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1 unlikely
unlikely [ʌnˈlaɪklɪ]• an unlikely place to find... un endroit où l'on ne s'attend guère à trouver...* * *[ʌn'laɪklɪ]1) ( unexpected) improbable, peu probableit is unlikely that — il est peu probable que (+ subj)
2) ( strange) [partner, choice, situation] inattendu3) ( probably untrue) [story] invraisemblable; [excuse] peu probable -
2 unlikely
unlikely [‚ʌn'laɪklɪ](a) (improbable → event, outcome) improbable, peu probable;∎ it is very or most unlikely that it will rain il est très peu probable qu'il pleuve, il y a peu de chances pour qu'il pleuve;∎ in the unlikely event of my winning au cas improbable où je gagnerais∎ he is unlikely to come/to fail il est peu probable qu'il vienne/échoue, il est peu susceptible de venir/d'échouer;∎ she is unlikely to choose him il est peu probable qu'elle le choisisse, il y a peu de chances pour qu'elle le choisisse(c) (implausible → excuse, story) invraisemblable(d) (unexpected → situation, undertaking, costume etc) extravagant, invraisemblable; (→ person) peu indiqué;∎ he turns up at the most unlikely times il débarque à des heures invraisemblables;∎ the manager chose the most unlikely person to run the department on ne s'attendait pas du tout à ce que le directeur choisissent cette personne pour diriger le service;∎ we found the ring in a most unlikely place nous avons retrouvé la bague dans un endroit auquel nous n'aurions jamais pensé -
3 possibility
1 noun∎ it's a possibility c'est une possibilité, c'est bien possible;∎ within the bounds of possibility dans la limite du possible;∎ the possibility of a settlement is fading fast la perspective d'un règlement est de moins en moins probable;∎ is there any possibility of you coming up for the weekend? pourriez-vous venir ce week-end?, y a-t-il des chances que vous veniez ce week-end?;∎ if there's any possibility of leaving early, I'll let you know s'il y a moyen de partir de bonne heure, je vous le ferai savoir;∎ there's no possibility of that happening il n'y a aucune chance ou aucun risque que cela se produise;∎ there's little possibility of any changes being made to the budget il est peu probable que le budget soit modifié;∎ there's a strong possibility we'll know the results tomorrow il est fort possible que nous connaissions les résultats demain;∎ they hadn't even considered the possibility that he might leave ils n'avaient même pas envisagé qu'il puisse partir∎ she's still a possibility elle conserve toutes ses chances(c) (possible event, outcome) éventualité f;∎ that is a distinct possibility c'est bien possible;∎ to allow for all possibilities parer à toute éventualité;∎ the possibilities are endless! les possibilités sont innombrables!(potential) possibilités fpl;∎ the job has a lot of possibilities le poste offre de nombreuses perspectives;∎ job possibilities possibilités fpl d'emploiUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > possibility
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