opportunity

opportunity
opə'tju:nəti
plural - opportunities; noun
(a chance to do or a time for doing (something): an opportunity to go to Rome; You've had several opportunities to ask him.) mulighet, anledning, sjanse
anledning
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høve
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sjanse
subst. \/ˌɒpəˈtjuːnətɪ\/
mulighet, sjanse, anledning, leilighet
afford ample opportunity for dancing
tilby rikelig med anledning til å danse
don't lose an opportunity to make it big
ikke gå glipp av en mulighet til å gjøre suksess
don't let the opportunity escape
ikke mist sjansen
she learnt to avail oneself of the opportunity when she had it
hun lærte å benytte seg av anledningen når den bød seg
at an early opportunity ved første anledning
we will leave at an early opportunity
vi kommer til å reise ved første anledning
at the first opportunity så fort som mulig, ved første anledning
they ran away at the first opportunity
de rømte så fort de fikk sjansen
lose\/miss an opportunity gå glipp av en sjanse, la en anledning gå fra seg
opportunity for something sjanse til noe
opportunity knocks anledningen byr seg, sjansen byr seg
opportunity makes the thief leilighet gjør tyv
opportunity of\/for doing something mulighet til å gjøre noe
opportunity to do something anledning til å gjøre noe
pass up an opportunity la en sjanse gå fra seg, gå glipp av en sjanse
he did not pass up the opportunity
han tok vare på muligheten
take the opportunity gripe anledningen
when (an\/the) opportunity arises\/offers når anledningen byr seg

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