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# possibilités — French to English

How French *possibilités* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 6 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: possibilités (102 796). By style: everyday 61 · parliamentary 7 269 · legal and administrative 8 307 · UN documents 87 159.

## opportunities

Used about 54 655 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 2 423 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 019 · UN documents ≈ 47 211).

- 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))

- Nous avons également préconisé la promotion des **possibilités** d'apprentissage tout au long de la vie.
  We also advocated the promotion of **opportunities** for lifelong learning.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1387213)

- **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)

- Êtes-vous intéressé par les **possibilités** d'avancement ?
  Are you interested in promotional **opportunities**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and pandark · checked, community translation · [\#688299](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/688299) [\#688302](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/688302))

## possibilities

Used about 8 995 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 22 · parliamentary ≈ 1 969 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 558 · UN documents ≈ 5 447).

- Il existe deux **possibilités**.
  There are two **possibilities**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#2399288](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2399288) [\#2398773](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2398773))

- 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)

- Quelles sont les **possibilités** ?
  What are the **possibilities**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4494071](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4494071) [\#7291168](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7291168))

## options

Used about 6 278 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 9 · parliamentary ≈ 303 · legal and administrative ≈ 519 · UN documents ≈ 5 447).

- Je vérifie les **possibilités**.
  I'm checking **options**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2247949](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2247949) [\#4693623](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4693623))

- Quelles sont, selon mon groupe, les **possibilités** que nous avons ?
  What are our **options** according to my group?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 229721)

- Les détaillants recensent ensuite les **possibilités** d'amélioration disponibles pour les groupes de produits prioritaires.
  Then, retailers must identify the relevant improvement **options** available for priority product groups.
  ([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 3490339)

- III. **Possibilités** d &apos; action, rôle de la CNUCED et d &apos; autres partenaires
  III. Policy **options**, the role of UNCTAD and other partners
  ([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 25158996)

- Nous sommes à court de **possibilités**.
  We're out of **options**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2547481](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2547481) [\#4550700](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4550700))

## consider

Used about 1 830 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 14 · UN documents ≈ 1 816). Meaning: [consider in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/consider/).

- Je n'arrive pas à croire que tu ne sois pas au moins disposé à envisager d'autres **possibilités**.
  I can't believe that you aren't at least willing to **consider** the possibility of other alternatives.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1950847](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1950847) [\#1951069](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1951069))

- 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)

- Je n'arrive pas à croire que tu ne sois pas au moins disposée à envisager d'autres **possibilités**.
  I can't believe that you aren't at least willing to **consider** the possibility of other alternatives.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1950847](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1950847) [\#1951071](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1951071))

- Je n'arrive pas à croire que vous ne soyez pas au moins disposé à envisager d'autres **possibilités**.
  I can't believe that you aren't at least willing to **consider** the possibility of other alternatives.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1950847](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1950847) [\#1951063](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1951063))

- Je n'arrive pas à croire que vous ne soyez pas au moins disposée à envisager d'autres **possibilités**.
  I can't believe that you aren't at least willing to **consider** the possibility of other alternatives.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1950847](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1950847) [\#1951065](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1951065))

## believe

Used about 151 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 151). Meaning: [believe in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/believe/).

- Je pense que nous avons des **possibilités** d'économies dans l'organisation de nos travaux.
  I **believe** we have some direct spare capacity in the way we organise our work.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1506478)

## fishing

Used about 151 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 151). 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.

- Tom avait deux **possibilités**.
  Tom had two choices.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and arnxy20 · checked, community translation · [\#2471842](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2471842) [\#7166515](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7166515))

- À ce stade, nous examinons toutes les **possibilités**.
  At this juncture, we're looking into every possibility.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and sabretou · checked, community translation · [\#8682998](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8682998) [\#9013069](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9013069))

- 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))

## 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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