it is possible that he'll come — es posible que venga, puede (ser) que venga
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it's just possible he may still be there — existe una pequeña posibilidad de que siga allí2. N2)• the possible — lo posible
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I ['pɑːsəbəl, 'pɒsəbəl]adjective posiblethe text must be checked for any possible mistakes — hay que revisar el texto por si hubiera algún error
it's just possible that he may have survived — existe una remota posibilidad de que haya sobrevivido
get here by eight if possible — llega antes de las ocho, si es posible or si puedes
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1. adjective1) möglichif possible — wenn od. falls möglich; wenn es geht
as... as possible — so... wie möglich; möglichst...
they made it possible for me to be here — sie haben es mir ermöglicht, hier zu sein
would it be possible for me to...? — könnte ich vielleicht...?
we will help as far as possible — wir werden helfen, soweit wir können
2) (likely) [durchaus od. gut] möglich3) (acceptable) möglich2. nounthe only possible man for the position — der einzige Mann, der für die Stellung infrage kommt
* * *['posəbl]1) (able to happen or be done: It's possible that the train will be delayed; We'll come as soon as possible; I'll do everything possible; She did the only possible thing in the circumstances.) möglich2) (satisfactory; acceptable: I've thought of a possible solution to the problem.) möglich•- academic.ru/56944/possibility">possibility- possibly* * *pos·sible[ˈpɒsəbl̩, AM ˈpɑ:s-]it's just not \possible das ist einfach nicht machbaris it \possible to book tickets in advance? kann man die Karten auch im Voraus reservieren?would it be \possible to... könnten wir vielleicht...the best/cheapest \possible... der/die/das allerbeste/allerbilligste...as clean/early/good as \possible so sauber/früh/gut wie möglichas much/soon as \possible so viel/bald wie möglichif \possible wenn möglich2. (that could happen) möglich, vorstellbar, denkbarI never thought it \possible, but... ich habe es nie für möglich gehalten, aber...anything's \possible alles ist möglichto make sth \possible etw ermöglichento be a \possible infrage kommen* * *['pɒsəbl]1. adjmöglichas soon/often/far as possible —
as quickly as possible — so rasch or schnell wie möglich
the best/worst/quickest possible... — der/die/das bestmögliche/schlechtestmögliche/schnellstmögliche...
it's just possible, I suppose — es ist unwahrscheinlich, aber möglich
there is no possible excuse for his behaviour — für sein Verhalten gibt es absolut keine Entschuldigung
the only possible choice, the only choice possible — die einzig mögliche Wahl
it will be possible for you to return the same day — es besteht or Sie haben die Möglichkeit, am selben Tag zurückzukommen
to make sth possible — etw ermöglichen, etw möglich machen
to make it possible for sb to do sth — es jdm ermöglichen, etw zu tun
where possible — wo möglich
wherever possible — wo immer möglich, wo immer es möglich ist
2. nMöglichkeit fa long list of possibles for the job —
the possibles played the probables (Sport) — die möglichen Kandidaten spielten gegen die wahrscheinlichen (Kandidaten)
he is a possible for the English team — er kommt für die englische Mannschaft infrage or in Frage
* * *A adjthis is possible with him das ist bei ihm möglich;make it possible for sb to do sth es jemandem ermöglichen, etwas zu tun2. eventuell, etwaig, denkbarB s1. the possible das (Menschen)Mögliche2. infrage kommende(r) Kandidat(in) oder Gewinner(in) oder Konkurrent(in) oder SPORT Spieler(in) (in einer Mannschaft)poss. abk1. possession3. possible mögl.4. possibly viell.* * *1. adjective1) möglichif possible — wenn od. falls möglich; wenn es geht
as... as possible — so... wie möglich; möglichst...
they made it possible for me to be here — sie haben es mir ermöglicht, hier zu sein
would it be possible for me to...? — könnte ich vielleicht...?
