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likely [ˈlaɪklɪ]1. adjectivea. [result, consequences] probable• it is likely that... il est probable que... + subj• it is not likely that... il est peu probable que... + subj• it's hardly likely that... il est peu probable que... + subjb. he is likely to... il est bien possible qu'il... + subj• to be likely to win/succeed [person] avoir de fortes chances de gagner/réussir━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• to be likely to fail/refuse [person] risquer d'échouer/de refuser• she is likely to arrive at any time elle va probablement arriver d'une minute à l'autre ; (unwelcome) elle risque d'arriver d'une minute à l'autrec. ( = plausible) plausible• a likely story! elle est bonne, celle-là !d. ( = promising) he's a likely candidate c'est un candidat qui promet• he glanced round for a likely-looking person to help him il chercha des yeux une personne susceptible de l'aider2. adverba. (US) ( = probably) probablement• some prisoners will likely be released soon certains prisonniers seront probablement bientôt libérésb. very or most likely très probablement• it will very or most likely rain il va sûrement pleuvoir• are you going? -- not likely! tu y vas ? -- sûrement pas !* * *['laɪklɪ] 1.1) ( probable) probable; [explanation] plausibleit is ou seems likely that — il est probable que
it is not ou hardly likely that — il y a peu de chances que (+ subj)
a likely story! — iron à d'autres! (colloq)
2) ( promising) [person, candidate] prometteur/-euse3) ( potential) [client, candidate] potentiel/-ielle2.not likely! — (colloq) GB que tu crois! (colloq)
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(a) (probable) vraisemblable, probable;∎ it's not a very likely scenario ce scénario n'est pas très vraisemblable;∎ the pub is a likely place to find him le pub est probablement l'endroit où le trouver;∎ it's more than likely c'est plus que probable;∎ it's not very likely c'est peu probable;∎ it's not or hardly likely to happen il est peu probable ou il y a peu de chances que cela se produise;∎ it's likely to rain il y a des chances pour qu'il pleuve;∎ she is quite likely to do it il y a des chances qu'elle le fasse;∎ books likely to interest young people ouvrages susceptibles d'intéresser les jeunes;∎ this plan is most likely to succeed ce projet a beaucoup de chances de réussir;∎ are the neighbours likely to object? y a-t-il des chances que les voisins s'y opposent?;∎ rain is likely in the east il risque de pleuvoir dans l'Est(b) (promising) prometteur;∎ we found a likely or likely-looking spot for a picnic on a trouvé un endroit qui a l'air idéal pour pique-niquer;∎ North of England familiar a likely lad un gars qui promet2 adverbprobablement, sans doute;∎ they'll very likely or most likely forget ils vont très probablement oublier;∎ as likely as not she's already home elle est sûrement déjà rentrée;∎ familiar would you do it again? - not likely! tu recommencerais? - ça risque pas ou y a pas de risque!
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