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Translate possibility from English to French

Summary

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possibility:
- possibilité; opportunité; occasion; chance; aptitude; éventualité
Wiktionary:
- possibility → possibilité
- possibility → possibilité

English

Detailed Translations for possibility from English to French

possibility:

possibility [the ~] nomen

the possibility (opportunity; chance)
la possibilité; l'opportunité; l'occasion; la chance; l'aptitude
- possibilité [la ~] nomen
- opportunité [la ~] nomen
- occasion [la ~] nomen
- chance [la ~] nomen
- aptitude [la ~] nomen
the possibility (eventuality; contingency)
éventualité
- éventualité nomen

Translation Matrix for possibility:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
aptitude	chance; opportunity; possibility	ability; adroitness; agility; appropriateness; art; authority; capability; capacity; competence; competency; dexterity; handiness; knack; power; qualification; quality; skill; suitability; trick
chance	chance; opportunity; possibility	be happy; bit of good luck; bit of luck; blessedness; bliss; chance; chance hit; deliciousness; fluke; fortunate; fortune; glory; godsend; good luck; happiness; joy; luck; lucky coincidence; magnificence; piece of good luck; piece of luck; pleasant surprise; stroke of luck; stroke of unexpected luck; succeeding; success; well-being; windfall; working
occasion	chance; opportunity; possibility	bargain; bid; bit of good luck; bit of luck; chance; godsend; lucky coincidence; offer; piece of good luck; piece of luck; pleasant surprise; proposal; second-hand buy; special offer; stroke of luck; stroke of unexpected luck
opportunité	chance; opportunity; possibility	ability; advisability; appropriateness; desirability; opportunity; suitability; timeliness; topicality
possibilité	chance; opportunity; possibility	chances; choice; opportunities
éventualité	contingency; eventuality; possibility
-	hypothesis; opening; possible action; possibleness; theory

Related Words for "possibility":

possibilities

Synonyms for "possibility":

expectation; outlook; prospect
possibleness; being; beingness; existence
hypothesis; theory; concept; conception; construct
possible action; opening; option; alternative; choice

Antonyms for "possibility":

impossibility

Related Definitions for "possibility":

a possible alternative¹
- bankruptcy is always a possibility¹
a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena¹
a future prospect or potential¹
- this room has great possibilities¹
capability of existing or happening or being true¹
- there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired¹

Wiktionary Translations for possibility:

possibility

noun

quality of being possible
- possibility → possibilité

possibility

noun

caractère de ce qui est possible.
- possibilité → possibility

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• possibility	→ possibilité	↔ mogelijkheid — iets wat gedaan kan worden of kan gebeuren
• possibility	→ possibilité	↔ Möglichkeit — zur Wahl stehende Entscheidungsvariante

Related Translations for possibility

possibility of making choices

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University