I'll do everything possible to help you — ich werde mein möglichstes tun, um dir zu helfen
we will help as far as possible — wir werden helfen, soweit wir können
2) (likely) [durchaus od. gut] möglich3) (acceptable) möglich2. nounthe only possible man for the position — der einzige Mann, der für die Stellung infrage kommt
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['pɒsəbl] 1.1) possible2.* * *['posəbl]1) (able to happen or be done: It's possible that the train will be delayed; We'll come as soon as possible; I'll do everything possible; She did the only possible thing in the circumstances.) possibile2) (satisfactory; acceptable: I've thought of a possible solution to the problem.) possibile•- possibly* * *['pɒsəbl] 1.1) possible2. -
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['posəbl]1) (able to happen or be done: It's possible that the train will be delayed; We'll come as soon as possible; I'll do everything possible; She did the only possible thing in the circumstances.) mulig2) (satisfactory; acceptable: I've thought of a possible solution to the problem.) tilfredsstillende; mulig•- possibly* * *['posəbl]1) (able to happen or be done: It's possible that the train will be delayed; We'll come as soon as possible; I'll do everything possible; She did the only possible thing in the circumstances.) mulig2) (satisfactory; acceptable: I've thought of a possible solution to the problem.) tilfredsstillende; mulig•- possibly -
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{'pɔsəbl}
I. 1. възможен, изпълним
if (it is) POSSIBLE ако e възможно, as far as POSSIBLE доколкото e възможно
to be a POSSIBLE winner има изгледи да изляза победител
2. задоволителен, приемлив, поносим
II. 1. приемлив кандидат/член на отбор
2. нещо възможно
to do one's POSSIBLE правя всичко възможно/всичко, което мога* * *{'pъsъbl} I. a 1. възможен; изпълним; if (it is) possible ако e въз* * *сносен; търпим; възможен; възможно;* * *1. i. възможен, изпълним 2. if (it is) possible ако e възможно, as far as possible доколкото e възможно 3. ii. приемлив кандидат/член на отбор 4. to be a possible winner има изгледи да изляза победител 5. to do one's possible правя всичко възможно/всичко, което мога 6. задоволителен, приемлив, поносим 7. нещо възможно* * *possible[´pɔsibl] I. adj 1. възможен; a \possible task изпълнима задача; if \possible (if it is \possible) ако е възможно; it is \possible that he went възможно е да е заминал; rain is \possible today възможно е днес да вали; to be a \possible winner имам шанс (възможност) да победя (спечеля); as far as \possible колкото е възможно, колкото може; is it \possible? не може да бъде, нима е възможно? 2. разг. поносим, търпим, сносен; приемлив; a \possible house къща, която горе-долу задоволява вкуса; a \possible answer приемлив отговор; II. n 1. възможното; to do o.'s \possible правя всичко, което е по силите ми (което мога); 2. n човек, който е твърде вероятно да бъде избран за определен пост. -
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'posəbl1) (able to happen or be done: It's possible that the train will be delayed; We'll come as soon as possible; I'll do everything possible; She did the only possible thing in the circumstances.) mulig2) (satisfactory; acceptable: I've thought of a possible solution to the problem.) mulig, fornuftig•- possiblymulig--------potensiell--------tenkeligIsubst. \/ˈpɒsəbl\/, \/ˈpɒsɪbl\/1) (om deltager, spiller e.l.) mulig kandidat, mulig vinner2) (sport, i skyting e.l.) høyest mulige poengsumIIadj. \/ˈpɒsəbl\/, \/ˈpɒsɪbl\/1) mulig2) tenkbar, eventuell, mulig3) rimelig, akseptabelas far as possible så langt som muligas long as possible så lenge som mulig, i det lengste så lang som muligby all means possible med alle (tilgjengelige) midlerif possible om muligbe possible for someone være mulig for noen -
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['pɒsəbl]1. adjit is possible that he'll come — può darsi che or è possibile che venga
it is possible to do it — è possibile farlo, è fattibile
as soon as possible — appena possibile, al più presto possibile
what possible excuse can you have for your behaviour? — che giustificazione puoi trovare per il tuo comportamento?
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См. также в других словарях:
possible - possibly — ◊ possible Possible is an adjective. If something is possible, it can be done or achieved. It is possible for us to measure his progress. A breakthrough may be possible next year. Possible … Useful english dictionary
possible — ► ADJECTIVE 1) capable of existing, happening, or being achieved. 2) that may be so, but that is not certain or probable. ► NOUN 1) a possible candidate for a job or member of a team. 2) (the possible) that which is likely or achievable. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
Possible — Pos si*ble, a. [F., fr. L. possibilis, fr. posse to be able, to have power; potis able, capable + esse to be. See {Potent}, {Am}, and cf. {Host} a landlord.] Capable of existing or occurring, or of being conceived or thought of; able to happen;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
it is quite possible that — it is not impossible that, it is quite probable that … English contemporary dictionary
possible — [[t]pɒ̱sɪb(ə)l[/t]] ♦ possibles 1) ADJ: usu v link ADJ, oft it v link ADJ to inf If it is possible to do something, it can be done. If it is possible to find out where your brother is, we shall... Everything is possible if we want it enough...… … English dictionary
possible — pos|si|ble1 [ pasəbl ] adjective *** 1. ) if something is possible it can be done: The task will not be possible without access to the Internet. it is possible to do something: It is possible to see as far as the Golden Gate Bridge on a clear day … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
possible — I UK [ˈpɒsəb(ə)l] / US [ˈpɑsəb(ə)l] adjective *** 1) if something is possible, it can be done The task will not be possible without access to the Internet. it is possible to do something: It is possible to see as far as Corsica on a clear day.… … English dictionary
possible — pos|si|ble1 W1S1 [ˈpɔsıbəl US ˈpa: ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin possibilis, from posse to be able ] 1.) if something is possible, it can be done or achieved ≠ ↑impossible ▪ Is it possible to get tickets for the game? ▪ It might … Dictionary of contemporary English
possible — 1 adjective 1 able to be done or likely to happen or exist: Accidents are always possible in this kind of situation. | Sony and Showscan are discussing possible joint projects. | it is possible to do sth: Is it possible to predict what will… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
possible — /pos euh beuhl/, adj. 1. that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc.: a disease with no possible cure. 2. that may be true or may be the case, as something concerning which one has no knowledge to the contrary: It is possible that… … Universalium
possible — adj. 1) easily, perfectly; humanly possible 2) possible to + inf. (it is possible to rent a boat) 3) possible that + clause (it is possible that we will be able to attend) * * * [ pɒsəb(ə)l] humanly possible perfectly easily possible that +… … Combinatory dictionary