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unlikely

/ʌnˈlaɪkli/ adjectif B1

En français : peu probable, improbable

  1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected. · In the highly unlikely event of landing in water, lifejackets are stored under the seat.
  2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising. · unlikely means

Comparatif unlikelier · Superlatif unlikeliest

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Dans la bibliothèque

But, whatever may be their own wishes, it is very unlikely they should have opposed their brother’s.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 159 · B2
As she had heard no carriage, she thought it not unlikely to be Lady Catherine; and under that apprehension was putting away her half-finished letter, that she might escape all impertinent questions, when the door opened, and to her very great surprise Mr.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 205 · B2
His sense of her inferiority, of its being a degradation, of the family obstacles which judgment had always opposed to inclination, were dwelt on with a warmth which seemed due to the consequence he was wounding, but was very unlikely to recommend his suit.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 219 · B2
Our chambers were always full of chemicals and of criminal relics which had a way of wandering into unlikely positions, and of turning up in the butter-dish or in even less desirable places.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 2 · B2

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