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1 implausible
tr[ɪm'plɔːzəbəl]1 inverosímil, poco probable, poco convincenteimplausible [ɪm'plɔzəbəl] adj: inverosímil, poco convincenteadj.• inverosímil adj.ɪm'plɔːzəbəladjective inverosímil, poco convincente[ɪm'plɔːzǝbl]ADJ inverosímil, poco convincente* * *[ɪm'plɔːzəbəl]adjective inverosímil, poco convincente -
2 implausible
adj.1 poco convincente.2 inverosímil, improbable, poco convincente, poco razonable.adv.sin apariencia o probabilidad. -
3 inverosímil
inverosímil adjetivo implausible
inverosímil adjetivo unlikely, implausible ' inverosímil' also found in these entries: English: far-fetched - implausible - improbable - unlikely -
4 improbable
im'probəbl1) (not likely to happen or exist; not probable: Although death at his age was improbable, he had already made his will.) improbable2) (hard to believe: an improbable explanation.) inverosímil•- improbability
improbable adj poco probable
improbable adjetivo unlikely, improbable
improbable adjetivo improbable, unlikely ' improbable' also found in these entries: Spanish: difícil English: improbable - unlikelytr[ɪm'prɒbəbəl]1 (event) improbable2 (story, explanation) inverosímilimprobable [ɪm'prɑbəbəl] adj: improbable, inverosímiladj.• improbable adj.• inverosímil adj.ɪm'prɑːbəbəl, ɪm'prɒbəbəla) ( unlikely) improbable, poco probableb) ( implausible) inverosímil[ɪm'prɒbǝbl]ADJ [event] improbable; [excuse, story] inverosímilit is improbable that it will happen — es improbable or poco probable que ocurra
* * *[ɪm'prɑːbəbəl, ɪm'prɒbəbəl]a) ( unlikely) improbable, poco probableb) ( implausible) inverosímil -
5 flimsy
'flimzi1) (thin and light: You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes.) ligero2) (not very well made; likely to break: a flimsy boat.) frágil, poco sólidotr['flɪmzɪ]1 (thin) fino,-a, ligero,-a2 (structure) poco sólido,-a3 figurative use (unconvincing) flojo,-a, pobre, poco convincente1 papel nombre masculino cebolla1) light, thin: ligero, fino2) weak: endeble, poco sólido3) implausible: pobre, flojo, poco convincentea flimsy excuse: una excusa flojaadj.• débil adj.• endeble adj.• frívolo, -a adj.• muy delgado adj.• poco sólido adj.• raquítico, -a adj.n.• papel muy delgado s.f.'flɪmziadjective -sier, -siesta) <material/garment> ligerísimo, muy delgado or finob) <construction/object> endeble, poco sólidoc) < excuse> pobre; <argument/evidence> poco sólido['flɪmzɪ]1. ADJ(compar flimsier) (superl flimsiest)1) (=thin) [dress] muy ligero; [material] muy ligero, muy delgado; [paper] muy fino2) (=weak, insubstantial) [structure] poco sólido, endeble; [excuse, pretext] pobre; [argument, evidence] poco sólido, inconsistente2.N (Brit) (=thin paper) papel m de copiar; (=copy) copia f* * *['flɪmzi]adjective -sier, -siesta) <material/garment> ligerísimo, muy delgado or finob) <construction/object> endeble, poco sólidoc) < excuse> pobre; <argument/evidence> poco sólido -
6 unlikely
(not likely or probable: an unlikely explanation for his absence; She's unlikely to arrive before 7.00 p.m.; It is unlikely that she will come.) improbableunlikely adj poco probable / improbabletr[ʌn'laɪklɪ]1 (improbable) improbable, poco probable; (unexpected, unusual) inverosímil1) improbable: improbable, poco probable2) unpromising: poco prometedoradj.• improbable adj.• inverosímil adj.• remoto, -a adj.'ʌn'laɪkliadjective -lier, liesta) ( improbable) <outcome/victory> improbable, poco probablethat is highly o most unlikely — eso es muy poco probable
b) ( far-fetched) <story/explanation> inverosímil, increíblec) (odd, unexpected) insólitoan unlikely couple — una extraña pareja, una pareja dispareja (AmL)
[ʌn'laɪklɪ]ADJ (compar unlikelier) (superl unlikeliest)1) (=improbable) poco probable, improbableit is unlikely that he will come, he is unlikely to come — es poco probable que venga, no es probable que venga
he's unlikely to survive — tiene pocas posibilidades de sobrevivir, es poco probable que sobreviva
in the unlikely event that we win — en el caso improbable de que ganáramos, en el caso de que ganáramos, lo cual es poco probable
2) (=implausible) [explanation, excuse] inverosímil, increíble3) (=odd) insólito, extrañohe and Paula made an unlikely couple or pair — él y Paula hacían una pareja insólita or extraña
* * *['ʌn'laɪkli]adjective -lier, liesta) ( improbable) <outcome/victory> improbable, poco probablethat is highly o most unlikely — eso es muy poco probable
b) ( far-fetched) <story/explanation> inverosímil, increíblec) (odd, unexpected) insólitoan unlikely couple — una extraña pareja, una pareja dispareja (AmL)
См. также в других словарях:
Implausible — Im*plau si*ble, a. [Pref. im not + plausible: cf. F. implausible.] Not plausible; not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed. Implausible harangues. Swift. {Im*plau si*ble*ness}, n. {Im*plau si*bly}, adv.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
implausible — I adjective beyond belief, contrary to experience, doubtable, doubtful, dubitable, hard to believe, hardly possible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, open to doubt, open to suspicion, questionable, suspicious, unbelievable, unconvincing,… … Law dictionary
implausible — (adj.) c.1600, from assimilated form of in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + PLAUSIBLE (Cf. plausible). Related: Implausibly … Etymology dictionary
implausible — [adj] not likely doubtful, dubious, farfetched, far out*, fishy*, flimsy, for the birds*, full of holes*, impossible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, obscure, problematic, puzzling, reachy, suspect, thin*, too much*, unbelievable,… … New thesaurus
implausible — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not seeming reasonable or probable. DERIVATIVES implausibility noun implausibly adverb … English terms dictionary
implausible — [im plô′zə bəl] adj. not plausible implausibility n. pl. implausibilities implausibly adv … English World dictionary
implausible — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ consider sth, deem sth ▪ These results might be considered implausible. ADVERB ▪ … Collocations dictionary
implausible — im|plau|si|ble [ımˈplo:zıbəl US ˈplo: ] adj difficult to believe and therefore unlikely to be true ≠ ↑plausible implausible theory/idea/explanation etc ▪ Margaret found his excuse somewhat implausible. ▪ It s not entirely implausible that a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
implausible — [[t]ɪmplɔ͟ːzɪb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as implausible, you believe that it is unlikely to be true. I had to admit it sounded like a convenient and implausible excuse... It seems implausible that the projects would have gone… … English dictionary
implausible — adjective difficult to believe and therefore unlikely to be true: an implausible explanation | His excuses were totally implausible. implausibly adverb implausibility noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
implausible — adjective a swift conclusion to the negotiations is implausible another one of his implausible excuses Syn: unlikely, improbable, questionable, doubtful, debatable; unrealistic, unconvincing, far fetched, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable,… … Thesaurus of popular words
