likelihood

probabilité

Le degré de possibilité qu’une chose se produise.

En anglais simple : How likely something is to happen.

• There is little likelihood of rain.
• Better training increases the likelihood of success.
• In all likelihood, they have already left.

Comment l'utiliser : likelihood of something/doing something (There is a high likelihood of finding work.); likelihood that… (There is little likelihood that prices will fall.)

Synonymes : chance, probability

Expressions courantes : likelihood of something, in all likelihood, high likelihood