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1. [ʹprɒbəb(ə)l] n1. вероятный выбор, возможный кандидат и т. п.2. pl воен. предположительно сбитые самолёты противника2. [ʹprɒbəb(ə)l] a1. вероятный; возможныйsuccess is possible but hardly probable - успех возможен, но вероятность его ничтожна
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1. n воен. предположительно сбитые самолёты противника2. a вероятный; возможный3. a правдоподобный4. a предполагаемыйСинонимический ряд:1. likely (adj.) appropriate; apt; conceivable; earthly; feasible; inclined; liable; likely; mortal; odds-on; possible; presumable; presumptive; prone; reasonable; seeming2. possible (adj.) conceivable; possibleАнтонимический ряд:definite; improbable -
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['prɔbəb(ə)l]adjвероятный, возможныйThis is a probable answer. — Это вероятный ответ.
It seems probable. — Похоже, что это так. /По всей вероятности.
- probable errorA hardly probable story. — Маловероятная история
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1. n1) імовірний вибір; можливий кандидат2) pl військ. здогадно збиті літаки противника2. adj1) імовірний, можливий2) правдоподібний* * *Iсаыse юp. резонна підстава ( що обвинувачення обґрунтоване)II n1) імовірний вибір, можливий кандидат2) pl; вiйcьк. імовірно збиті літаки супротивникаIII a1) імовірний; можливий3) передбачуваний; гаданий -
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ˈprɔbəbl
1. прил.
1) вероятный, возможный probable error ≈ вероятная ошибка highly probable ≈ высоко вероятный the most probable cause of death ≈ наиболее вероятная причина смерти She doesn't want to be taken to an optician with the probable result of having to wear glasses. ≈ Она не хочет идти к глазному, поскольку, возможно, тогда ей придется носить очки. Syn: possible
2) предполагаемый The Socialists united behind their probable presidential candidate, Michel Rocard. ≈ Социалисты объединились в поддержку своего кандидата в президенты, Майкла Рокарда.
3) правдоподобный Syn: likely, verisimilar
4) вероятностный
2. сущ.
1) возможный кандидат, вероятный выбор и т. п. The last two probables are untried men as far as Parliament is concerned. ≈ Двое других вероятных кандидатов непроверенны, если дело касается парламента.
2) воен. предположительно сбитая цель: самолет, подводная лодка противника вероятный выбор, возможный кандидат и т. п. (военное) предположительно сбитые самолеты противника вероятный, возможный - * results вероятные результаты - success is possible but hardly * успех возможен, но вероятность его ничтожна - it seems * that по всей вероятности правдоподобный - hardly * story малоправдоподобная история предполагаемый - * events предполагаемые события probable возможный кандидат, вероятный выбор ~ вероятный, возможный ~ вероятный ~ возможный ~ правдоподобный ~ предполагаемый render ~ делать возможнымБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > probable
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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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1. adjective1) (probable) wahrscheinlich; glaubhaft [Geschichte]; voraussichtlich [Bedarf, Zukunft]be the likely reason/source — wahrscheinlich der Grund/die Ursache sein
do you think it likely? — hältst du es für wahrscheinlich?
is it likely that he'd do that? — ist ihm so etwas zuzutrauen?
[that's] a likely story — (iron.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)
2) (to be expected) wahrscheinlichthere are likely to be [traffic] hold-ups — man muss mit [Verkehrs]staus rechnen
they are [not] likely to come — sie werden wohl od. wahrscheinlich [nicht] kommen
this is not likely to happen — es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht
the candidate most likely to succeed — der Kandidat mit den größten Erfolgsaussichten
3) (promising, apparently suitable) geeignet [Person, Ort, Methode, Weg]2. adverbwe've looked in all the likely places — wir haben an allen infrage kommenden Stellen gesucht
(probably) wahrscheinlichvery or more than or quite or most likely — höchstwahrscheinlich; sehr wahrscheinlich
not likely! — (coll.) auf keinen Fall!
* * *1) (probable: the likely result; It's likely that she'll succeed.) wahrscheinlich2) (looking etc as if it might be good, useful, suitable etc: a likely spot for a picnic; She's the most likely person for the job.) geeignet* * *like·ly[ˈlaɪkli]I. adj<-ier, -iest or more \likely, most \likely>wahrscheinlichwhat's the \likely outcome of this whole business? und was wird bei dieser ganzen Angelegenheit vermutlich herauskommen?do remind me because I'm \likely to forget erinnere mich bitte unbedingt daran, sonst vergesse ich es wahrscheinlichto be quite/very \likely ziemlich/sehr wahrscheinlich seinit's quite \likely that we'll be in Spain this time next year mit ziemlicher Sicherheit werden wir nächstes Jahr um diese Zeit in Spanien seinII. adv<more \likely, most \likely>most/very \likely höchstwahrscheinlich/sehr wahrscheinlichas \likely as not höchstwahrscheinlichas \likely as not she'll end up in court over this problem diese Sache wird sie nochmal vor Gericht bringen* * *['laIklɪ]1. adj (+er)1) (= probable) wahrscheinlichhe is not likely to come — es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass er kommt
they are likely to accept/refuse — sie werden wahrscheinlich zusagen/ablehnen
an incident likely to cause trouble — ein Zwischenfall, der möglicherweise Ärger nach sich zieht
a likely explanation — eine mögliche or wahrscheinliche Erklärung; (iro) wers glaubt, wird selig!
