descartar la posibilidad de

rule out the possibility of

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rule out the possibility of Used when saying that something cannot be excluded as a possibility. It is followed by a noun or by que plus a clause, as in descartar la posibilidad de que...

SP: Los médicos no pueden descartar la posibilidad de una infección.

EN: The doctors cannot rule out the possibility of an infection.

Otra ronda de pruebas se realizan para descartar la posibilidad de cirugía.

Another round of tests is carried out to rule out the possibility of surgery.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

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.

Tom no pudo descartar la posibilidad de que él estuviera equivocado.

Tom couldn't rule out the possibility that he was wrong.

No podemos descartar la posibilidad de un accidente.

We cannot rule out the possibility of an accident.