"unlikely" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

unlikely adjetivo

unlikely + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 91
unlikely event • unlikely place • unlikely effect • unlikely source • unlikely candidate • unlikely hero • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 16
1. unlikely ally = mało prawdopodobny sojusznik unlikely ally
2. unlikely friend = mało prawdopodobny przyjaciel unlikely friend
3. unlikely companion = mało prawdopodobny towarzysz unlikely companion
4. unlikely contender = mało prawdopodobny zawodnik unlikely contender
  • There are some unlikely contenders.
  • Glavine, who outdueled Johnson in a 1-0 game on May 12, seemed an unlikely contender to join him in the record book with a no-hitter.
  • They were soon looking like unlikely contenders for the Premiership title.
  • In accordance with tradition, the widow had been considered the most probable replacement, but today's disclosures made her an unlikely contender.
  • Although appearing initially to be an unlikely contender, he came second, only beaten in the final by cricketer Mark Ramprakash.
  • Remy Cointreau's strategy of buying "tail brands" on the cheap makes it an unlikely contender.
  • Mize, a 46-year-old former Masters champion whose luck lately has ranged from bad to worse, may be the most unlikely contender.
  • San Francisco went five months without its best player, released two club stand-bys, has posted a 74-83 record and is baseball's most unlikely contender.
  • In July 2006 Tony Stewart dominated the Pepsi 400 but after a pit stop seemed like an unlikely contender for the win.
(13) romance, guise, suitor
Kolokacji: 3
(14) detail, symbol, icon
Kolokacji: 3
(15) role, heroine
Kolokacji: 2
(16) journey, angle, route
Kolokacji: 3
verbo + unlikely
Kolokacji: 6
consider unlikely • look unlikely • sound unlikely • think unlikely • seem unlikely • ...
adverbio + unlikely
Kolokacji: 16
highly unlikely • most unlikely • extremely unlikely • increasingly unlikely • equally unlikely • ...
unlikely + preposición
Kolokacji: 8
unlikely to • unlikely in • unlikely for • unlikely of • unlikely at • ...

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