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{'laikli}
I. 1. вероятен, възможен, правдоподобен
is he LIKELY to come? има ли вероятност да дойде? an incident LIKELY to lead to war инцидент, който може да предизвика война
2. подходящ, обещаващ, надежден
the most LIKELY (the likeliest) place for camping най-подходящо място за лагеруване
LIKELY candidate надежден кандидат
3. ам. likeable
II. adv вероятно
as LIKELY as not по всяка вероятност, сигурно
most/very LIKELY твърде вероятно, по всяка вероятност* * *{'laikli} a 1. вероятен, възможен; правдоподобен; is he likely to c(2) {'laikli} adv вероятно; as likely as not по всяка вероятност, с* * *обещаващ; правдоподобен; вероятно; вероятен; възможен; задоволителен; надежден;* * *1. as likely as not по всяка вероятност, сигурно 2. i. вероятен, възможен, правдоподобен 3. ii. adv вероятно 4. is he likely to come? има ли вероятност да дойде? an incident likely to lead to war инцидент, който може да предизвика война 5. likely candidate надежден кандидат 6. most/very likely твърде вероятно, по всяка вероятност 7. the most likely (the likeliest) place for camping най-подходящо място за лагеруване 8. ам. likeable 9. подходящ, обещаващ, надежден* * *likely[´laikli] I. adj 1. вероятен, възможен; a \likely story правдоподобна история; that's a \likely story! ирон. хубава работа! гледай ти! it is very \likely to happen това е твърде вероятно; is he \likely to come? има ли вероятност да дойде? 2. подходящ; задоволителен; обещаващ; надежден; a \likely candidate подходящ кандидат; the most \likely ( the likeliest) place for camping най-подходящото място за лагеруване; 3. ам. хубав, красив; II. adv вероятно; most ( very) \likely навярно, вероятно, по всяка вероятност; \likely as not, as \likely as not по всяка вероятност, твърде вероятно.
См. также в других словарях:
likely story — This expression is used to say that you do not believe what has just been said. He said he d found the money on the street that s a likely story! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(a) likely story — a likely story spoken phrase used for telling someone that you do not believe what they have just said Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not believe somethingsynonym Main entry: likely * * * a ˈlikely story … Useful english dictionary
a likely story — used to express disbelief in an account or excuse Gone running, has he? A likely story! * * * a likely story see ↑likely, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑story … Useful english dictionary
(a) likely story. — something that you say when you do not believe that an explanation is true. He claims he thought he was drinking low alcohol lager. A likely story. So he was just giving her a friendly hug because she was upset, was he? That s a likely story if… … New idioms dictionary
a likely story! — ► a likely story! used to express disbelief. Main Entry: ↑likely … English terms dictionary
a likely story! — used to express disbelief. → likely … English new terms dictionary
Likely — Like ly, a. [Compar. {Likelier} (l[imac]k l[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Likeliest}.] [That is, like like. See {Like}, a.] 1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story. [1913 Webster] It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
a likely story — spoken used for telling someone that you do not believe what they have just said … English dictionary
story — noun 1 account of events/people, true or invented ADJECTIVE ▪ true ▪ plausible ▪ false, made up ▪ She told the police a false story about being attacked. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
likely — like|ly1 W1S1 [ˈlaıkli] adj comparative likelier superlative likeliest [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: glikligr, from glikr like ] 1.) something that is likely will probably happen or is probably true ≠ ↑unlikely ▪ Snow showers are likely… … Dictionary of contemporary English
