poss in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for poss in the English»Spanish Dictionary

poss [Am pɑs, Brit pɒs] ADJ inf

poss → possible

See also possible

I.possible [Am ˈpɑsəb(ə)l, Brit ˈpɒsɪb(ə)l] ADJ

possible

posible

the text must be checked for any possible mistakes

hay que revisar el texto por si hubiera algún error

in the best possible taste

con el mejor de los gustos

is Tuesday possible for you?

¿le viene bien or le es posible el martes?

the show was made possible by their dedication

el espectáculo fue posible gracias a su dedicación

good morning, is it possible to speak to Heather Smith?

buenos días ¿podría hablar con Heather Smith?

is it possible she's already left?

¿se habrá ido ya?

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

as far as possible try to work on your own

en lo posible intenta trabajar sola

they see each other as little as possible

se ven lo menos posible

as soon as possible

lo antes posible

we'll leave as early as possible

saldremos lo más pronto posible

we'll help them in every way possible

los ayudaremos en todo lo (que sea) posible

in the nicest way possible

de la mejor manera posible

II.possible [Am ˈpɑsəb(ə)l, Brit ˈpɒsɪb(ə)l] N

1. possible C (person):

possible

posible candidato m / posible candidata f

2. possible U (what can be done):

the possible

lo posible

pos

pos → positive

See also positive

I.positive [Am ˈpɑzədɪv, Brit ˈpɒzɪtɪv] ADJ

1.1. positive:

positive number/quantity

positivo

positive electrode

positivo

positive ion

catión m

positive ion

ión m positivo

the test was positive MED

el análisis dio positivo

1.2. positive PHOTO:

positive image/print

positivo

1.3. positive LING:

positive degree/form

positivo

2.1. positive (constructive):

positive attitude

positivo

positive criticism

constructivo

that's not the attitude, try positive thinking

cambia de actitud, intenta ser más positivo

look on the positive side

mira lo positivo or el lado positivo

2.2. positive (for the good):

positive influence/development

positivo

a positive experience

una experiencia positiva

3. positive (definite):

there is no positive evidence

no hay pruebas concluyentes or definitivas or fehacientes

the group still lacks a positive identity

al grupo todavía le falta una identidad definida

it was the first positive sighting in the area

fue la primera vez que categóricamente or decididamente se lo avistó en la región

4. positive (absolute):

positive attr

auténtico

positive attr

verdadero

it's a positive disgrace

es una auténtica or verdadera vergüenza

5.1. positive (decisive):

positive

categórico

she's very positive in her likes and dislikes

es muy categórica en sus preferencias

what we need is positive leadership

lo que necesitamos es un liderazgo firme

5.2. positive (sure) inf pred:

are you sure? — positive

¿estás seguro? — segurísimo or más que seguro

I'm positive I've met him before

estoy segurísima de que lo conozco

she was positive about the date/having seen him

estaba muy segura de la fecha/de haberlo visto

II.positive [Am ˈpɑzədɪv, Brit ˈpɒzɪtɪv] N

1. positive U (constructive element):

the positive

lo positivo

the positive

los aspectos positivos

2.1. positive C PHOTO:

positive

positivo m

2.2. positive C C MATH:

only one of these values is a positive

solo uno de estos valores es positivo

2.3. positive LING:

positive C C

positivo m

POS N

POS → point of sale

See also point of sale

point of sale <pl points of sale> [Am ˌpɔɪnt əv ˈseɪl, Brit] N

point of sale

punto m de venta

point-of-sale advertising/publicity

publicidad f en el punto de venta

point-of-sale terminal

terminal m de punto de venta

poss in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poss in the English»Spanish Dictionary

poss.

poss. abbreviation of possessive

poss.

posesivo m

See also possessive

possessive [pəˈzesɪv] ADJ

possessive

posesivo, -a

to be possessive about sb

comportarse de manera posesiva con alguien

POS [ˌpi:əʊˈes]

POS abbreviation of point of sale

POS

punto m de venta

POS terminal

datáfono m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Victims likely include tourists/party goers, poss a security guard.

www.scotsman.com

Or poss he has absolutely no recollection due to his prior huge ingestion of psychotropic drugs.

blogs.spectator.co.uk

Try to avoid the eye hospital if poss.

lifestyle.one

Poss stayed on as president, and in 2002 was promoted to chairman.

en.wikipedia.org

While there, he took part as a member of several posses and served periodically as a deputy.

en.wikipedia.org

Poss energetically attacks and raps with bona-fide teenage angst.

www.chicagonow.com

Serious cases need to get to hospital, as soon as poss-ible.

www.dailymail.co.uk