English-French translations for unlikely

• improbable
  Je pense que ceci est hautement improbable. I think this is extremely unlikely.
  Comme nous le savons tous, c'est très improbable. As we all know, that is highly unlikely.
  Ce sera difficile, même improbable, diront certains. Some people will say that this will be difficult, even unlikely.
• improbablement
• invraisemblable
  Le fait que l’Organisation des Nations unies semble encore être une expérience invraisemblable de gouvernance internationale témoigne malheureusement de l’entêtement de ce monde. It is a sorry testament to a stubborn world that the UN still seems such an unlikely experiment in international governance.
  Il y en a beaucoup d’autres, à commencer par ceux qui ont rejeté le vote à la double majorité à Nice et qui s’érigent maintenant en invraisemblables héros politiques européens. There are many others, starting with those who rejected double majority voting at Nice and are now setting themselves up as unlikely European political heroes.
• peu probable
  Il est peu probable que nous parvenions à votre question. It is unlikely that we will get to your question.
  Il est peu probable que de nouvelles occasions se représentent de sitôt. New opportunities are unlikely to present themselves soon.
  Cela semble cependant peu probable dans un avenir proche. This seems unlikely for the foreseeable future.

Definition of unlikely

• Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected
• Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising
• In an improbable manner
• Something or somebody considered unlikely

Examples

• Its very unlikely that youll be able to walk perfectly after being in a cast for six months.
• unlikely means

Related words

• unlikelihood
• unlikeliness
• it is not unlikely