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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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a) c ( person) posible candidato, -ta m,fb) u ( what can be done)
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