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1 ♦ unlikely
♦ unlikely /ʌnˈlaɪklɪ/a.1 improbabile; inverosimile: an unlikely result, un risultato improbabile; an unlikely tale [story], un racconto [una storia] inverosimile; I found her explanation extremely unlikely, ho trovato la sua spiegazione totalmente inverosimile; It's highly unlikely that he will succeed in breaking the record, è estremamente improbabile che riesca a battere il primato; in the unlikely event of, nell'improbabile eventualità di: In the unlikely event of bad weather, you will receive a full refund, nell'improbabile eventualità di maltempo, sarete interamente rimborsati2 (fam.) poco credibile; improbabile (fig. fam.); ( di un abbinamento, una coppia) male assortito: She makes a rather unlikely heroine, come eroina, non è molto credibile; Mary and Dan are the most unlikely couple I've ever met, Mary e Dan sono la coppia peggio assortita che abbia mai conosciuto; The film was the unlikely hit of the summer, il film è diventato inaspettatamente il grande successo dell'estate● unlikely to do st. –: They are unlikely to come, è improbabile (o difficile) che vengano □ unlikely to succeed, ( di progetto, impresa) di difficile riuscita; improbabile (fig. fam.)unlikelihood, unlikelinessn. [u]improbabilità; inverosimiglianza.
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