this is a likely place for him to stay — es ist gut möglich, dass er sich hier aufhält
a likely story or tale! (iro) — das soll mal einer glauben!
2) (inf: suitable) geeigneta likely spot for a picnic — ein geeignetes or prima (inf) Plätzchen für ein Picknick
he is a likely person for the job — er kommt für die Stelle infrage or in Frage
2. advwahrscheinlichas likely as not —
very likely they've lost it they'll likely be late (dial) — höchstwahrscheinlich haben sie es verloren sie kommen wahrscheinlich zu spät
it's more likely to be early than late — es wird eher früh als spät werden
not likely! (inf iro) — wohl kaum (inf)
* * *likely [ˈlaıklı]A adj1. wahrscheinlich, voraussichtlich:it is not likely that he will come, he is not likely to come es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass er kommt;which is his most likely route? welchen Weg wird er aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach nehmen?;this is not likely to happen das wird wahrscheinlich nicht geschehen;they always looked likely to score SPORT sie waren immer torgefährlich2. glaubhaft (Geschichte etc):a likely story! iron das soll glauben, wer mag!3. infrage kommend, geeignet (Kandidat, Mittel etc)4. aussichtsreich, vielversprechend (junger Mann etc)B adv wahrscheinlich:very likely sehr wahrscheinlich;most likely höchstwahrscheinlich;a) sehr wahrscheinlich,b) höchstwahrscheinlich;not likely! umg wohl kaum!* * *1. adjective1) (probable) wahrscheinlich; glaubhaft [Geschichte]; voraussichtlich [Bedarf, Zukunft]be the likely reason/source — wahrscheinlich der Grund/die Ursache sein
[that's] a likely story — (iron.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)
2) (to be expected) wahrscheinlichthere are likely to be [traffic] hold-ups — man muss mit [Verkehrs]staus rechnen
they are [not] likely to come — sie werden wohl od. wahrscheinlich [nicht] kommen
this is not likely to happen — es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht
3) (promising, apparently suitable) geeignet [Person, Ort, Methode, Weg]2. adverb(probably) wahrscheinlichvery or more than or quite or most likely — höchstwahrscheinlich; sehr wahrscheinlich
not likely! — (coll.) auf keinen Fall!
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['laɪklɪ] 1.1) (probable) probabile; [ explanation] verosimileit is o seems likely that è probabile che; it is not likely that o it is hardly likely that è improbabile che; a likely story! iron. questa è bella! a likely excuse! — iron. bella scusa!
2) (promising) [ candidate] promettente3) (potential) [client, candidate] potenziale2.avverbio (probably) probabilmentenot likely! — BE colloq. nemmeno per sogno! neanche per idea!
* * *1) (probable: the likely result; It's likely that she'll succeed.) probabile2) (looking etc as if it might be good, useful, suitable etc: a likely spot for a picnic; She's the most likely person for the job.) adatto* * *['laɪklɪ] 1.1) (probable) probabile; [ explanation] verosimileit is o seems likely that è probabile che; it is not likely that o it is hardly likely that è improbabile che; a likely story! iron. questa è bella! a likely excuse! — iron. bella scusa!
2) (promising) [ candidate] promettente3) (potential) [client, candidate] potenziale2.avverbio (probably) probabilmentenot likely! — BE colloq. nemmeno per sogno! neanche per idea!
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A adj1 ( probable) probable ; [explanation] plausible ; [excuse, story] iron beau/belle ; to be likely to fail/increase/face problems risquer d'échouer/d'augmenter/de connaître des difficultés ; to be likely to become president/pass one's exams avoir de fortes chances de devenir président/de réussir à ses examens ; the man most likely to win l'homme qui a le plus de chances de gagner ; it is ou seems likely that il est probable que ; it is not likely that, it is hardly likely that il y a peu de chances que (+ subj) ; he is not likely to come/refuse il y a peu de chances qu'il vienne/refuse ; he looks likely to fail il échouera probablement ; a likely story! iron à d'autres ○ ! ; a likely excuse! iron belle excuse! ;2 ( potentially successful) [person, candidate] prometteur/-euse ;3 ( potential) [customer, client, candidate] potentiel/-ielle. -
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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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