possibilité
possibility, opportunity
noun poh-see-bee-lee-TAY Less Common
Usage Note
Possibilité refers to something that is possible or an available option. Avoir la possibilité de + infinitive means 'to have the opportunity to'. The plural les possibilités often translates as 'options' or 'prospects'. The related adjective is possible and the adverb possiblement.
Examples
"Il y a une possibilité qu'il revienne."
Natural Translation
There is a possibility that he will return.

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