unwahrscheinlich

I Adj. unlikely, improbable; umg., fig. incredible; du hattest unwahrscheinliches Glück you had incredible luck; es ist (höchst) unwahrscheinlich, dass ... it’s highly unlikely that ...; seine Geschichte klingt sehr unwahrscheinlich his story sounds very unlikely (oder improbable)

II Adv. umg.: unwahrscheinlich gut etc. incredibly good etc.; ich hab mich unwahrscheinlich gefreut(, dass ...) I was incredibly pleased (that ...)

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implausible (Adj.); unlikely (Adv.); improbable (Adj.)

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ụn|wahr|schein|lich

1. adj

(= nicht zu erwarten, kaum denkbar) unlikely, improbable; (= unglaubhaft) implausible, improbable; (inf = groß) incredible (inf)

2. adv (inf)

incredibly (inf)

wir haben uns unwahrscheinlich beeilt — we hurried as much as we possibly could

er gab sich unwahrscheinlich Mühe — he took an incredible amount of trouble (inf)

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1) improbably

2) (not likely to happen or exist; not probable: Although death at his age was improbable, he had already made his will.) improbable

3) (not likely or probable: an unlikely explanation for his absence; She's unlikely to arrive before 7.00 p.m.; It is unlikely that she will come.) unlikely

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un·wahr·schein·lich

[ˈʊnva:ɐ̯ʃainlɪç]

I. adj

1. (kaum denkbar) improbable, unlikely

ein \unwahrscheinlicher Zufall a remarkable coincidence

▪ \unwahrscheinlich sein, dass to be improbable [or unlikely] that

2. (fam: unerhört) incredible fam

\unwahrscheinliches Glück/Pech incredible [or incredibly good] luck/incredibly bad luck

eine \unwahrscheinliche Intrigantin/ein \unwahrscheinlicher Intrigant an unbelievable schemer

ein \unwahrscheinlicher Mistkerl an absolute [or a real] bastard sl

II. adv (fam) incredibly fam

ich habe mich \unwahrscheinlich darüber gefreut I was really pleased about it

letzten Winter haben wir \unwahrscheinlich gefroren we were incredibly cold last winter

du hast ja \unwahrscheinlich abgenommen! you've lost a hell of a lot [or an incredible amount] of weight! fam

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1.

Adjektiv

1) improbable; unlikely

2) (ugs.): (sehr viel) incredible (coll.)

2.

adverbial (ugs.): (sehr) incredibly (coll.)

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unwahrscheinlich

A. adj unlikely, improbable; umg, fig incredible;

du hattest unwahrscheinliches Glück you had incredible luck;

es ist (höchst) unwahrscheinlich, dass … it’s highly unlikely that …;

seine Geschichte klingt sehr unwahrscheinlich his story sounds very unlikely (oder improbable)

B. adv umg:

unwahrscheinlich gut etc incredibly good etc;

ich hab mich unwahrscheinlich gefreut(, dass …) I was incredibly pleased (that …)

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1.

Adjektiv

1) improbable; unlikely

2) (ugs.): (sehr viel) incredible (coll.)

2.

adverbial (ugs.): (sehr) incredibly (coll.)

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adj.

implausible adj.

improbable adj.

unlikely adj. adv.

implausibly adv.

improbably adv.