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1 ♦ likely
♦ likely /ˈlaɪklɪ/A a.1 probabile: It's likely to rain, è probabile che piova; They are likely to agree, è probabile che accettino; It is not likely that he will come (o He is not likely to come), non è probabile (o è improbabile) ch'egli venga; DIALOGO → - Before an exam- Has she told you what questions are likely to come up?, ti ha detto quali domande è probabile che escano?2 verosimile; attendibile; credibile: a likely account of the riots, un resoconto verosimile dei tumulti3 adatto; che dà affidamento: a likely place to find deer, un posto dove è facile trovare cervi; She seems a likely candidate for the job, sembra un candidato adatto a questo lavoroB avv.( di solito very likely, most likely) probabilmente: He will very likely go there, probabilmente, ci andrà● as likely as not, molto probabilmente, con tutta probabilità: He will pass the exam as likely as not, molto probabilmente supererà l'esame □ That's a likely story!, ma va là!; questa è grossa! □ (fam.) Not likely!, nemmeno per sogno!; mai e poi mai! □ (volg.) Not bloody likely!, col cazzo! (volg.); col cavolo! (pop.). -
2 ♦ lad
♦ lad /læd/n.1 ragazzo; giovanotto; giovane2 (pl., ingl., fam.) (gli) amici; (i) colleghi; (i) ragazzi; (la) combriccola: He's having a drink with the lads, è fuori a bere con gli amici NOTA D'USO: - boy e ragazzo-3 (pl., sport) (i) nostri: The lads are playing Inter Milan next week, i nostri giocano contro l'Inter la prossima settimana● lad mag (o lads' mag), rivista maschile (spec. di bassa qualità, popolare) □ (ingl.) a bit of a lad, un donnaiolo; un sottaniere □ (ingl.) a likely lad, un ragazzo promettente □ (fam.) one of the lads, un tipo socievole ( che ama stare con gli amici); uno della combriccola.
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