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like·ly
(līk′lē)adj. like·li·er, like·li·est
1. Possessing or displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable: They are likely to become angry with him. See Usage Note at liable.
2. Within the realm of credibility; plausible: not a very likely excuse.
3. Apparently appropriate or suitable: There were several likely candidates for the job.
4. Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome; promising: a likely topic for investigation.
5. Attractive; pleasant: found a likely spot under a shady tree for the picnic.
adv.
Probably: They'll likely buy a new car soon.
[Middle English likly, from Old English gelīclīc (from gelīc, similar) and from Old Norse līkligr (from līkr, similar); see līk- in Indo-European roots.]
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likely
(ˈlaɪklɪ)adj
1. (usually foll by an infinitive) tending or inclined; apt: likely to rain.
2. probable: a likely result.
3. believable or feasible; plausible
4. appropriate for a purpose or activity
5. having good possibilities of success: a likely candidate.
6. dialect chiefly US attractive, agreeable, or enjoyable: her likely ways won her many friends.
adv
7. probably or presumably
8. as likely as not very probably
[C14: from Old Norse līkligr]
Usage: Likely as an adverb is preceded by another, intensifying adverb, as in it will very likely rain or it will most likely rain. Its use without an intensifier, as in it will likely rain is regarded as unacceptable by most users of British English, though it is common in colloquial US English
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like•ly
(ˈlaɪk li)adj. -li•er, -li•est,
adv. adj.
1. probably or apparently destined (usu. fol. by an infinitive): something not likely to happen.
2. seeming like truth, fact, or certainty; believable: a likely story.
3. seeming to fulfill requirements or expectations; apparently suitable: a likely place to live.
4. showing promise of achievement or excellence.
adv. 5. probably: We will most likely stay home this evening.
usage: likely meaning “probably” is often preceded by a qualifying word: The new system will quite likely increase profits. Some usage guides maintain that such a qualifier must always be present. However, likely without the qualifier is standard in all varieties of English: The new system will likely increase profits. See also apt, liable.
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likely
, liable - Use likely if you mean "probable, expected"; use liable if you mean "bound by law or obligation."See also related terms for obligation.
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likely
1. used as an adjective
Likely is usually an adjective. You say, for example, that something is likely to happen.
These services are likely to be available to us all before long.
You can also say that it is likely that something will happen.
It is likely that his symptoms will disappear without treatment.
If this is your first baby, it's far more likely that you'll get to the hospital too early.
2. used as an adverb
In conversation and in informal writing, likely is sometimes an adverb with most, more than, or very in front of it, or as part of the phrase more likely than not. Don't use it as an adverb on its own.
Profits will most likely have risen by about 25ドル million.
More than likely, the cause of her illness is stress.
More likely than not they would kill him if they found out who he really was.
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Adj. 1. likely - has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job"
possible - capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"
unlikely - has little chance of being the case or coming about; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism"
2. likely - likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"
3. likely - expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"
prospective - of or concerned with or related to the future; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "a prospective bride"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation"
4. likely - within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"
believable, credible - capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"
Adv. 1. likely - with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
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likely
adjective
1. inclined, disposed, prone, liable, tending, apt People are more likely to accept change if they understand it.
2. probable, expected, anticipated, odds-on, on the cards, to be expected A 'yes' vote is the likely outcome.
3. plausible, possible, reasonable, credible, feasible, believable, verisimilar It's likely that he still loves her.
4. appropriate, promising, pleasing, fit, fair, favourite, qualified, suitable, acceptable, proper, hopeful, agreeable, up-and-coming, befitting He seemed a likely candidate to becoming Prime Minister.
adverb
1. probably, no doubt, presumably, in all probability, like enough (informal), doubtlessly, like as not (informal) Very likely he'd told them of his business interest.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
likely
adjective1. Having a chance of happening or being true:
2. Based on probability or presumption:
Idiom: taken for granted.
