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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).) möguleiki -
2 at the risk of
(with the possibility of (loss, injury, trouble etc): He saved the little girl at the risk of his own life; At the risk of offending you, I must tell you that I disapprove of your behaviour.) með áhættu; með því að hætta (e-u) -
3 exclude
[ik'sklu:d]1) (to prevent (someone) from sharing or taking part in something: They excluded her from the meeting.) útiloka2) (to shut out; to keep out: Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.) byrgja úti3) (to leave out of consideration: We cannot exclude the possibility that he was lying.) útiloka•- excluding -
4 resign
1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) segja upp2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) sætta sig við•- resigned -
5 potential
[pə'tenʃəl] 1. adjective(possible; that may develop into the thing mentioned: That hole in the road is a potential danger.) mögulegur2. noun(the possibility, or likelihood, of successful development (in a particular way): The land has great farming potential; He shows potential as a teacher.) möguleiki -
6 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) áhætta2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) stofna (e-u) í hættu2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) hætta á (e-ð)•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk -
7 possible
['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.) mögulegur2) (satisfactory; acceptable: I've thought of a possible solution to the problem.) mögulegur, ásættanlegur•- possibly -
8 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) gæti; mætti2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) gæti3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) gæti (áminning eða skipun)•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) máttur, afl, kraftur- mighty- mightily
- mightiness -
9 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) hending, heppni2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) tækifæri3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) möguleiki4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) áhætta2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) taka áhættu2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) sem gerist óvænt3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) óvæntur- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are
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