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1 not likely!
(certainly not!: `Would you put your head in a lion's mouth?' `Me? Not likely!') ei kuuna päivänä -
2 as likely as not
(probably: As likely as not, he won't remember to come.) luultavasti -
3 like
• olla mieltynyt• niin kuin• näköinen• ihailla• tykätä• huvittaa• vertainen• yhdennäköinen• välittää• tavoin• kaltainen• haluta• haluta kernaasti• haluttaa• sama• sellainen kuin• tapainen• tahtoa• kuin• kuten• pitää• pitää jstkn• pitää jostakin* * *I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) samanlainen, kuin2. preposition(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.)3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.)4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.)- likely- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) pitää2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) pitää•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to -
4 bad
• onneton• paha• ruma• toisluokkainen• tuhma• nolo• nurja• niukka• häijy• ilkeä• heikko• heikkolaatuinen• huonolaatuinen• huono• viallinen• virheellinen• epäonniautomatic data processing• epäkelpo• ala-arvoinen• tökerö• vahingollinen• väärä• puutteellinen• raihnas• katteeton• kehno• kelvoton• kipeä• halpamainen• mätä• sairas• sekunda• surkeafinance, business, economy• tarjota• kunnoton• kurja• pilaantunut* * *bædcomparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) huono2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) paha3) (unpleasant: bad news.) ikävä4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) pilaantunut5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) haitallinen6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) heikko, kipeä7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) huonovointinen8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) vakava9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) epävarma•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad -
5 hopeless
• tulokseton• toivoton• ikävä• auttamaton• epätoivoinen• epätoivoa herättävä• lohduton• murtunut• murheellinen• parantumaton• mahdoton• masentunut• masentava• surkea• säälittävä• synkkä• kurja* * *1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) toivoton2) ((with at) not good: I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.) toivoton3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) toivoton -
6 improbable
• epätodennäköinen* * *im'probəbl1) (not likely to happen or exist; not probable: Although death at his age was improbable, he had already made his will.) epätodennäköinen2) (hard to believe: an improbable explanation.) epäuskottava•- improbability -
7 rigid
• tiukka• tinkimätön• jähmeä• joustamaton• ankara• vaikea• tiivis• kireä• kireäpipoinen• jäykkä• kankea• tanakka• kova* * *'ri‹id1) (completely stiff; not able to be bent (easily): An iron bar is rigid.) jäykkä2) (very strict, and not likely to change: rigid rules; rigid discipline; rigid views on education; a stern, rigid headmaster.) jäykkä•- rigidly- rigidness
- rigidity -
8 inexhaustible
• tyhjentymätön• ehtymätön• uupumaton* * *iniɡ'zo:stəbl(very large; not likely to be used up: an inexhaustible supply; Her energy seems inexhaustible.) ehtymätön- inexhaustibility -
9 inoffensive
• hyvänahkainen• viaton• vaaraton• kiltti• harmiton* * *inə'fensiv(harmless; not likely to offend: an inoffensive remark.) harmiton -
10 man of the world
• maailmanmies* * *(a sophisticated man who is not likely to be shocked or surprised by most things: You can speak freely - we're all men of the world.) maailmanmies -
11 meek
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12 safe
• riskitön• turvakokous• turvallinen• turvassa• turvassa oleva• varma• eheä• vaaraton• vahingoittumaton• vaaraton (turvallinen)• kassakaappi• kassaholvi• säilytyslokero• taattu• tallelokero• tallella• kylmä kaappi• luotettava* * *I 1. seif adjective1) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free (from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) turvassa2) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) turvallinen3) (unharmed: The missing child has been found safe and well.) vahingoittumaton4) (not likely to cause harm: These pills are safe for children.) vaaraton5) ((of a person) reliable: a safe driver; He's a very fast driver but he's safe enough.) luotettava•- safeness- safely
- safety
- safeguard 2. verb(to protect: Put a good lock on your door to safeguard your property.) turvata- safety lamp
- safety measures
- safety-pin
- safety valve
- be on the safe side
- safe and sound II seif noun(a heavy metal chest or box in which money etc can be locked away safely: There is a small safe hidden behind that picture on the wall.) kassakaappi -
13 secure
• onnistua saamaan• saada• tukeva• jahdata• turvattu• turvassa• turvallinen• turvakokous• turvata• herttainen• varmistaa(tietotekniikka)• varma• varmentaaautomatic data processing• varmistaa (ATK)• varmistua• varmistaa• vakuuttaa• puolustaafinance, business, economy• kiinnittää• liikkumaton• kahlehtia• hankkia itselleen• hankkia• pidättää• pelastaa• sulkea lukkojen taakse• suojattu• suojata• taata• tallella• tallessa oleva• taattu• köyttää• lujasti kiinni• lukita• lujittaa• luottavainen* * *si'kjuə 1. adjective1) ((often with against or from) safe; free from danger, loss etc: Is your house secure against burglary?; He went on holiday, secure in the knowledge that he had done well in the exam.) varma, turvattu2) (firm, fastened, or fixed: Is that door secure?) kiinni3) (definite; not likely to be lost: She has had a secure offer of a job; He has a secure job.) varma2. verb1) ((with against or from (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe: Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft.) suojata2) (to fasten or make firm: He secured the boat with a rope.) kiinnittää•- securely- security
- security risk -
14 sure-footed
adjective (not likely to slip or stumble: Goats are sure-footed animals.) varmaliikkeinen -
