Significado de unlikely en inglés
unlikelyunlikely /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ adjective 
Ver todas las traducciones1not likely to happenque tiene poca probabilidad de ocurrir: 
Donna might be able to come tomorrow, but it’s very unlikely.Donna podría venir mañana, pero es muy poco probable.unlikely to do something The weather is unlikely to improve over the next few days.Es poco probable que el tiempo mejore en los próximos días.it is unlikely (that) It’s unlikely that the thieves will be caught.Es poco probable que los ladrones sean capturados.in the unlikely event of something (=if something which is unlikely happens)(=si ocurre algo poco probable) In the unlikely event of a fire, passengers should move to the top deck.En el improbable caso de incendio, los pasajeros deben trasladarse a la cubierta superior.2an unlikely place, person, or thing is strange and not what you would expect(dicho de un lugar, persona o cosa) extraño e inesperado: The birds had nested in some unlikely places.Las aves habían anidado en lugares insólitos. The quiet village of Brockhampton was an unlikely setting for such a crime.El tranquilo pueblo de Brockhampton era un escenario insólito para semejante crimen.3not likely to be trueque tiene poca probabilidad de ser verdad: an unlikely storyuna historia inverosímilCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadverbsadverbioshighly/most/very unlikely· It’s highly unlikely that he’ll survive.· Es muy poco probable que sobreviva.extremely unlikely· The government is extremely unlikely to change its policy.· Es extremadamente poco probable que el gobierno cambie su política.rather/pretty/quite/fairly unlikely· I may have thrown it away by mistake, but that’s pretty unlikely.· Puede que lo haya tirado por error, pero eso es bastante improbable.increasingly unlikely (=more and more unlikely as time passes)· It looks increasingly unlikely that the Bank of England will cut interest rates.· Parece cada vez menos probable que el Banco de Inglaterra recorte las tasas de interés.nounssustantivosan unlikely possibility/prospect· The most unlikely possibility was that she might resign.· La posibilidad más improbable era que ella renunciara.an unlikely scenario/occurrence· They should build a new road, but that’s an unlikely scenario.· Deberían construir una nueva carretera, pero ese es un escenario poco probable.an unlikely alliance/coalition· Once he resigned as president, the unlikely coalition of former enemies fell apart.· Una vez que renunció como presidente, la insólita coalición de antiguos enemigos se disolvió.phrasesfrasesin the unlikely event of something (=if something which is unlikely happens)· In the unlikely event of an accident, the system will automatically shut down.· En el improbable caso de un accidente, el sistema se apagará automáticamente.
Ver todas las traducciones1not likely to happenque tiene poca probabilidad de ocurrir: Donna might be able to come tomorrow, but it’s very unlikely.Donna podría venir mañana, pero es muy poco probable.unlikely to do something The weather is unlikely to improve over the next few days.Es poco probable que el tiempo mejore en los próximos días.it is unlikely (that) It’s unlikely that the thieves will be caught.Es poco probable que los ladrones sean capturados.in the unlikely event of something (=if something which is unlikely happens)(=si ocurre algo poco probable) In the unlikely event of a fire, passengers should move to the top deck.En el improbable caso de incendio, los pasajeros deben trasladarse a la cubierta superior.2an unlikely place, person, or thing is strange and not what you would expect(dicho de un lugar, persona o cosa) extraño e inesperado: The birds had nested in some unlikely places.Las aves habían anidado en lugares insólitos. The quiet village of Brockhampton was an unlikely setting for such a crime.El tranquilo pueblo de Brockhampton era un escenario insólito para semejante crimen.3not likely to be trueque tiene poca probabilidad de ser verdad: an unlikely storyuna historia inverosímilCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadverbsadverbioshighly/most/very unlikely· It’s highly unlikely that he’ll survive.· Es muy poco probable que sobreviva.extremely unlikely· The government is extremely unlikely to change its policy.· Es extremadamente poco probable que el gobierno cambie su política.rather/pretty/quite/fairly unlikely· I may have thrown it away by mistake, but that’s pretty unlikely.· Puede que lo haya tirado por error, pero eso es bastante improbable.increasingly unlikely (=more and more unlikely as time passes)· It looks increasingly unlikely that the Bank of England will cut interest rates.· Parece cada vez menos probable que el Banco de Inglaterra recorte las tasas de interés.nounssustantivosan unlikely possibility/prospect· The most unlikely possibility was that she might resign.· La posibilidad más improbable era que ella renunciara.an unlikely scenario/occurrence· They should build a new road, but that’s an unlikely scenario.· Deberían construir una nueva carretera, pero ese es un escenario poco probable.an unlikely alliance/coalition· Once he resigned as president, the unlikely coalition of former enemies fell apart.· Una vez que renunció como presidente, la insólita coalición de antiguos enemigos se disolvió.phrasesfrasesin the unlikely event of something (=if something which is unlikely happens)· In the unlikely event of an accident, the system will automatically shut down.· En el improbable caso de un accidente, el sistema se apagará automáticamente.