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1 as likely as not
(probably: As likely as not, he won't remember to come.) luultavasti -
2 not likely!
(certainly not!: `Would you put your head in a lion's mouth?' `Me? Not likely!') ei kuuna päivänä -
3 like
• olla mieltynyt• niin kuin• näköinen• ihailla• tykätä• huvittaa• vertainen• yhdennäköinen• välittää• tavoin• kaltainen• haluta• haluta kernaasti• haluttaa• sama• sellainen kuin• tapainen• tahtoa• kuin• kuten• pitää• pitää jstkn• pitää jostakin* * *I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) samanlainen, kuin2. preposition(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.)3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.)4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.)- likely- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) pitää2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) pitää•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to -
4 bad
• onneton• paha• ruma• toisluokkainen• tuhma• nolo• nurja• niukka• häijy• ilkeä• heikko• heikkolaatuinen• huonolaatuinen• huono• viallinen• virheellinen• epäonniautomatic data processing• epäkelpo• ala-arvoinen• tökerö• vahingollinen• väärä• puutteellinen• raihnas• katteeton• kehno• kelvoton• kipeä• halpamainen• mätä• sairas• sekunda• surkeafinance, business, economy• tarjota• kunnoton• kurja• pilaantunut* * *bædcomparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) huono2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) paha3) (unpleasant: bad news.) ikävä4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) pilaantunut5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) haitallinen6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) heikko, kipeä7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) huonovointinen8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) vakava9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) epävarma•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad -
5 hardly
• niukasti• niukin naukin• hädin tuskin• juuri ja juuri• tuskin• täpärästi• työläästi• harvoin• ankarasti• vaivoin* * *1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) tuskin2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) tuskin3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) tuskin -
6 hopeless
• tulokseton• toivoton• ikävä• auttamaton• epätoivoinen• epätoivoa herättävä• lohduton• murtunut• murheellinen• parantumaton• mahdoton• masentunut• masentava• surkea• säälittävä• synkkä• kurja* * *1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) toivoton2) ((with at) not good: I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.) toivoton3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) toivoton -
7 improbable
• epätodennäköinen* * *im'probəbl1) (not likely to happen or exist; not probable: Although death at his age was improbable, he had already made his will.) epätodennäköinen2) (hard to believe: an improbable explanation.) epäuskottava•- improbability -
8 interested
• osallinen• omituinen• innostunut• innokas• huolehtivainen• kiinnostunut* * *1) ((often with in) showing attention or having curiosity: He's not interested in politics; Don't tell me any more - I'm not interested; I'll be interested to see what happens next week.) kiinnostunut2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) kiinnostunut3) (personally involved in a particular business, project etc and therefore likely to be anxious about decisions made regarding it: You must consult the other interested parties (= the other people involved).) asianosainen -
9 rigid
• tiukka• tinkimätön• jähmeä• joustamaton• ankara• vaikea• tiivis• kireä• kireäpipoinen• jäykkä• kankea• tanakka• kova* * *'ri‹id1) (completely stiff; not able to be bent (easily): An iron bar is rigid.) jäykkä2) (very strict, and not likely to change: rigid rules; rigid discipline; rigid views on education; a stern, rigid headmaster.) jäykkä•- rigidly- rigidness
- rigidity -
10 break
• opettaa• pakahtua• rikkoa• räjäyttää• romuttaa• rikkoutuma• rusentaa• rikkoutua• ruhjoa• runnella• tuhota• tunkeutua• nujertaa• häiriö• hävittää• hengähdystauko• vaurio• vika• vioittuma• aukko• erottaa• valjeta• välitunti• väliaika• välirikko• puoliaika• purkaa• puhjeta• puhkaista• raastaa• päivänkoitto• raadella• raivata• rakoilla• rako• repiä• repeämä• rainan katkeaminen• tauko• katkoa• katkeaminen• katkaista• katkeilla• katko• katkeama• katkos• katketa• kesyttää• keskeytys• keskeyttää• koittaa• koitto• lepotauko• kajastaa• kaiku• kajastus• hajottaa• haljeta• halkeama• halkaista• hajota• halkeilla• hajaantua• musertaa• murtautua• murska• murskata• murto• murtuma• murtuminen• murtaa• murros• muuttua• murtua• paussi• pelikatko• mahdollisuus• sortua• särkyä• särkeä• särö• taittua• taittuma• taittaa• kukistaa• käyttökeskeytys• pirstoa• lohkeama• lohkaista• luhistaa* * *breik 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rikkoa, särkeä, murtaa2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) katkaista3) (to make or become unusable.) rikkoa, mennä rikki4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) rikkoa5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) lyödä6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) keskeyttää7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rikkoa8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) ilmoittaa9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) murtua10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) vaimentaa11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) puhjeta2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) katko2) (a change: a break in the weather.) muutos3) (an opening.) aukko4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) tilaisuus•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) särkyvä esine- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it -
