La Palabra del Día : posible

Question

posible (adjective) possible

IDIOMS

hacer todo lo posible - to do everything one can

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It won't be possible for me to go to India this year.

No me será posible viajar a India este año.

won't - --Jen--, May 31, 2011

Hi Vaanz! "será posible" Well done! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

Answer 1

Esto no es fácil. Pero te dije que te daría cualquier cosa, y me pediste la luna. Te demostraré que todo es posible.

This is not easy. But I told you that I would give you anything, and you asked me for the moon. I will show you everything is possible.

Good one! One minor thing: "preguntar por" means to ask about. What you are looking for here is "pedir". - gintar77, May 31, 2011

Wow, very nice Chris:) - migelis, May 31, 2011

..Pero "te dije que te" daría cualquier cosa, y me "pediste la luna". Te "demostraré" que todo es posible. Well done, Chris!!! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

Gracias Laura!!! I should have got the 'te' before daría (estoy despistado...), I have now learned the difference between preguntar and pedir, and demostrar = a new word for me - yeah!! Thanks again!! :) - 001a2987, May 31, 2011

Answer 2

Sé amable cuando sea posible. Siempre es posible.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

14th Dalai Lama

Perfect, Jen! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

"Dalai Lama" is an office, not a personal name. Added "14th" - Fidalgo, May 31, 2011

Thanks Cogu and Fidalgo :) - --Jen--, May 31, 2011

Answer 3

Everything is possible, even the impossible.

Todo es posible, aun lo imposible.

Perfect, Miro! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

Creo que si :) - Fidalgo, Jun 15, 2011

Answer 4

It is possible to solve all difficult problems.

Es posible resolver todos los problemas difíciles.

...todos "los" problemas difíciles. Well done, Migelis! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

Nice idea :) - Fidalgo, May 31, 2011

Muchas gracias Cogumela y Fidalgo:) - migelis, May 31, 2011

Very funny example! - pesta, May 31, 2011

Thank you Pesta:) - migelis, May 31, 2011

Answer 5

Si piensa que es posible, es posible.

If you think it is possible, it is possible.

Si piensa "que" es posible, es posible. Also: Si piensa que es posible, lo es. Well done, Maria! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

Thanks cogumela. - Maria-Russell, May 31, 2011

Answer 6

Las cosas fáciles deben ser fáciles y las duras deben ser posibles.

Easy things should be easy, and hard things should be possible.

Excellent, lovely! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

Thanks Cogu! :) - 00b6f46c, May 31, 2011

Nice idea:) - migelis, May 31, 2011

Answer 7

¿Es posible volver a dormir ahora?
Is it posible to go back to sleep now?

did he pass out from the fumes or fatigue? je je - Kiwi-Girl, May 31, 2011

so cute jason. - jennyo45, May 31, 2011

:) Perfect sentence, Jason! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

Answer 8

¿Es posible estar en dos lugares al mismo tiempo? A veces desearía que lo fuera.

Is it possible to be in two places at the same time?' Sometimes I wish that it was.

Some Saints in the past had the ability to do that Sandy, nothing is impossible if you have faith in God ;) - 00b6f46c, May 31, 2011

A veces, ojalá lo fuera/ A veces desearía que lo fuera. Well done, Sanlee! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

Answer 9

No es posible bailar si tienes dos pies izquierdos

It is not possible to dance if you have two left feet

...dos pies izquierdos. Well done, Ao! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

Answer 10

Yes the impossible is possible!

Sí, lo imposible es posible!

TinyURL'd your link. - 0074b507, May 31, 2011

ah thanks you're a treasure :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 31, 2011

Perfect sentence, MC! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

Thanks Cogu, it'd be pretty sad if I messed that one up, it's not exactly complex lol :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 31, 2011

Answer 11

Is it possible I can get this sentence correct tonight?possibly not. ¿Es posible que sea capaz de tener esta frase correcta esta noche? Posiblemente no.

¿Es posible que sea capaz de tener esta frase correcta esta noche? Posiblemente no. Good, Jennyo! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

Answer 12

¿Es posible que entienda español? Sí, si estudio cada día.

Is it possible for me to understand Spanish? Yes, if I study every day.

¿Es posible que entienda español? Sí, si estudio cada día ( or 'todos los días') Well done, Joyce! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

Answer 13

Con la tecnología es posible hacer cosas como nunca antes se han hecho.

With techology it's possible to do things like never before.

... como nunca antes se han hecho. Well done, theresa! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

Thanks! - theresa5, May 31, 2011

Answer 14

Where I work, we do difficult but possible work in a short time. We also do the impossible, but it takes a little longer.

Donde trabajo, hacemos trabajo que es difícil pero posible en un tiempo corto. También hacemos lo imposible, pero se necesita un poco más tiempo.

What about 26 hours a day, very funny:) - migelis, May 31, 2011

Donde trabajo, hacemos "un" trabajo ... pero se necesita un poco más "de" tiempo. Great sentence, pesta!!! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

Answer 15

¿Que se han casado? ¡No es posible!

They've got married? That can't be true!

Perfect, amy!!! :) Very good (Brrrrrr..... how awful!) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

My last comment is due to what the picture shows, not because of your sentence, that is perfect! :) - cogumela, May 31, 2011

¡ Í d o l o ! ! ! ! ...... Ja, Ja : D - nelson_rafael, May 31, 2011

The red shirt won't make him any younger. - jennyo45, May 31, 2011