3. Capable of being anticipated, considered, or imagined:
Idioms: humanly possible, within the bounds of possibility.
4. Inspiring confidence or hope:
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Translations
pravděpodobnývhodný
muligsandsynlig
todennäköinenuskottavalupaavaluultavamahdollinen
vjerojatno
hentugurlíklegur
・・・しそうな
있을 법한
verjeten
sannolik
เป็นไปได้
có thể xảy ra
likely
[ˈlaɪklɪ]A. ADJ (likelier (compar) (likeliest (superl)))
1. (= probable) [outcome, consequences] → probable
what kind of changes are likely? → ¿qué tipo de cambios son probables?
snow is likely on high ground → es probable que nieve en zonas altas
it is likely that → es probable que + subjun
it is likely to rain later on → es probable que llueva más tarde
they are not likely to come → no es probable que vengan
he's likely to do anything → puede hacer cualquier cosa
he's the man most likely to win → es el que más probabilidades tiene de ganar
a likely story or tale! (iro) → ¡menudo cuento!, ¡y yo que me lo creo! (iro)
what kind of changes are likely? → ¿qué tipo de cambios son probables?
snow is likely on high ground → es probable que nieve en zonas altas
it is likely that → es probable que + subjun
it is likely to rain later on → es probable que llueva más tarde
they are not likely to come → no es probable que vengan
he's likely to do anything → puede hacer cualquier cosa
he's the man most likely to win → es el que más probabilidades tiene de ganar
a likely story or tale! (iro) → ¡menudo cuento!, ¡y yo que me lo creo! (iro)
B. ADV (= probably) she will very or most likely arrive late → lo más probable es que llegue tarde
some prisoners will likely be released soon (US) → es probable que pronto se deje en libertad a algunos prisioneros
(as) likely as not he'll arrive early → lo más probable es que llegue pronto, seguramente llegará pronto
this is more than likely true → lo más probable or seguro es que sea cierto
"I expect she'll be re-elected" - "yes, more than likely" → -me imagino que la volverán a elegir -si, seguramente
not likely! → ¡ni hablar!
some prisoners will likely be released soon (US) → es probable que pronto se deje en libertad a algunos prisioneros
(as) likely as not he'll arrive early → lo más probable es que llegue pronto, seguramente llegará pronto
this is more than likely true → lo más probable or seguro es que sea cierto
"I expect she'll be re-elected" - "yes, more than likely" → -me imagino que la volverán a elegir -si, seguramente
not likely! → ¡ni hablar!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
likely
[ˈlaɪkli] adj [result, outcome, scenario, impact] → probable
That's not very likely → C'est peu probable.
to be likely to do sth
She's likely to come → Elle viendra probablement.
He's likely to leave → Il va probablement partir.
He is likely to resign → Il va probablement démissionner.
They are now much more likely to accept the change → Ils sont maintenant bien plus à même d'accepter le changement.
She's not likely to come → Elle ne viendra probablement pas.
it is likely that ... → il est probable que ...
it appears likely that ... → il apparaît probable que ...
That's not very likely → C'est peu probable.
to be likely to do sth
She's likely to come → Elle viendra probablement.
He's likely to leave → Il va probablement partir.
He is likely to resign → Il va probablement démissionner.
They are now much more likely to accept the change → Ils sont maintenant bien plus à même d'accepter le changement.
She's not likely to come → Elle ne viendra probablement pas.
it is likely that ... → il est probable que ...
it appears likely that ... → il apparaît probable que ...
[excuse, explanation] → plausible
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
likely
adj (+er)
(= probable) → wahrscheinlich ; he is not likely to come → es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass er kommt ; they are likely to accept/refuse → sie werden wahrscheinlich zusagen/ablehnen; she is hardly likely to come now → sie wird jetzt kaum kommen ; is it likely that I would do that? → trauen Sie mir das zu?; the plan most likely to succeed → der erfolgversprechendste Plan ; an incident likely to cause trouble → ein Zwischenfall, der möglicherweise Ärger nach sich zieht ; a likely explanation → eine mögliche or wahrscheinliche Erklärung ; (iro) → wers glaubt, wird selig! (inf); this is a likely place for him to stay → es ist gut möglich, dass er sich hier aufhält ; a likely story or tale! (iro) → das soll mal einer glauben!
