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likely adjective

1. (probable) probable;
   (explanation) plausible;
   prices are ~ to rise les prix risquent d'augmenter;
   it is or seems ~ that she'll come il est probable qu'elle viendra;
   it is hardly ~ that she'll come il y a peu de chances qu'elle vienne;
   a ~ story! à d'autres! (familiar) ;

2. (promising) (candidate) prometteur/-euse.

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'likely' found in these entries:

English:

hardly - liable - quite

French:

debout - fortement - nature - placé - probable - propre - susceptible - vraisemblable

likely: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
likely	adj	(probable)	probable adj
			chances nfpl
			possible adv
It's not very likely that he'll go.
Il est peu probable qu'il y aille.
Il y a peu de chances qu'il y aille.
* Il est possible qu'il oublie.
likely	adj	(expected)	probable adj
			risquer vi ⇒
He's not likely to be interested.
Il est peu probable qu'il soit intéressé.
Il risque de ne pas être intéressé.
likely	adv	(probably)	probablement adv
He will likely leave tomorrow.
Il partira probablement demain.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
likely	adj	(credible)	plausible adj
			vraisemblable adj
That story doesn't sound very likely.
Cette histoire ne semble pas très plausible.
Cette histoire n'était pas très vraisemblable.
likely	adj	(promising)	potentiel, possible adj
We have a couple of likely candidates.
Nous avons deux ou trois candidats potentiels (or: possibles).
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
be likely			être susceptible de
likely story			histoire vraisemblable
likely that		adj	probable que
most likely		adv	probablement
not be likely		loc	ne pas avoir de fortes chances
not likely			peu probable
seem likely			il est probable que
very likely		adv	très probablement
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