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chance

/tʃɑːns/

/tʃæns/

chancenoun

chances

/tʃɑːns/

/tʃæns/

Translations

hasardEmploi pour exprimer l'absence de plan ou d'intention.

They met by chance at the coffee shop.

Ils se sont rencontrés par hasard au café.

chance

There is a chance of rain tomorrow.

Il y a une chance de pluie demain.

risqueSens de prise de risque ou de danger.

Taking a chance on a new business can be risky.

Prendre un risque dans une nouvelle entreprise peut être dangereux.

Definitions

A possibility of something happening.

There is a chance of rain tomorrow.

An opportunity to do something.

She was given a chance to prove herself at the new job.

The occurrence and development of events in the absence of any obvious design.

They met by chance at the coffee shop.

A risk or hazard.

Taking a chance on a new business can be risky.

Synonyms

chanceverb

chanced

Past Simple

chanced

Past Participle

chancing

Gerund

/tʃɑːns/

/tʃæns/

Translations

hasarderAu sens de tenter quelque chose en prenant un risque.

He decided to chance a guess on the final question of the quiz.

Il a décidé de hasarder une réponse à la dernière question du quiz.

Additional translations

rencontrerEmployé au sens de « rencontrer par hasard ».

Definitions

To do something by accident or without planning.

I chanced upon an old friend while walking in the park.

To take a risk or gamble on something.

He decided to chance a guess on the final question of the quiz.

Synonyms

chanceadjective

/tʃɑːns/

/tʃæns/

Used attributively to describe something occurring unexpectedly or without planning.

Translations

fortuitEmploi soutenu pour exprimer le caractère accidentel ou imprévu.

It was a chance encounter that led to their friendship.

C'était une rencontre fortuite qui a conduit à leur amitié.

Additional translations

accidentelQuand l'accent est mis sur l'absence d'intention.

Definitions

Occurring or appearing without apparent plan, cause, or deliberate intent; accidental.

It was a chance encounter that led to their friendship.