11 commercial
• ekonominen• ammattimainen• raha-• kaupallinen• kauppa• kauppa-finance, business, economy• liiketoiminnallinenfinance, business, economy• liiketaloudellinen• merkantiilinen• mainosfilmi• mainos• mainoselokuva• mainospala• taloudellinen* * *kə'mə:ʃəl1) (connected with commerce: Private cars are allowed to use this road but not commercial vehicles.) kauppa-, kaupallinen2) ((likely to be) profitable: a commercial proposition.) tuottoisa3) (paid for by advertisements: commercial television.) kaupallinen -
12 expect
• olettaa• ounastella• toivoa• odottaa• aavistaa• arvella• arvata• luulla* * *ik'spekt1) (to think of as likely to happen or come: I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train.) odottaa2) (to think or believe (that something will happen): He expects to be home tomorrow; I expect that he will go; `Will she go too?' `I expect so' / `I don't expect so' / `I expect not.') olettaa3) (to require: They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room.) vaatia, edellyttää4) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) otaksua•- expectant
- expectantly
- expectation -
13 flimsy
• ohut• heppoinen• hatara• hauras• huono• hutera• läpilyöntipaperi• köykäinen* * *'flimzi1) (thin and light: You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes.) ohut2) (not very well made; likely to break: a flimsy boat.) hatara -
14 guess
• oletus• olettamus• olettaa• ounastella• veikkaus• veikata• ennustaa• ennakkoarvelu• ennuste• enteillä• ennakoida• aavistaa• arvella• arvelu• arvailla• arvailu• arvata• arvaus• uumoilla• uskoa• vainuta• vaistota• povata• profetoida• likiarvo• luulla• luulo* * *ɡes 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) arvata2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) luulla2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) veikkaus- anybody's guess -
15 inexhaustible
• tyhjentymätön• ehtymätön• uupumaton* * *iniɡ'zo:stəbl(very large; not likely to be used up: an inexhaustible supply; Her energy seems inexhaustible.) ehtymätön- inexhaustibility -
16 inoffensive
• hyvänahkainen• viaton• vaaraton• kiltti• harmiton* * *inə'fensiv(harmless; not likely to offend: an inoffensive remark.) harmiton -
17 it
• sitä• se* * *it1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) se2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) juuri4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)•- its- itself -
18 liable
• velvollinen• velvoitettu• vastuunalainen• vastuullinen• vastuuvelvollinen• altis• halukas• syyntakeinen• taipuvainen* * *1) ((with to) tending to have, get, suffer from etc: This road is liable to flooding; He is liable to pneumonia.) altis2) (possibly or probably about (to do something or to happen): Watch the milk - it's liable to boil over.) luultava3) (legally responsible (for): The airline is liable to you for any damage to your luggage.)4) (likely to get (a fine, a punishment): Do not litter! Offenders are liable to fines of up to $100.)• -
19 man of the world
• maailmanmies* * *(a sophisticated man who is not likely to be shocked or surprised by most things: You can speak freely - we're all men of the world.) maailmanmies -
20 mean
• pahanilkinen• ruma• totunnainen• nuuka• normaali• ilkeämielinen• hävytön• häijy• ilkeä• häpeällinen• ilmentää• itsekäs• huono• viheliäinen• edustaa• epäystävällinen• esittää• ahne• aikoa• alhainen• ajatella• raukkamainen• tavallinen• tavanomainen• tietää• katala• kehno• keski-• keskiarvoinen• keskimääräinenmathematics• keskiarvo• keskivaihe• kelvoton• keskimäärä• keski• keskinkertainen• kelju• keskus• keskiverto• kitsasfinance, business, economy• halpakorkoinen• halpamainen• halpamielinen• halpa• merkitä• pelkurimainen• saita• meinata• matalamielinen• sovinnainen• suunnitella• tarkoittaa• kurja• kunnoton• kunniaton• kuvata• käsittää• pikkumainen• pihi• pirullinen• konnamainen• konventionaalinen* * *mi:n I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) saita2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) pahansuopa3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) ilkeä4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) kehno•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) keskiarvo2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) keskimääräinen2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.)III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) tarkoittaa2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) aikoa•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) merkitsevä- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well
- 1
- 2
См. также в других словарях:
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as likely as not — ► as likely as not probably. Main Entry: ↑likely … English terms dictionary
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as likely as not — {adv. phr.} Probably. * /As likely as not, he will disappear forever./ … Dictionary of American idioms
as\ likely\ as\ not — adv. phr. Probably. As likely as not, he will disappear forever … Словарь американских идиом
as likely as not — probably. She didn t usually work all night, but she was as likely as not to be at the lab at any given time … New idioms dictionary
as likely as not — probably. → likely … English new terms dictionary
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