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(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)
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