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chance

UK
/tʃɑːns/
US
/tʃæns/

Translations

chancenoun
chances
pl
UK
/tʃɑːns/
US
/tʃæns/
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.
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.
Synonyms
risk
possibility
probability
likelihood
fortune
hazard
opportunity
chanceverb
chanced
Past Simple
chanced
Past Participle
chancing
Gerund
UK
/tʃɑːns/
US
/tʃæns/
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 ».
Synonyms
venture
try
attempt
hazard
risk
chanceadjective
UK
/tʃɑːns/
US
/tʃæns/
Used attributively to describe something occurring unexpectedly or without planning.
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

chancenoun
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.
chanceverb
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.
chanceadjective
Occurring or appearing without apparent plan, cause, or deliberate intent; accidental.
It was a chance encounter that led to their friendship.
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