chance

chance
1. noun
1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sjanse, slump, tilfelle
2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) mulighet, anledning
3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) sjanse, mulighet
4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) sjanse, risiko
2. verb
1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) risikere, våge, ta sjansen, la det stå til
2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) falle seg, skje tilfeldig
3. adjective
(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) tilfeldig
- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are
anledning
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flaks
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hell
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høve
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lykke
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sjanse
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tilfeldig
I
subst. \/tʃɑːns\/
1) tilfeldighet, sammentreff, lykketreff
2) sjanse, mulighet, utsikt, anledning, leilighet
the chances are a hundred to one
sjansene er hundre mot en
3) skjebne, tilfelle
they left things to chance
de overlot alt til skjebnen
as chance would have it ved et skjebnens spill, ved et lykketreff
by chance tilfeldigvis, på slump
do you know him by any chance?
du skulle vel ikke tilfeldigvis kjenne ham?
chance of utsikt til, mulighet til
is there a chance of a wash here?
er det mulig å få vasket seg her?
game of chance hasardspill, sjansespill
give someone a chance gi noen en sjanse, la noen forsøke seg
no chance (hverdagslig) ikke snakk om, ikke tale om
on the chance of i håp om å
she went to the cinema on the chance of seeing him
hun drog på kino i håp om å treffe ham
on the chance that i håp om at
on the off chance for sikkerhets skyld, for alle eventualiteters skyld
run a chance løpe en risiko, risikere
he ran the chance of getting lost
han risikerte å gå seg vill
see one's chance to se sitt snitt til
stand a chance ha en sjanse
he doesn't stand a chance
han har ikke en sjanse
she stands a fair chance
hun har gode muligheter
take a chance ta en sjanse
Sue took a chance on trusting him
Sue tok sjansen på å stole på ham
take chances ta sjanser, løpe risikoer
take one's chance ta sjansen, prøve seg
the chances are alt tyder på
the chances are against it
alt taler mot det\/ingenting tyder på det
II
verb \/tʃɑːns\/
1) risikere, ta sjansen
2) hende på slump, tilfeldigvis være
I chanced to be out when you called
jeg var tilfeldigvis ute da du kom innom
chance one's arm searm, 1
chance (up)on finne tilfeldigvis, snuble over
they chanced upon a solution
de snublet over svaret
III
adj. \/tʃɑːns\/
1) tilfeldig
chance likeness
tilfeldig likhet
a chance remark
en bemerkning i forbifarten\/en tilfeldig bemerkning
2) uforutsett, overraskende, uberegnelig

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