(inf: = suitable) → geeignet ; a likely spot for a picnic → ein geeignetes or prima (inf) → Plätzchen für ein Picknick ; he is a likely person for the job → er kommt für die Stelle infrage or in Frage ; likely candidates → aussichtsreiche Kandidaten ; a likely(-looking) lad → ein vielversprechender junger Mann ; a likely-looking target → ein geeignetes Ziel
adv → wahrscheinlich ; as likely as not → höchstwahrscheinlich ; very likely they’ve lost it → höchstwahrscheinlich haben sie es verloren ; they’ll likely be late (dial) → sie kommen wahrscheinlich zu spät ; it’s more likely to be early than late → es wird eher früh als spät werden ; not likely! (inf iro) → wohl kaum (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
likely
[ˈlaɪklɪ]1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (outcome, winner) → probabile ; (place) → adatto/a, buono/a; (story, explanation) → plausibile
a likely explanation → una spiegazione attendibile or plausibile
a likely story! (iro) → ma a chi la racconti?, e io dovrei crederci?
when is the likeliest time to find you at home? → quando è più probabile trovarti a casa?
it's likely that I'll be late → molto probabilmente sarò in ritardo
an incident likely to cause trouble → un incidente che probabilmente causerà dei problemi
it's not likely that he'll come, he is not likely to come → è difficile che venga
he's likely to leave → è probabile che parta, probabilmente partirà
a likely explanation → una spiegazione attendibile or plausibile
a likely story! (iro) → ma a chi la racconti?, e io dovrei crederci?
when is the likeliest time to find you at home? → quando è più probabile trovarti a casa?
it's likely that I'll be late → molto probabilmente sarò in ritardo
an incident likely to cause trouble → un incidente che probabilmente causerà dei problemi
it's not likely that he'll come, he is not likely to come → è difficile che venga
he's likely to leave → è probabile che parta, probabilmente partirà
2. adv → probabilmente
most or very likely they've lost it → con molta probabilità or molto probabilmente l'hanno perso
not likely! (fam) → neanche per sogno!
most or very likely they've lost it → con molta probabilità or molto probabilmente l'hanno perso
not likely! (fam) → neanche per sogno!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
like1
(laik) adjective the same or similar. They're as like as two peas. soortgelyk مِثْل подобен igual podobný wie lignende; ens ίδιος, παρόμοιος parecido, igual sarnane مانند samanlainen pareil à כמו, דומה ל- एक से isti, sličan hasonló sama, serupa eins, líkur simile 似ている 유사한 panašus, vienodas līdzīgs serupa gelijk lik, ens; liknende podobny په شان igual asemănător одинаковый; похожий podobný podoben nalik lika เหมือน benzer, aynı, eş 相同的,相似的 схожий, подібний مماثل ، عین ویسا ہی giống như 相同的,相似的
preposition the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as. He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother. ewebeeld مِثْل، مُشابِه като como jako wie ligesom; som σαν como nagu مثل kuin comme כמו के समान, के सदृश poput, kao mint seperti, laksana eins og come 〜のような ...과 같은 방식으로, 마찬가지로 kaip līdzīgs; kā seperti net als som jak په شان،لكه como ca похожий на ako kakor poput som, likadan som เหมือน benzer, gibi 相像,如同 схожий, подібний مشابہ ، کی طرح giống nhau 相象
