Probabilité et certitude – Vocabulaire anglais
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- approximately /ə'prɑ:ksɪmətli/ (adverb) — environ; à peu près
Exemple:The trip will take approximately two hours.
Synonymes: about, roughly, around - give or take (phrase) — environ; plus ou moins
Exemple:The answer is ten, give or take.
Synonymes: approximately, more or less - implausible /ɪm'plɔ:zəbəl/ (adjective) — peu plausible; invraisemblable
Exemple:His excuse seemed implausible.
Synonymes: unlikely, unbelievable, far-fetched - impossible /ɪm'pɑ:səbl/ (adjective) — impossible; irréalisable
Exemple:That idea is impossible to believe.
Synonymes: unachievable, not possible, unworkable - in all probability /ɪn ɔ:l ,prɑ:bə'bɪləti/ (phrase) — selon toute probabilité
Exemple:In all probability, the train will be late.
Synonymes: probably, most likely, in all likelihood - in excess of (phrase) — plus de; au-delà de
Exemple:The crowd was in excess of 1,000 people.
Synonymes: more than, over - in the event of /ɪn ði ɪ'vɛnt əv/ (phrase) — en cas de; au cas où
Exemple:In the event of a fire, use the stairs.
Synonymes: if, in case - incredulous /ɪn'krɛdjʊləs/ (adjective) — incrédule ; sceptique
Exemple:He looked incredulous at the news.
Synonymes: doubtful, disbelieving, skeptical - likelihood /,laɪkli'hʊd/ (noun) — probabilité ; vraisemblance
Exemple:There is a good likelihood of rain today.
Synonymes: chance, possibility, probability - more or less (phrase) — plus ou moins; environ
Exemple:The repair will cost more or less $50.
Synonymes: approximately, roughly - odds /ɑdz/ (noun) — chances; probabilités; cote
Exemple:The odds of rain are high today.
Synonymes: chance, likelihood, probability - or so /ɔr soʊ/ (phrase) — environ; à peu près
Exemple:It cost fifty dollars or so.
Synonymes: about, approximately, roughly - outlook /'aʊtlʊk/ (noun) — perspective; vision
Exemple:His outlook on life is very positive.
Synonymes: view, attitude, perspective - plausible /'plɔ:zəbəl/ (adjective) — plausible ; vraisemblable
Exemple:Her explanation sounded plausible.
Synonymes: believable, reasonable, likely - posit /'pɑ:zɪt/ (verb) — avancer (une hypothèse); postuler
Exemple:The scientist posited a new explanation for the results.
Synonymes: suggest, propose, put forward - possible way /'pɑ:səbəl weɪ/ (phrase) — moyen possible; solution envisageable
Exemple:Let's look for a possible way to fix it.
Synonymes: possible method, feasible way, potential way - predictable /prɪ'dɪktəbəl/ (adjective) — prévisible
Exemple:The ending was predictable.
Synonymes: expected, obvious, foreseeable - presume /prɪ'zju:m/ (verb) — présumer ; supposer
Exemple:I presume you are here for the meeting.
Synonymes: assume, suppose, take for granted - projected figures /prə'dʒektɪd 'fɪɡərz/ (noun) — chiffres prévisionnels; projections
Exemple:The projected figures show higher sales next year.
Synonymes: forecast numbers, estimated figures, predicted amounts - put good money on /pʊt ɡʊd 'mʌni ɑ:n/ (phrase) — mettre sa main à couper
Exemple:I would put good money on her winning.
Synonymes: be sure, bet on, be confident - regardless /rɪ'ɡɑ:rdləs/ (adverb) — malgré tout; quoi qu'il en soit
Exemple:She kept working, regardless of the noise.
Synonymes: despite, no matter, irrespective - revise upwards /rɪ'vaɪz 'ʌpwərdz/ (verb) — réévaluer à la hausse; relever
Exemple:They revised upwards the sales forecast.
Synonymes: raise, increase, adjust higher - round something down /raʊnd 'sʌmθɪŋ daʊn/ (phrase) — arrondir à l'inférieur
Exemple:Please round the price down to the nearest dollar.
Synonymes: round off downward, lower to the nearest whole number, floor - run into six figures /rʌn 'ɪntu: sɪks 'fɪɡərz/ (phrase) — se chiffrer à plusieurs centaines de milliers
Exemple:The deal could run into six figures.
Synonymes: reach six figures, cost over 100,000, be in the hundreds of thousands - somewhere in the region of /'sʌm,wɛr ɪn ðə 'ri:dʒən əv/ (phrase) — aux alentours de; de l'ordre de
Exemple:The house costs somewhere in the region of $300,000.
Synonymes: around, approximately, roughly - take something with a pinch of salt take the initiative (phrase) — prendre avec des pincettes
Exemple:Take his promise with a pinch of salt.
Synonymes: be skeptical, doubt, not take it seriously - tantamount /'tæntəmaʊnt/ (adjective) — équivalent à; revenant à
Exemple:Missing the meeting is tantamount to quitting.
Synonymes: equivalent, equal, virtually the same - the chances are /ðə 'tʃænsɪz ɑ:r/ (phrase) — il y a de fortes chances que
Exemple:The chances are that it will rain later.
Synonymes: it is likely, probably, most likely - the odds are (against) /ði 'ɑ:dz ɑ:r ə'ɡenst/ (phrase) — les chances sont faibles
Exemple:The odds are against us, but we will try.
Synonymes: chances are poor, unlikely, not in our favor - undeniably /,ʌndɪ'naɪəbli/ (adverb) — indéniablement; incontestablement
Exemple:The results were undeniably impressive.
Synonymes: clearly, obviously, certainly
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