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Traducción & Definición
unlikely: improbable, poco probable, insólito, inverosímil
(They are) unlikely (to succeed): Es poco probable (que lo consigan)
Ejemplos
- "In an unlikely turn of events, an American tourist has peacefully overthrown the Peacenikland government and crowned himself "King and all-round awesome leader" of the country."
- "Hot Air Balloon Crashes Over Pacific: Rescue teams dispatched, survivors unlikely"
- "You are unlikely to be lent any more money and you may not be able to transfer your existing loan from one home to another."
Ejercicio 1
Bob writes that it would be for Polly's friend to .
Bob writes that it would be useless 1 for Polly's friend to visit the offices 2.
1 useless: Bob writes: "it would be a waste of time for your friend to come down". Something that is a "waste of time" is "useless". Both terms describe the futility or inutility of something.
1 time-consuming: A "waste of time" means that a task is "not worth doing", while "time-consuming" indicates that a lot of time is required to finish the task.
1 unlikely: "Unlikely" is not synonymous with "a waste of time". The term "unlikely" describes something which is improbable or implausible. For example: That story about saving the orphans is unlikely.
2 visit the offices: Bob writes: "it would be a waste of time for your friend to come down". "To come down" simply means "to come" or "to visit". "To come down" often indicates that the distance between two locations is not very great.
2 bring his equipment: This is incorrect. Bob never writes about technical equipment.
2 go to the basement: To "come down" is not a literal invitation to a low or underground location in this context. We could say, however: "Come down to the basement and let me show you something" if we wanted to describe such a location. A basement is a space in the below buildings or house often used for storage.
2 restrain himself: Do not mistake "come down" with "calm down". To "restrain oneself" is to keep oneself from losing control, or doing or saying something extreme.
Ejercicio 2
"Bruno Delavigne is hardly fit to run a company."
"Hardly" shares a similar meaning with .
"The future doesn't look bright for the Delavigne Corporation." "Bright" shares a similar meaning with in this context.
"The future doesn't look bright for the Delavigne Corporation." "Bright" shares a similar meaning with in this context.
"Bruno Delavigne is hardly fit to run a company."
"Hardly" shares a similar meaning with barely 1.
"The future doesn't look bright for the Delavigne Corporation." "Bright" shares a similar meaning with promising 2 in this context.
"The future doesn't look bright for the Delavigne Corporation." "Bright" shares a similar meaning with promising 2 in this context.
1 barely: This is the best choice here. The terms "hardly" and "barely" share a very similar meaning: "only just" or "almost not". Example: "I barely have enough money to buy food, so I only bought bread and potatoes". To say that Bruno is "hardly fit to run a company" indicates that Sigourney has a low opinion of Bruno's ability to manage the Delavigne Corporation.
1 merely: This is incorrect. The term "merely" shares a similar meaning with "only", "simply", and "just". Example: "I merely wanted to know the time - I didn't want to hear your life story!" This is not the same meaning as the term "hardly".
1 almost: This is incorrect. The term "almost" means "nearly" or "not entirely". Example: "We're almost home now, so you'll be able to go to the toilet soon." This is not the same meaning as the term "hardly".
1 unlikely: This is incorrect. The term "unlikely" means "improbable" or "doubtful". Example: "It is unlikely that we will ever meet again, my love." This is not the same meaning as the term "hardly".
2 promising: This is the best choice here. The term "bright" has several different meanings, and here it means "promising", "hopeful", or "favourable". Example: "This young man is a bright prospect for the future of our company."
2 intelligent: This is incorrect. Although the term "bright" can mean "intelligent" or "clever" in another context, it does not make sense in this sentence.
2 light: This is incorrect. Although the term "bright" can mean "light" or "illuminated" in another context, it does not make sense in this sentence.
2 obvious: This is incorrect. The term "obvious" refers to something "evident" or "apparent". However, the term does not share a similar meaning with "bright" in this context.
Ejercicio 3
Select the logical conclusion below using the facts from the story.
Marcel loves to dance and he has participated in over 100 competitions since he was 4 years old. Next week is his town’s local country music dance-off which he entered weeks ago. He recently broke his ankle hula-hooping.
Marcel loves to dance and he has participated in over 100 competitions since he was 4 years old. Next week is his town’s local country music dance-off which he entered weeks ago. He recently broke his ankle hula-hooping.
Select the logical conclusion below using the facts from the story.
Marcel loves to dance and he has participated in over 100 competitions since he was 4 years old. Next week is his town’s local country music dance-off which he entered weeks ago. He recently broke his ankle hula-hooping.
Marcel loves to dance and he has participated in over 100 competitions since he was 4 years old. Next week is his town’s local country music dance-off which he entered weeks ago. He recently broke his ankle hula-hooping.
The “be likely to” construction expresses a strong possibility. In this case, there is a strong possibility that Marcel will lose the dance-off because of his broken ankle. We could also say that Marcel is “almost certain to lose”.
“Be used to” expresses familiarity with an action, object or an idea. To say that Marcel is “used to losing”, though grammatically correct, is not a logical conclusion to this story as he has a lot of experience dancing and has participated in many competitions.
“Be unlikely to” describes something “improbable”, or not likely to happen. In this case, “(Marcel is) unlikely to lose” would mean that he is “likely to win” which is not very logical based on the fact that his ankle is broken.
Ejercicio 4
Select the logical conclusion below using the facts from the story.
Victor is a famous pastry chef. He received an order to bake 500 cakes for a barbecue. He only has 5 hours to bake all of the cakes.
Victor is a famous pastry chef. He received an order to bake 500 cakes for a barbecue. He only has 5 hours to bake all of the cakes.
Select the logical conclusion below using the facts from the story.
Victor is a famous pastry chef. He received an order to bake 500 cakes for a barbecue. He only has 5 hours to bake all of the cakes.
Victor is a famous pastry chef. He received an order to bake 500 cakes for a barbecue. He only has 5 hours to bake all of the cakes.
This is the best choice here. We use “not likely” here to express that Victor will have a hard time finishing the order in such a short time frame.
This is incorrect. The construction “not unlikely” is a double negative. Using two negatives in the same sentence changes the thought or sentence into a positive one. Victor is unlikely to be able to bake 500 cakes in 5 hours.
This is incorrect. The “be used to” construction expresses a familiarity with an action, object or an idea. Although “Victor is used to finishing” is grammatically correct, it is not a logical conclusion to this story.
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