possibly

posiblemente

possibly(pa-sih-bli)

adverb

1. (perhaps)

a. posiblemente

I will possibly arrive late, so you can start without me.

Posiblemente llegue tarde, así que podéis empezar sin mí.

b. quizás

Are you going to the game tomorrow? - Possibly.

¿Vas a ir al partido mañana? - Quizás.

c. puede que

I'm pretty sure he is coming, possibly with his girlfriend.

Estoy seguro de que va a venir, puede que con su novia.

2. (indicating shock or emphasis)

a.

no direct translation

How could I possibly have done it with you watching me the whole time?

¿Cómo iba a hacerlo si me estabas observando todo el tiempo?

They could not have possibly helped him; they are very poor.

No podrían haberlo ayudado; son muy pobres.

possibly

adverb

1. (perhaps)

a. posiblemente

will you go? — possibly¿irás? — puede or quizá

possibly notpuede que no

2. (for emphasis)

a.

I can't possibly do itme resulta de todo punto imposible hacerlo

I'll do all I possibly canharé todo lo que esté en mi mano

how could you possibly do such a thing?¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer semejante cosa?

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possibly [ˈpɒsəblɪ]

adverb

1 (feasibly, conceivably)

if I possibly can si me es posible; si puedo; I go as often as I possibly can voy siempre que puedo; voy lo más a menudo posible; how can I possibly come tomorrow? ¿cómo voy a poder venir mañana?; could you possibly come another day? ¿le sería posible venir otro día?; ¿podría venir otro día?; I can't possibly eat all this me es totalmente imposible comer todo esto; I couldn't possibly allow it de ninguna manera lo voy a permitir; it can't possibly be true! ¡no puede ser verdad!; she will do everything she possibly can to help you hará todo lo que esté en su mano or todo lo que pueda para ayudarte; he never does it if he can possibly help it siempre que puede evitarlo lo evita

I cannot possibly do it nobody could possibly tell the difference

2 (perhaps)

"will you be able to come?" — "possibly" —¿podrás venir? —es posible or —puede que sí; possibly not puede que no; of the 200 who apply, possibly five may be accepted de los 200 solicitantes, tal vez se elija a cinco

possibly they've gone already it was possibly his best ever performance