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# possibilité — French to English

How French *possibilité* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: possibilité (139 304), possibilités (102 796). By style: everyday 159 · literary 1 · parliamentary 21 026 · legal and administrative 23 574 · UN documents 197 340.

## opportunities

Used about 82 372 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 7 009 · legal and administrative ≈ 9 577 · UN documents ≈ 65 780). Forms: opportunities, opportunity.

- Les **possibilités** sont infinies.
  The **opportunities** are endless.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rockaround and CM · checked, community translation · [\#5732010](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5732010) [\#2810012](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2810012))

- Il conviendrait d'exploiter cette **possibilité** nouvelle.
  We should make the most of this new **opportunity**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1862393)

- **POSSIBILITÉS** DE PÊCHE POUR LES NAVIRES DE L'UE
  FISHING **OPPORTUNITIES** FOR EU VESSELS
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2867754)

- A. Défis et **possibilités**
  A. Challenges and **opportunities**
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 23546586)

- Nous avons la **possibilité** de faire quelques changements.
  We have the **opportunity** to make some changes.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scorpionvenin14 and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5621878](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5621878) [\#5622509](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5622509))

## possibilities

Used about 50 498 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 103 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 7 009 · legal and administrative ≈ 6 385 · UN documents ≈ 37 001). Forms: possibilities, possibility.

- C'est une **possibilité**.
  That's a **possibility**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2251043](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2251043) [\#1551160](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1551160))

- La **possibilité** d'atteindre doit tourner en augmentation de respect.
  The **possibility** of hurting should inspire an augmentation of respect.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 26131)

- Deux **possibilités** m'apparaissent ici.
  I see two **possibilities**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1023858)

- La procédure offre deux **possibilités**:
  The procedure allows for two **possibilities**:
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2265046)

- . Il faut néanmoins passer brièvement en revue les autres **possibilités**.
  Other **possibilities** should, however, be briefly referred to.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 5969031)

## consider

Used about 14 391 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · UN documents ≈ 14 389). Meaning: [consider in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/consider/).

- Nous devons envisager toutes les **possibilités**.
  We must **consider** all options.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2953697](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2953697) [\#12943787](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12943787))

- La Banque serait donc prête en principe à étudier la **possibilité** de gérer ce fonds.
  Accordingly, the Bank would, in principle, be willing to **consider** administering the Fund.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 540919)

- 99.4 Examiner la **possibilité** de ratifier le Pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels (Espagne);
  99.4. **Consider** ratifying the ICESCR (Spain); 99.5.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 29199885)

- 29. Le cas échéant, la Commission souhaitera peut-être examiner les **possibilités** suivantes, notamment:
  29. If so, the Commission may wish to **consider** the following options, among others:
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 29121790)

- La note 5, dont est assortie la disposition type 3, invite justement les États légiférant à envisager diverses **possibilités** en matière de concession.
  Indeed, footnote 5 to model provision 3 invited enacting States to **consider** various alternative means of granting concessions.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 10302593)

## given

Used about 2 059 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · UN documents ≈ 2 056).

- Nous avons soigneusement considéré les deux **possibilités**.
  We've **given** careful thought to both alternatives.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#7803611](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7803611) [\#810294](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/810294))

- Ceux qui ont donné naissance à cet enfant doivent, comme tous parents, lui donner la **possibilité** de devenir adulte et autonome.
  Those who have **given** birth to the baby, must, like all parents, accept that it will grow into adulthood and will inevitably develop a life of its own.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 4673740)

- Nous avons soigneusement considéré les deux **possibilités**.
  We have **given** careful thought to both alternatives.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CC · checked, community translation · [\#37955](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/37955) [\#810294](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/810294))

## fishing

Used about 219 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 219). Meaning: [fishing in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/fishing/).

- Néanmoins, je partage l'avis de Mme Fraga sur la question de savoir s'il est opportun de demander une participation financière aux armateurs pour accéder aux **possibilités** de pêche.
  Nevertheless, I agree with Mrs Fraga on the whole matter of whether or not it is right to charge the fishermen for the privilege of **fishing**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1888442)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- S'il ne travaille pas plus assidûment, il y a **possibilité** qu'il perde sa place.
  He is in danger of losing his position unless he works harder.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by dominiko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#293134](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/293134) [\#131453](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/131453))

- Il n'y a aucune autre **possibilité** que de remettre notre départ.
  There are no other choices than postponing our departure.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and belgavox · checked, community translation · [\#1723765](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1723765) [\#1722482](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1722482))

- Tom fut condamné à la prison à vie sans **possibilité** de libération conditionnelle.
  Tom was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Spamster · checked, community translation · [\#1494923](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1494923) [\#1498389](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1498389))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-fr/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/).

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