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1. a книжн. случайный2. a прост. счастливыйСинонимический ряд:1. accidental (adj.) accidental; casual; chance; contingent; fluky; haphazard; inadvertent; incidental; odd; random2. fortunate (adj.) fortunate; happy; lucky; serendipitousАнтонимический ряд:arranged; calculated; deliberate; intentional; purposeful; unlucky -
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1. n случайon occasion — при случае, при обстоятельствах; иногда
on occasion — при случае, иногда; время от времени
words to befit the occasion — речь, приличествующая случаю
a speech worthy of the occasion — речь, подобающая случаю
2. n событие3. n возможность, благоприятный случай4. n основание, причина, повод; обстоятельствоon all occasions — во всяком случае; во всех случаях
5. n человек, являющийся причиной6. n арх. делаa sense of occasion — такт, понимание
7. v книжн. вызывать, служить причиной; давать поводСинонимический ряд:1. cause (noun) antecedent; call; cause; determinant; ground; inducement; justification; necessity; obligation; prompting; reason2. event (noun) circumstance; development; episode; event; go; happening; incident; instant; milepost; milestone; moment; news; occurrence; season; thing; time; while3. need (noun) demand; need; use4. opportunity (noun) break; chance; convenience; excuse; look-in; opening; opportunity; possibility; shot; show; squeak5. party (noun) affair; festivity; fete; function; gala; party; soiree6. generate (verb) breed; bring about; cause; effect; effectuate; engender; generate; get up; hatch; induce; inspire; lead to; make; motivate; muster up; produce; prompt; provoke; result in; work up7. justify (verb) call for; justify; warrant -
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fɔ:ˈtju:ɪtəs прил. случайный, неожиданный Syn: accidental, casual( книжное) случайный - * meeting случайная встреча (просторечие) счастливый - a * occasion приятный случай fortuitous случайныйБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fortuitous
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6 chance
1. n случайность; случайis he, by any chance, behind this scheme? — не он, случайно, выдвинул этот план?
he goes as chance directs him — он идёт, куда глаза глядят
to leave smth. to chance — предоставить дело случаю
2. n удобный случай, возможность3. n счастливый случай, удача, счастье4. n шанс, вероятность, возможностьhe has every chance — он имеет все основания; у него есть все шансы
5. n рискtaking a chance — рискующий; риск
6. n билет вещевой лотереи7. n книжн. судьба; превратности судьбыall the changes and chances of this mortal life — все превратности и случайности нашей бренной жизни
to have an eye to the main chance — чуять, где можно поживиться ; ловить момент
8. a случайныйchance error — случайная ошибка; несистематическая ошибка
9. v рискнуть10. v случиться, случайно произойтиit chanced that he lost — вышло так, что он проиграл
it chanced that I was out when he called — случилось так, что, когда он пришёл, меня не было дома
11. v случайно наткнуться на; обнаружить, найтиСинонимический ряд:1. accidental (adj.) accidental; casual; coincidental; contingent; fluky; fortuitous; haphazard; inadvertent; incidental; lucky; odd; unintentional; unplanned2. random (adj.) arbitrary; capricious; random; whimsical; wilful3. risky (adj.) chancy; hazardous; risky; speculative; uncertain; venturesome4. accident (noun) accident; coincidence; fluke; fortuity; hap; happenstance5. fate (noun) bad luck; destiny; fate; fortuitousness; fortune; good luck; luck; outcome; throw6. opportunity (noun) adventure; break; look-in; occasion; opening; opportunity; shot; show; squeak; time7. outlook (noun) contingency; likelihood; likeliness; odds; outlook; possibility; probability; prospect8. risk (noun) danger; gamble; hazard; jeopardy; peril; risk; speculation; venture; wager9. gamble (verb) adventure; gamble; hazard; plunge; risk; speculate; venture; wager10. happen (verb) betide; break; bump; come; come off; develop; do; fall out; give; go; hap; happen; hit; light; luck; meet; pass; rise; stumble; transpire; tumble11. occur (verb) arrive; befall; come about; light upon; occur; take place; turn upАнтонимический ряд:assurance; certainty; consequence; design; foreseen; inevitability; intention; law; necessity; plan; purpose; rule; scheme; secure; sequence
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