Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Es poco creíble
English translation:
It is hard to believe
Spanish term
Ireland
20 yrs+ quality translations, Trados
Native in: Spanish 
, English (Variants: British, Irish, UK, US)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 8 more.
Es poco creíble
Es poco creíble que el secretario pregunte por (a person) diciendo:
Feb 19, 2011 22:46: Yvonne Gallagher changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Aradai Pardo Martínez, Cecilia Rey, Yvonne Gallagher
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
It is hard to believe
United Kingdom
It is not very believable/credible
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convincing, plausible etc etc.
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Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
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James A. Walsh
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Thayenga
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Mexico
Postgraduate degree in Translation
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Mexican)
Works in: Swedish to Spanish, English to Spanish, Spanish, and 1 more.
It is unlikely...
Saludos!
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JaneTranslates
: This is, I think, the most natural way of saying this in English, though I would have added "highly": "It is highly unlikely that the Secretary would...".
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Sí, suena mejor con highly, Jane. ¡Gracias y buen fin de semana!
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United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
It's hardly likely (that the secretary would)
ALSO:
It's pretty unlikely that....
etc, etc
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Note added at 9 hrs (2011-02-19 19:07:02 GMT)
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ALSO, CHANGE IT SOUND:
THAT'S HARDLY THE SORT OF THING A SECRETARY WOULD SAY
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Note added at 9 hrs (2011-02-19 19:07:26 GMT)
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change it Round, even!
Argentina
Thorough, fast and dependable
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
hardly credible
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Yvonne Gallagher
: think this is most natural
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Thank you, Gallagy :)!
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Evans (X)
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Thank you so much, Gilla:)
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A bit incredulous
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Evans (X)
: A person who cannot believe something is incredulous. The thing they find it hard to believe is incredible
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noted?
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