noun someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another. You won't see his like / their like again. gelyke شَبيه، مَثيل، نَظير подобие igual někdo podobný; něco podobného der/die/das Gleiche mage; noget lignende όμοιος cosa igual -sarnane شبیه؛ مثل vastaava son pareil; chose pareille דומה पसंद netko nalik hasonló, ...fajta sesuatu yang sama e-ð/e-n sem er jafngóður/eins pari, simile 似たもの 닮은 사람(것) kitas toks pat/panašus į kaut kas līdzīgs seseorang atau sesuatu yang serupa zo iemand/iemand make, like, noe liknende taki który by dorównał, równy لكه،هماغه شكل igual pereche, seamăn чьё-л. подобие niekto podobný; niečo podobné nekaj takega kot poput ovog like, liknande ความเหมือน benzeri, eşi 同樣的人或事 щось подібне کسی خاص قسم کا sự giống nhau 同样的人或事
conjunction (especially American) in the same or a similar way as. No-one does it like he does. soos مِثْلَما като como jako so wie ligesom όπως como nagu مثل kuin comme כמו जैसा kao úgy, mint sama seperti eins og come 〜のように ...과 같이, ...처럼 (taip) kaip tāpat; līdzīgi seperti mana zoals som jak لكه como cum так же, как ako tako kot kao som เหมือน gibi, aynı şekilde (尤在美國)如同 як اس طور سے giống như 如同
ˈlikely adjective1. probable. the likely result; It's likely that she'll succeed. moontlik مُحْتَمَل възможно provável pravděpodobný wahrscheinlich mulig πιθανός probable tõenäoline محتمل todennäköinen probable סביר सम्भव vjerojatan valószínű yang mungkin líklegur probabile 〜しそうな 있을 법한 galimas, tikėtinas iespējams mungkin waarschijnlijk sannsynlig, rimelig prawdopodobny ناسم،احتمالى،ناباورى provável probabil вероятныи, вероятно pravdepodobný verjeten verovatan sannolik, trolig เป็นไปได้ muhtemel, mümkün, olası 很可能的 ймовірний; вірогідний ممکن có khả năng 很可能的
2. looking etc as if it might be good, useful, suitable etc. a likely spot for a picnic; She's the most likely person for the job. waarskynlik مُلائِم вероятно possível vhodný geeignet passende κατάλληλος propicio, conveniente sobiv در خور؛ شایسته sopiva propice, convenable מַתאִים उपयुक्त vjerojatan alkalmas; sokat ígérő memadai hentugur adatto 適当な 적당한, 알맞은 tinkamas piemērots yang mungkin sesuai veelbelovend velegnet, passende odpowiedni, nadający się وړ possível potrivit подходящий vhodný primeren verovatan lämplig, passande, tänkbar เป็นไปได้ uygun, müsait 恰當的 підхожий مناسب dường như thích hợp 恰当的
ˈlikelihood noun probability. waarskynlikheid إحْتِمال، إمْكانيَّه вероятност probabilidade pravděpodobnost die Wahrscheinlichkeit sandsynlighed πιθανότητα probabilidad tõenäosus احتمال todennäköisyys probabilité סבירות सम्भावना, सम्भाविता vjerojatnost valószínűség kemungkinan líkur, sennileiki probabilità 見込み 가능성 tikimybė iespēja; varbūtība kemungkinan waarschijnlijkheid sannsynlighet prawdopodobieństwo احتمال،په ناباورتيا probabilidade probabilitate вероятность pravdepodobnosť verjetnost verovatnoća sannolikhet ความน่าจะเป็นไปได้ ihtimal, olasılık 可能性 ймовірність, вірогідність امکان có khả năng 可能性
ˈliken verb to think or speak of as being similar; to compare. He likened the earth to an apple. vergelyk يُشَبِّه сравнявам comparar přirovnat vergleichen sammenligne παρομοιάζω comparar võrdlema مقایسه کردن verrata comparer לִדמוֹת, לְהַשווֹת तुलना करना prispodobiti, usporediti (össze)hasonlít membandingkan líkja við/saman comparare, paragonare なぞらえる 비유하다 (pa)lyginti pielīdzināt mengibaratkan vergelijken sammenlikne med przyrównać مقايسه كول،د ورته والى موندل comparar a compara уподоблять; сравнивать prirovnať primerjati smatrati sličnim likna เปรียบเทียบ benzetmek; karşılaştırmak 把...比做 порівнювати; прирівнювати کسی چیز سے مشابہت دینا so sánh 把...比做
