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Portuguese translation: provável

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English term or phrase:	likely
Portuguese translation:	provável
Entered by:	Mariana Moreira

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22:32 Oct 10, 2005

English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy

English term or phrase: likely

a term used before a verb

jose tomas almeida

provável

Explanation:
Aconselho a que forneça + contexto se quiser respostas provavelmente mais rigorosas... :)

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Mariana Moreira
Brazil
Local time: 20:56

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5 +1

provavelmente, provável

rhandler

3 +2

provável

Mariana Moreira

provavelmente

Claudio Mazotti

provável

Jorge Freire

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

provável

Explanation:
Aconselho a que forneça + contexto se quiser respostas provavelmente mais rigorosas... :)

Mariana Moreira
Brazil
Local time: 20:56
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 104

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5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

provavelmente, provável

Explanation:
Com as devidas adaptações da frase, para dar-lhe um jeito idiomático. Por exemplo:

He's likely to come = Ele provavelmente virá / É provável que ele venha, etc.

rhandler
Local time: 16:56
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 103

10 mins confidence:

provável

Explanation:

likely ['laIkli]

Um pouco mais de contexto ajudava a escolher melhor. Estas são as alternativas do dic. da Porto Editora
adjectivo
{comparativo: -ier, superlativo: -iest}
· provável, possível;

· verosímil;

· capaz de, susceptível de;

· prometedor;

a likely young man
um jovem que promete;

a likely story
uma história verosímil;

it is likely to rain
é provável que chova;

it is not likely he will come
não é provável que ele venha;

that's a likely story
essa é boa!;

this is likely to happen
é muito natural que isso aconteça;

advérbio
provavelmente, possivelmente;

they will succeed as likely as not
tanto podem ser bem sucedidos como não;

© Porto Editora, Lda. - 2000

Jorge Freire
Local time: 20:56
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 44

7 mins confidence:

provavelmente

Explanation:
É assim q comumente se traduz...

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Note added at 11 mins (2005-10-10 22:43:56 GMT)
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Likely: provavelmente Seção 1: Responda as perguntas a seguir, de acordo com o texto. 7) Como ocorre o contágio pela bactéria Staphylococcus aureus e quais ...
www.prime-ts.com.br/teap/biologicas.php

This extreme measure was most likely taken in response to unsolicited or unwanted
... Esta medida extrema foi provavelmente tomada em resposta à email não ...
lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2004/08/msg02956.html

Provavelmente, a súbita interrupção do consumo de bebidas alcoólicas produzirá
... Sudden cessation of alcohol intake is likely to produce withdrawal ...
www.geocities.com/ssaidemb/alcoholism.html

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 51

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Mar 18, 2008 - Changes made by Mariana Moreira:
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