Sign up
Login

posibilidad

/posibiliˈdad/, [po.si.β̞i.liˈð̞að̞]

possibility

Noun posibilidad f (plural posibilidades)

  1. possibility
  2. (usually in the plural) means
    Viven por encima de sus posibilidades
    They live above their means.
  3. (singular or plural) potential, chance, odds, opportunity

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Hay una posibilidad de que ella tenga éxito.

    There's a possibility that she'll succeed.

    Source

  • Existe la posibilidad de que lo que dice sea cierto.

    There is the possibility of what he said being true.

    Source

  • Los bancos de esperma realizan pruebas de detección en los donantes para reducir la posibilidad del contagio de enfermedades genéticas e infecciosas.

    Sperm banks perform screenings on the donors to reduce the chance of their passing on genetic and infectious diseases.

    Source

  • Existe una pequeña posibilidad de recaída.

    There's a slight possibility of a recurrence.

    Source

  • Solo quiero que consideres la posibilidad de que estés equivocada.

    I just want you to consider the possibility that you are wrong.

    Source

  • Su credibilidad es tan baja, que si él dice que algo es verde, la posibilidad de que eso no sea verde es casi una certeza.

    His credibility is so low that, if he says something is green, the chance that it is not is almost a certainty.

    Source

  • Está la posibilidad de que Tom llegue tarde.

    There's a possibility that Tom will be late.

    Source

  • Sería muy interesante si, lo más pronto posible, hubiera la posibilidad de realizar búsquedas avanzadas en la base de datos de Tatoeba.

    It would be very interesting if, the soonest possible, there would be the possibility to do advanced searches on the Tatoeba database.

    Source

  • Le di a Tom la posibilidad de trabajar para mí.

    I gave Tom a chance to work for me.

    Source

  • Tom no podía descartar la posibilidad de que no le gustara a Mary.

    Tom couldn't rule out the possibility that Mary didn't like him.

    Source

See more examples

Want to learn Spanish?

Fill in the missing word for thousands of sentences in Spanish. Sign up and play for free!

  • Practice Spanish vocabulary in context.
  • Rapidly improve your Spanish listening skills with listening mode and Cloze-Listening.
  • Pick from dozen of collections at your level - 100 Most Common Words, the Fluency Fast Track, and more.
  • Score points for correct answers and compete with other players on the leaderboards.
  • Spaced-repetition helps you remember what you learn faster and more efficiently.
  • Keep practicing anytime, anyplace with the Clozemaster mobile apps on iOS and Android.

Get in the game!

Sign up Sign in
Get Clozemaster Pro!

Full access to everything on Clozemaster, no ads, and all the extras you need to take your Spanish skills to the next level.

Get fluent faster.

Get Pro today!
Add Sentence to Collection

Clozemaster Pro subscribers can create and play their own custom collections of cloze-sentences.

Take control of your learning. Get fluent faster.

Get Pro Today!