ˈlikeness noun1. (a) similarity or resemblance. The likeness between them is amazing. ooreenkoms شَبَه، تَشابُه сходство semelhança podobnost die Ähnlichkeit lighed ομοιότητα parecido sarnasus تشابه yhdennäköisyys ressemblance דמיון तुलनात्मकता sličnost hasonlóság kemiripan svipur somiglianza 類似 닮음, 비슷함 panašumas līdzība kemiripan gelijkenis likhet podobieństwo ورته والى semelhança asemănare сходство podobnosť podobnost sličnost likhet ความเหมือนกัน benzerlik, benzeyiş 相像,相似 схожість; подібність مشابہت sự giống nhau 相象,相似
2. a representation of a a person etc in a photographic or painted portrait etc. That photo of Mary is a good likeness. portret صورَه مُشابِهَه портрет semelhança podobizna das Portrait ligne godt πορτρέτο retrato pilt تصویر؛ تندیس muotokuva portrait ressemblant דיוקן रूप, प्रकट uprizorenje arckép keserupaan eftirmynd (ritratto somigliante) 肖像 외관, 겉보기 atvaizdas, portretas attēls; portrets serupa portret portrettlikhet podobizna د يو چا يا يوشى انځور ايستل semelhança imagine (fidelă) изображение; подобие portrét zvest portret verno predstavljanje porträttlikhet ภาพเหมือน tıpkı, kopya, benzer 肖像 портрет تصویر میں کسی شخص کا شبیہہ giống như tạc 肖像
ˈlikewise adverb1. in the same or a similar manner. He ignored her, and she ignored him likewise. eweneens بالطَّريقَةِ نَفْسِها подобно do mesmo modo stejně tak ebenfalls ligeledes παρομοίως, το ίδιο igualmente, del mismo modo samamoodi همین طور niin ikään pareillement אוֹתוֹ דָבָר वैसे ही jednako, na isti način hasonlóképpen sikap sama sömuleiðis similmente, nello stesso modo 同様に 마찬가지로 taip pat tāpat; līdzīgi demikian evenzo på samme måte, likeså podobnie همدارنګه do mesmo modo de asemenea так же, таким же образом rovnako prav tako isto tako på samma sätt ในทํานองเดียวกัน aynı şekilde 同樣地 також, теж اسی طرح tương tự 同样地
2. also. Mrs. Brown came, likewise Mrs. Smith. net so أيْضا също assim como též ebenso ligeledes και ακόμη, επίσης así como, también samuti همچنین samoin aussi כמו כן तुलनीय kao i, poput szintén juga eins, líka lo stesso 〜もまた 게다가, 또한 taip pat (ir) arī begitu juga ook likeledes także, podobnie همدارنكه assim como la fel также tiež tudi kao i likaledes เช่นเดียวกัน de/da 也 також علاوہ ازیں cũng vậy 也
like-ˈminded adjective having a similar opinion or purpose. eendersdenkend له رأي مُشابِه с еднакви вкусове afim stejně smýšlející gleichgesinnt ligesindet ομοϊδεάτης de la misma opinión samal arvamusel همفکر samanmielinen du même avis בַּעַל דֵעָה דוֹמָה समचित्तता sličnog mišljenja hasonló gondolkodású berpandangan sama líkur í hugsunarhætti (che ha le stesse idee) 同じ考えの 같은 의견(목적)을 가진 vienmintis līdzīgi domājošs sehaluan gelijkgestemd likesinnet o takim samym nastawieniu يو شانته فكر لرل afim de aceeaşi părere придерживающийся тех же взглядов rovnako zmýšľajúci istih misli koji slično razmišljaju likasinnad มีความคิดเหมือนกัน aynı görüşte, kafa dengi olan 有同樣想法的 однаково мислячий ہم خیال có ý kiến tương tự 有同样想法的
a likely story! I don't believe it!. onmoontlik لا أصَدِّقها подходящ não acredito! povídačky! Unglaublich! usandsynlig σιγά μη το πιστέψουμε! no es posible باورکردنی نیست joopa joo, en usko en voilà une bonne! אפשרי malo vjerojatan hihető történet tidak percaya líklegt! (eða hitt þó heldur) (questa è grossa!) 信じられない 그럴듯한(믿기지 않는) 이야기 nepasakok man pasakų! tam es neticu! itu alasan semata-mata een mooi verhaal! det tror jeg ikke noe på!; løgn! bujać to my !د منلو وړ نه ده possível pe-asta n‐o mai cred! не верю! reči, rečičky ta je pa dobra! neverovatan och det tror du jag ska gå på! ไม่อยากจะเชื่อเลย (=sen onu külahıma anlat!) 我才不信呢! так воно і було!; так я тобі і повірив! غیر یقینی chuyện cứ như thật 说的到像是真的!
