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1 unlikely
• epätodennäköinen• vähän lupaava* * *(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.) epätodennäköinen -
2 doubtful
• epäileväinen• epäiltävä• epäilyttävä• epäilyksenalainen• epäilevä• epäröivä• epäuskoinen• epätietoinenlaw• epävarma• epätodennäköinen• arveluttava• arvelevainen• arveluttava (epäv.)• arveleva• riidanalainen• kyseenalainen* * *1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) epävarma2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) epäselvä3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) kyseenalainen4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) epäluuloinen -
3 far-fetched
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4 fond
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5 hope
• toive• toivo• toivottavasti• toivoa• odottaa• mahdollisuus* * *həup 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) toivoa2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) toivo2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) toivo3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) toive•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
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6 not (have) a hope
((to be) completely unlikely (to succeed in something): He hasn't a hope of getting the job; `Will he get the job?' `Not a hope!') ei toivoakaan -
7 not (have) a hope
((to be) completely unlikely (to succeed in something): He hasn't a hope of getting the job; `Will he get the job?' `Not a hope!') ei toivoakaan -
8 pigs might fly
(said of something very unlikely to happen: `We might have fine weather for our holidays.' `Yes, and pigs might fly!') yhtä varmasti kuin lehmä lentää -
9 seeing that
(since; considering that: Seeing that he's ill, he's unlikely to come.) koska -
10 stable
• panna talliin• tukeva• järkkymätön• horjumaton• vakaantunut• vakio• vakava• vakinainen• vakiintunut• vankka• vakaa• pysyvä• kestävä• kilpa-ajohevoset• liikkumaton• muuttumaton• stabiili• staattinen• säännöllinen• tasapainoinen• talli• tasainen• konstantti• luja* * *I 'steibl adjective1) (firm and steady or well-balanced: This chair isn't very stable.) tukeva2) (firmly established and likely to last: a stable government.) vakaa3) ((of a person or his character) unlikely to become unreasonably upset or hysterical: She's the only stable person in the whole family.) rauhallinen4) ((of a substance) not easily decomposed.) stabiili•- stabilize
- stabilise
- stabilization
- stabilisation II 'steibl noun1) (a building in which horses are kept.) talli2) ((in plural) a horse-keeping establishment: He runs the riding stables.) talli -
11 sure
• totta kai• varma• vakuuttunut• välttämätön• tarkka• taattu• luottavainen• luotettava* * *ʃuə 1. adjective1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) varma2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) varma3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) varma2. adverb((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') varmasti- surely- sureness
- sure-footed
- as sure as
- be sure to
- be/feel sure of oneself
- for sure
- make sure
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12 the last person
(a person who is very unlikely or unwilling to do a particular thing, or to whom it would be unwise or dangerous to do a particular thing: I'm the last person to make a fuss, but you should have told me all the same; He's the last person you should offend.) viimeinen -
13 the last thing
(something very unlikely, unwanted, not intended etc: It's the last thing you would think of looking for; The last thing I want is to hurt anyone.) kaikkein viimeiseksi
См. также в других словарях:
Unlikely — Un*like ly, a. 1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely. [1913 Webster] 2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Unlikely — Un*like ly, adv. In an unlikely manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unlikely — [unlīk′lē] adj. [ME unlikly, prob. based on ON ūlīkligr] 1. not likely to happen or be true; improbable 2. not likely to succeed; not promising adv. improbably [he may, not unlikely, join us] unlikelihood n. unlikeliness … English World dictionary
unlikely — index disputable, doubtful, dubious, implausible, impossible, incredible, infeasible, unbelievable, unfit … Law dictionary
unlikely to cause harm — index innocuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unlikely to cause injury — index innocuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unlikely — late 14c., not likely to occur, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) + LIKELY (Cf. likely). Cf. O.N. ulikligr, M.Da. uligelig. Meaning not likely to be true is recorded from 1590s … Etymology dictionary
unlikely — [adj] not probable absurd, contrary, doubtful, dubious, faint, implausible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, not likely, out of the ordinary, outside chance, questionable, rare, remote, slight, strange, unbelievable, unconvincing, unheard… … New thesaurus
unlikely — ► ADJECTIVE (unlikelier, unlikeliest) ▪ not likely; improbable. DERIVATIVES unlikelihood noun … English terms dictionary
unlikely */*/*/ — UK [ʌnˈlaɪklɪ] / US adjective Word forms unlikely : adjective unlikely comparative unlikelier superlative unlikeliest 1) a) not likely to happen I think her coming back is a pretty unlikely prospect. unlikely to do something: He s unlikely ever… … English dictionary
unlikely — un|like|ly [ ʌn laıkli ] adjective *** 1. ) not likely to happen: I think her coming back is a pretty unlikely prospect. unlikely to do something: He s unlikely ever to find a job again. unlikely (that): It seems unlikely that she will make the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
