unlikely

un·like·ly  (n-lkl)

adj. un·like·li·er, un·like·li·est

1. Not likely; improbable.

2. Not promising; likely to fail.

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un·likeli·ness n.

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unlikely [ʌnˈlaɪklɪ]

adj

not likely; improbable

unlikeliness , unlikelihood n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	unlikely - not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event" improbable
	2.	unlikely - has little chance of being the case or coming about; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism" likely - has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job"
	3.	unlikely - having a probability too low to inspire belief improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing implausible - having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse"

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unlikely

adjective

1. improbable, doubtful, remote, slight, faint, not likely, unimaginable A military coup seems unlikely.
improbable odds-on, likely, to be expected, expected, anticipated, probable, on the cards

2. unbelievable, incredible, unconvincing, implausible, questionable, cock-and-bull (informal) I smiled sincerely, to encourage him to buy this unlikely story.
unbelievable possible, plausible, feasible, likely, reasonable, credible, believable

Translations

unlikely [ʌnˈlaɪklɪ] ADJ (unlikelier (compar) (unlikeliest (superl)))

1. (= improbable) → poco probable, improbable
it is most unlikely → es muy poco probable
he is an unlikely candidate for promotion → no tiene muchas probabilidades de que lo asciendan
it is unlikely that he will come; he is unlikely to come → es poco probable que venga, no es probable que venga
he's unlikely to survive → tiene pocas posibilidades de sobrevivir, es poco probable que sobreviva
in the unlikely event that we win → en el caso improbable de que ganáramos, en el caso de que ganáramos, lo cual es poco probable

2. (= implausible) [explanation, excuse] → inverosímil, increíble
that sounds an unlikely story → me parece una historia inverosímil

3. (= odd) → insólito, extraño
he and Paula made an unlikely couple or pair → él y Paula hacían una pareja insólita or extraña
they turn up in the most unlikely places → aparecen en los lugares más insospechados or extraños

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unlikely [ʌnˈlaɪkli] adj

(= not probable) [circumstances] → invraisemblable, peu plausible; [event, result] → peu probable
It's possible, but unlikely → C'est possible, mais peu probable.
it is unlikely that ... → il est peu probable que ...
to be unlikely to do sth
He is unlikely to win → Il est peu probable qu'il gagne., Il a peu de chances de gagner.
That is unlikely to happen → Ça ne risque pas d'arriver.
The dispute is unlikely to be settled for a long time → Il est peu probable qu'on parvienne à régler le conflit rapidement.
in the unlikely event that ... → dans le cas fort peu probable où ...
in the unlikely event of ...
in the unlikely event of a nuclear attack → dans le cas exceptionnel d'une attaque nucléaire
in the unlikely event of anything going wrong → dans le cas peu probable où quelque chose irait mal

(= strange) [combination, sight, places] → invraisemblable

(= hard to believe) [explanation] → invraisemblable

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unlikely

adj (+er) → unwahrscheinlich; explanation also → unglaubwürdig; (= odd also) clothes → merkwürdig, komisch; friendship → merkwürdig; candidate → unpassend; it is (most) unlikely/not unlikely that … → es ist (höchst) unwahrscheinlich/es kann durchaus sein, dass …; she is unlikely to come → sie kommt höchstwahrscheinlich nicht; it looks an unlikely place for mushrooms → es sieht mir nicht nach der geeigneten Stelle für Pilze aus; they are such an unlikely couple → sie sind ein so merkwürdiges Paar; he’s an unlikely choice → seine Wahl ist sehr unwahrscheinlich; he’s unlikely to be chosen → es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass er gewählt wird; in the unlikely event that … → im unwahrscheinlichen Fall, dass …; in the unlikely event of war → im unwahrscheinlichen Fall eines Krieges

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unlikely [ʌnˈlaɪklɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (happening) → improbabile; (explanation) → inverosimile
in the unlikely event that it does happen ... → dovesse succedere, cosa assai improbabile...
it is unlikely that he will come, he is unlikely to come → è poco probabile che venga

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unlikely [ʌnˈlaɪklɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (happening) → improbabile; (explanation) → inverosimile
in the unlikely event that it does happen ... → dovesse succedere, cosa assai improbabile...
it is unlikely that he will come, he is unlikely to come → è poco probabile che venga

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unlikely

adj unlikely [anˈlaikli]

not likely or probable an unlikely explanation for his absence; She's unlikely to arrive before 7.00 p.m.; It is unlikely that she will come. onwaarskynlik غَيْر مُحْتَمَل невероятен nepravděpodobný usandsynlig; næppe unwahrscheinlich απίθανος, αδύνατος improbable ebatõenäoline بعید epätodennäköinen improbable לא מִתקַבֵּל עַל הַדַעַת असंभावित slabo vjerojatan, nesiguran nem valószínű, hogy; valószínűtlen ólíklegur improbabile ありそうもない 있을 법하지도 않은 neįtikėtinas, vargu ar galimas nedomājams; neticams; neiespējams tdk mungkin onwaarschijnlijk usannsynlig, lite trolig nieprawdopodobny pouco provável improbabil, puţin probabil неправдоподобный; маловероятный nepravdepodobný malo verjeten malo verovatan osannolik ที่ไม่น่าจะเกิดขึ้น olası olmayan 未必的 неправдоподібний, малоймовірний نا ممکن không chắc xảy ra, không chắc đúng 未必的

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unlikely → غير محتمل nepravděpodobný usandsynlig unwahrscheinlich απίθανος improbable epätodennäköinen improbable malo vjerojatan improbabile ありそうもない 있을 법하지 않은 onwaarschijnlijk usannsynlig nieprawdopodobny improvável маловероятный osannolik ไม่น่าจะเกิดขึ้น olasılık dışı không chắc sẽ xảy ra 不太可能的