as likely as not probably. As likely as not, he won't remember to come. heel waarskynlik من المُحْتَمَل вероятно provavelmente pravděpodobně wahrscheinlich sandsynligvis πιθανότατα probablemente arvatavasti شاید todennäköisesti vraisemblablement יֵש סִיכּוּי najvjerojatnije meglehet mungkin eins líklegt og ekki; sennilega probabilmente たぶん 아마도 tikriausiai ļoti iespējams barangkali hoogstwaarschijnlijk formodentlig, sannsynligvis najpewniej ښايى چى provavelmente probabil вполне вероятно pravdepodobne zelo verjetno verovatno sannolikt, troligen อย่างน่าจะเป็นไปได้ büyük ihtimalle 很可能 цілком ймовірно شاید có thể 很可能
be like someone to be typical of someone. It isn't like him to be late.(=Geç kalmak onun adeti değildir.) eie aan hom, kenmerkend van hom يَكون نموذَجيّا لهُ типично е ser coisa de být podobné (komu) bezeichnend für ligne το συνηθίζω (να κάνω κτ.), είναι χαρακτηριστικό μου propio (kellelgi) kombeks olema مثل کسی بودن olla hänen tapaistaan ressembler à qqn מַתאִים לוֹ biti tipično za nekoga vkire jellemző khas vera líkt e-m, dæmigert fyrir (essere da) 〜らしい 어떤 이의 전형적인 모습이다 būti būdinga kam kādam raksturīgi selalunya dia kenmerkend zijn voor iemand typisk for podobne do kogoś د يو بل جا په ډول não ser coisa de alguém a fi în stilul cuiva быть типичным для кого-л. byť podobné (komu) biti komu podobno biti tipično za nekoga vara likt ngn ไม่เหมือนเขา birinin kişiliğine uygun düşmek 某人一向如此 бути схожим на кого کسی کی خصوصیت tính điển hình của ai 像某人
feel like to be inclined, willing or anxious to (do or have something). I don't feel like going out; I expect he feels like a cup of tea. lus vir يَشْعُرُ بِمَيْلٍ إلى، يُحِبُّ أن иска ми се apetecer mít chuť Lust haben zu, auf have lyst til έχω διάθεση κάνω κτ. apetecer tahtmist olema تمایل داشتن haluta avoir envie de רוֹצֶה, מִתחָשֵׁק osjećati se poput kedve van vmihez; (tagadólag) semmi kedve sincs vmihez ingin langa avere voglia di 〜したい気持だ ...한 느낌이 있다 norėti, ketinti gribēties; gribēt rasa hendak zin hebben in ha lyst til/på mieć ochotę (na) ميل لرل،علاقه لرل apetecer a avea chef de иметь намерение mať chuť želeti si biti za känna för อยาก canı ... istemek, canı ... çekmek 想要 мати бажання کسی چیز کی خواہش ہونا cảm thấy thích 想要
he etc is likely to it is probable that he etc will. He is likely to fail. مُحْتَمَل أن، مُعَرَّضٌ أن é provável que zdát se, že on ... es ist wahrscheinlich, daß sandsynligt είναι πιθανό να es probable que tõenäoliselt ta todennäköisesti hän il est probable qu'il... mungkin hann mun sennilega (è probabile che) 〜しそうだ ...할 것 같다 jis (jam...) tikriausiai iespējams, ka hij zal waarschijnlijk ... komme sikkert til å تر زياته اند او ګمانه é provável que вероятно, скорее всего zdá sa, že on ... verjetno bo det är troligt att han อาจจะ ...-ebilir/...-abilir 某人很可能會... 可能...
