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τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
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|lshtext=<b>possĭbĭlĭtas</b>: ātis, f. [[possibilis]],<br /><b>I</b> [[ability]] to do a [[thing]], possibility, [[power]] ( | |lshtext=<b>possĭbĭlĭtas</b>: ātis, f. [[possibilis]],<br /><b>I</b> [[ability]] to do a [[thing]], possibility, [[power]] (post-class.), Arn. 1, 25: fandi, Mart. Cap. 4, § 335: pro possibilitate, according to [[ability]] or [[strength]], Amm. 19, 2, 15; Vulg. 2 Esdr. 5, 8. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:10, 13 February 2024
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
possĭbĭlĭtas: ātis, f. possibilis,
I ability to do a thing, possibility, power (post-class.), Arn. 1, 25: fandi, Mart. Cap. 4, § 335: pro possibilitate, according to ability or strength, Amm. 19, 2, 15; Vulg. 2 Esdr. 5, 8.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
possĭbĭlĭtās, ātis, f. (possibilis), pouvoir, possibilité : Arn. 1, 44 ; pro possibilitate Amm. 19, 2, 15, selon son pouvoir, ses moyens.
Latin > German (Georges)
possibilitās, ātis, f. (possibilis), das Vermögen, etwas zu tun, die Möglichkeit, Macht, Arnob. u.a.: pro possibilitete, nach Kräften, Pallad.