possible in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for possible in the English»French Dictionary

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

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

1. possible (likely to happen):

possible consequence, litigation, risk

possible

it's quite possible

c'est tout à fait possible

2. possible (that can be achieved):

possible strategy, result, improvements

possible

to be possible to do sth

être possible de faire qc

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 qc possible

none of this would have been possible without your help

rien de tout cela n'aurait été possible sans votre aide

3. possible (when conjecturing):

possible

possible (to do de faire, that que + subj)

it's possible (that) he took it

il est possible qu'il l'ait pris

4. possible (acceptable):

possible solution, explanation, candidate

possible

5. possible (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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humanly possible

humainement possible

ponder options, possible action

considérer

technically advanced, backward, difficult, possible

techniquement

theoretically new, possible, sound

théoriquement, en théorie after adj

Translations for possible in the French»English Dictionary

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éventuel (éventuelle)

possible

envi

at every possible opportunity

exprimable

possible to express

envisageable

possible

possible

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

il est toujours possible de renoncer

it's always possible to give up

rendre qc 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

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

en faire le plus/moins possible

to do as much/little as possible

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

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

possible

possible

tout est possible

anything is possible

est-ce possible! iron

can this be possible?, did I hear you correctly?

le possible

that which is possible

possible in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for possible in the English»French Dictionary

possible [ˈpa·sə·bl] ADJ

1. possible (that can be done):

possible

possible

we did everything possible to help

nous avons fait tout notre possible pour aider

there is no possible excuse for this

il n'y a aucune excuse possible pour ça

as clean/good as possible

aussi propre/bon que possible

as soon as/if possible

dès que/si possible

2. possible (that could happen):

possible

éventuel(le)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

everything humanly possible

tout ce qui est humainement possible

Translations for possible in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

éventuel(le)

possible

virtuel(le)

possible

faisable (en pratique)

possible

possible cas, mesures

possible

les tomates les plus grosses possibles

the largest possible tomatoes

autant que possible

as much as possible

possible et imaginable

possible

faire tout ce qui est humainement possible

to do all that is humanly possible

s'entourer de précautions

to take every possible precaution

le plus tôt possible

as soon as possible

au plus vite

as quickly as possible

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But one must, even to avoid mortal sins, seek as far as possible to overcome venial sin.

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Prenatal iron deficiency has been suggested as a possible mechanism for these problems.

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Step-free access to the platforms, for wheelchairs and prams, is possible, via the lifts.

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Although the statement may be possible or plausible, it is not based on fact.

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Within the market portfolio, asset specific risk will be diversified away to the extent possible.

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The new reality sets in fast; therefore, the time to "make things better" is as soon as possible after the blow-up.

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Such transfers are possible if the players have a common currency that is valued equally by all.

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By comparing different species and possible explanations, one can utilize the comparative method as a complement to optimality models and/or quantitative genetics.

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Given that a night out can be expensive, clubbers often cling to their purse strings as tightly as possible.

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Ultrasound technology has made it possible for pregnant women and their families to learn the gender of a foetus early in a pregnancy.

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