look like1. to appear similar to. She looks very like her mother. na iemand lyk يَبدو مثْل، مُشابِه приличам parecer-se com podobat se aussehen wie ligne μοιάζω με, σε κπ. parecerse a meenutama به ظاهر شبیه چیزی یا کسی بودن näyttää samalta kuin ressembler à דומה अनुरूप poput hasonlít vkihez serupa líkjast somigliare a 〜に似ている 닮아 보이다 būti panašiam į, atrodyti kaip līdzināties mirip lijken op likne wyglądać jak د يو كس بل كس ته ورته والى parecer-se com a semăna cu быть похожим на podobať sa biti podoben ličiti na likna, vara lik คล้าย ...-e benzemek 外表與某人相像 бути схожим کسی کے مشابہ ہونا trông giống 外表与某人相象
2. to show the effects, signs or possibility of. It looks like rain. lyk na يبدو أن، مُحْتَمَل أن изглежда ще parecer que vypadat na aussehen nach se ud til φαίνεται ότι θα, είναι πιθανό να parecer que kisub (sadama), läheb (külmale) به ظاهر مثل چیزی بودن näyttää siltä kuin avoir l'air de נראה ש- लगना kao, poput esőre áll mungkin lítur út fyrir sembrare 〜になりそうだ ...인 것처럼 보이다 atrodyti, kad šķiet, ka kelihatan seperti hendak er uitzien naar se ut som/til å wyglądać na په احتمالى توګه د يو كار د كيدو اټكل parecer que a părea дело (идёт) к vyzerať na kazati na izgleda kao da će se ut som ความเป็นไปได้ ... olacak gibi görünmek 好像 схоже на те, що کسی چیز کے آثار ظاہر ہونا trông như 好象
not likely! certainly not!. `Would you put your head in a lion's mouth?' `Me? Not likely!' onwaarskynlik بالتأكيد لا، غَيْر مُحْتَمَل! определено не! pouco provável ani nápad! kaum! ikke tale om; aldrig i livet αποκλείεται! ¡en absoluto! muidugi mitte!, mitte mingil juhul! محال بودن ei todellakaan jamais de la vie! אֵין סִיכּוּי नापसंद vjerojatno ne biztosan nem! tentu tidak ekki aldeilis! (nemmeno per sogno!), (mai e poi mai!) とんでもない 어림없는 소리, 설마 tikrai ne pilnīgi neiespējami! tidak mungkin in geen geval! aldeles ikke! Ależ skąd! ناممكنه،نه تر سره كيدونكى pouco provável nici pomeneală! конечно нет! ani nápad! ni govora! svakako ne knappast! เป็นไปไม่ได้ tabiî ki hayır!, mümkünü yok! 不可能! малоймовірно قطعی نہیں chắc chắn không 不可能!
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→ مُحْتَمَلٌ pravděpodobný sandsynlig wahrscheinlich πιθανός probable todennäköinen probable vjerojatno probabile ・・・しそうな 있을 법한 waarschijnlijk sannsynlig prawdopodobny provável возможный sannolik เป็นไปได้ olası có thể xảy ra 很可能的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009