15 unlikely
• epätodennäköinen• vähän lupaava* * *(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.) epätodennäköinen -
16 hardly
• niukasti• niukin naukin• hädin tuskin• juuri ja juuri• tuskin• täpärästi• työläästi• harvoin• ankarasti• vaivoin* * *1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) tuskin2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) tuskin3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) tuskin -
17 interested
• osallinen• omituinen• innostunut• innokas• huolehtivainen• kiinnostunut* * *1) ((often with in) showing attention or having curiosity: He's not interested in politics; Don't tell me any more - I'm not interested; I'll be interested to see what happens next week.) kiinnostunut2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) kiinnostunut3) (personally involved in a particular business, project etc and therefore likely to be anxious about decisions made regarding it: You must consult the other interested parties (= the other people involved).) asianosainen -
18 break
• opettaa• pakahtua• rikkoa• räjäyttää• romuttaa• rikkoutuma• rusentaa• rikkoutua• ruhjoa• runnella• tuhota• tunkeutua• nujertaa• häiriö• hävittää• hengähdystauko• vaurio• vika• vioittuma• aukko• erottaa• valjeta• välitunti• väliaika• välirikko• puoliaika• purkaa• puhjeta• puhkaista• raastaa• päivänkoitto• raadella• raivata• rakoilla• rako• repiä• repeämä• rainan katkeaminen• tauko• katkoa• katkeaminen• katkaista• katkeilla• katko• katkeama• katkos• katketa• kesyttää• keskeytys• keskeyttää• koittaa• koitto• lepotauko• kajastaa• kaiku• kajastus• hajottaa• haljeta• halkeama• halkaista• hajota• halkeilla• hajaantua• musertaa• murtautua• murska• murskata• murto• murtuma• murtuminen• murtaa• murros• muuttua• murtua• paussi• pelikatko• mahdollisuus• sortua• särkyä• särkeä• särö• taittua• taittuma• taittaa• kukistaa• käyttökeskeytys• pirstoa• lohkeama• lohkaista• luhistaa* * *breik 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rikkoa, särkeä, murtaa2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) katkaista3) (to make or become unusable.) rikkoa, mennä rikki4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) rikkoa5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) lyödä6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) keskeyttää7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rikkoa8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) ilmoittaa9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) murtua10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) vaimentaa11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) puhjeta2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) katko2) (a change: a break in the weather.) muutos3) (an opening.) aukko4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) tilaisuus•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) särkyvä esine- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it -
19 commercial
• ekonominen• ammattimainen• raha-• kaupallinen• kauppa• kauppa-finance, business, economy• liiketoiminnallinenfinance, business, economy• liiketaloudellinen• merkantiilinen• mainosfilmi• mainos• mainoselokuva• mainospala• taloudellinen* * *kə'mə:ʃəl1) (connected with commerce: Private cars are allowed to use this road but not commercial vehicles.) kauppa-, kaupallinen2) ((likely to be) profitable: a commercial proposition.) tuottoisa3) (paid for by advertisements: commercial television.) kaupallinen -
20 expect
• olettaa• ounastella• toivoa• odottaa• aavistaa• arvella• arvata• luulla* * *ik'spekt1) (to think of as likely to happen or come: I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train.) odottaa2) (to think or believe (that something will happen): He expects to be home tomorrow; I expect that he will go; `Will she go too?' `I expect so' / `I don't expect so' / `I expect not.') olettaa3) (to require: They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room.) vaatia, edellyttää4) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) otaksua•- expectant
- expectantly
- expectation
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См. также в других словарях:
not likely! — ► not likely! informal certainly not. Main Entry: ↑likely … English terms dictionary
not likely! — informal certainly not; I refuse Are you going home? Not likely! * * * not ˈlikely! idiom (informal, especially BrE) used to disagree strongly with a statement or suggestion … Useful english dictionary
not likely — very little chance, improbable, a slim chance Do you think we ll win the prize? the boy asked. Not likely, his dad replied … English idioms
not likely! — informal certainly not. → likely … English new terms dictionary
not likely — spoken used for saying that you or someone else certainly will not do something … English dictionary
not likely! — Certainly not! … A concise dictionary of English slang
NOT LIKELY — … Useful english dictionary
likely — ► ADJECTIVE (likelier, likeliest) 1) such as well might be the case; probable. 2) promising. ► ADVERB ▪ probably. ● a likely story! Cf. ↑a likely story! … English terms dictionary
likely — [līk′lē] adj. likelier, likeliest [ME likly, prob. aphetic < OE geliclic (or < ? ON likligr): see LIKE1 & LY1] 1. apparently true to the facts; credible; probable [a likely cause] 2. seeming as if it would happen or might happen; reasonably … English World dictionary
not in a month of Sundays — (not) in a month of Sundays if you say that something will not happen in a month of Sundays, you mean that it is not likely to happen. He ll never run the marathon, not in a month of Sundays … New idioms dictionary
not worth the paper it is written on — not worth the paper it is written/printed/on phrase used for saying that a written agreement is not worth having because the person who signed it is not likely to do what they said they would do We signed a year’s lease on this place, but it’s… … Useful english dictionary
