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1 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) τύχη2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) ευκαιρία3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) πιθανότητα4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) ρίσκο2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) ρισκάρω2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) τυχαίνω3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) τυχαίος- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
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2 Chance
subs.P. and V. τύχη, ἡOpportunity: P. and V. καιρός, ὁ.By chance: P. and V. τύχη, P. κατὰ τύχην, ἐκ τύχης.If by chance: P. and V. εἴ πως, ἐάν πως.Throw away one's chances one by one: προΐεσθαι καθʼ ἕκαστον ἀεί τι τῶν πραγμάτων (Dem. 13).( They reflected) that, if they had not been seen to have arrived, there would have been no chance for them: P. εἰ μὲν γὰρ μὴ ὤφθησαν ἐλθόντες, οὐκ ἂν ἐν τύχῃ γίγνεσθαι σφίσιν (Thuc. 4, 73).——————v. intrans.Happen, occur: P. and V. τυγχάνειν, συντυγχάνειν, συμβαίνειν, γίγνεσθαι, παραπίπτειν, συμπίπτειν, ἐκβαίνειν, P. ἀποβαίνειν, Ar. and P. συμφέρεσθαι. V. κυρεῖν, ἐκπίπτειν (Soph., frag.).Chance upon: see light on.——————adj.Of persons only: P. ὁ ἐντυχών, ὁ παρατυχών, V. ὁ ἐπιών.The riddle was not one for any chance comer to solve: τό γʼ αἴνιγμʼ οὐχὶ τοὐπιόντος ἦν ἀνδρὸς διειπεῖν (Soph., O.R. 393).Making inquiries of any chance comer: P. ἐκ τοῦ παρατυχόντος πυνθανόμενος (Thuc. 1, 22).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Chance
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3 chance on
1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) συναντώ κατά τύχη2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) αποκαλύπτω κατά τύχη -
4 chance
1) ευκαιρία2) πιθανότητα3) συγκυρία4) τύχη -
5 not a dog's chance
(no chance at all: He hasn't a dog's chance of getting a ticket.) καμιά ελπίδα -
6 off-chance
noun (a slight chance: We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come.) αμυδρή ελπίδα -
7 a sporting chance
(a reasonably good chance.) πιθανότητα επιτυχίας -
8 an even chance
(equal probability for and against: We have an even chance of success.) ίσες πιθανότητες -
9 by any chance
(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) μήπως -
10 by chance
(by luck; without planning: They met by chance.) τυχαία -
11 happen
['hæpən]1) (to take place or occur; to occur by chance: What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket.) συμβαίνω2) ((usually with to) to be done to (a person, thing etc): She's late - something must have happened to her.) συμβαίνω,τυχαίνω3) (to do or be by chance: I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend.) τυχαίνω•- happen upon
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12 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) τύχη2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) καλή τύχη•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
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13 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) ρολόι (χεριού, τσέπης)2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) σκοπιά3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) βάρδια, σκοπιά2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) παρακολουθώ2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) προσέχω μη φανεί3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) προσέχω, φυλάγομαι από4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) προσέχω, επιβλέπω5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) καιροφυλαχτώ•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
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14 accident
['æksidənt]1) (an unexpected happening, often harmful, causing injury etc: There has been a road accident.) ατύχημα, δυστύχημα2) (chance: I met her by accident.) τυχαίο συμβάν•- accidentally -
15 accidental
[-'den-]adjective (happening by chance or accident: an accidental discovery.) τυχαίος -
16 an even bet
(an equal chance.) μοιρασμένες πιθανότητες -
17 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) σπάζω, κομματιάζω2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) χωρίζω, ανοίγω3) (to make or become unusable.) χαλώ4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) αθετώ, παραβιάζω5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) καταρρίπτω, σπάζω6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) διακόπτω7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) σπάζω8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) ανακοινώνω9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) χοντραίνω, «βαθαίνω»10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ανακόπτω, κοπάζω11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) ξεσπώ2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) παύση, διακοπή, διάλειμμα2) (a change: a break in the weather.) αλλαγή3) (an opening.) άνοιγμα4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) ευκαιρία•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) εύθραυστο αντικείμενο- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
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18 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) δίπλα σε2) (past: going by the house.) μπροστά από3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) μέσω, διαμέσου4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) από (ποιητικό αίτιο)5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) με (μεταφορικό μέσο)6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) από, μέσω7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) έως, μέχρι8) (during the time of.) κατά τη διάρκεια9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) κατά10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) επί11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) με12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) όσον αφορά2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) κοντά, παραδίπλα2) (past: A dog ran by.) από μπροστά3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) κατά μέρος•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) αποφεύγω, παρακάμπτω- bystander
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19 casual
['kæʒuəl]1) (not careful: I took a casual glance at the book.) απρόσεκτος, αδιάφορος, πρόχειρος2) (informal: casual clothes.) πρόχειρος, σπορ3) (happening by chance: a casual remark.) τυχαίος4) (not regular or permanent: casual labour.) έκτακτος•- casually- casualness -
20 come across
(to meet or find by chance: He came across some old friends.) συναντώ
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