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1 give

قَدَّمَ \ accord: to give; allow: He was accorded permission to use the library. contribute: to give sth. for a common purpose: Each of us contributed (a pound) to the cost of the gift. give: to cause sb. to have (sth.); provide: What gave you that idea? Who gave you that cut on your face? Sheep give us wool, (with a noun that can also be a verb) to make he gave a shout (or He shouted). He gave me his promise (or He promised). hold out: to offer (for sb. else to take): He held out his plate for some food. introduce: to make (sb. or sth.) known to sb.: I introduced him to my father. I introduced them (to each other). He introduced me to the art of fishing. offer: to give sb. the chance to accept (sth.): They offered the job to the younger woman, but she refused it. present: to give formally; hand over: He presented me with a bill for $5, to put forward; show She presented her plans to the meeting. produce: to show (a ticket, proof, etc.) so as to satisfy sb.. render: to give, as a duty (help, thanks etc.). \ See Also منح (مَنَحَ)، أَضْفَى على، ساهم في (سَاهَمَ في)، عَرَّف بِـ، عرض (عَرَضَ)، برز (بَرَزَ)‏

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2 chance *****

[tʃɒːns]
1. n

1) (possibility) probabilità f inv

the chances are that... — probabilmente..., è probabile che... + sub

the team's chances of winning — le possibilità di vittoria della squadra

he doesn't stand or he hasn't a chance of winning — non ha nessuna possibilità di vittoria

there is little chance of his coming — è molto improbabile che venga

no chance! — impossibile!

2) (opportunity) possibilità f inv, occasione f

it's the chance of a lifetime — è un'occasione unica

he never had a chance in life — non ha mai avuto nessuna possibilità nella vita

to give sb a chance to do sth — dare a qn la possibilità (di fare qc)

to have an eye to the main chance pej — essere sempre pronto (-a) ad approfittare, non perdere occasioni

I'll write when I get the chance — scriverò quando ne avrò l'opportunità

3) (risk) rischio

an element of chance — una parte di fortuna

to take a chance — rischiare

I'm taking no chances — non voglio lasciar niente al caso, non intendo rischiare!

4) (luck) caso

game of chance — gioco d'azzardo

by chance — per caso

do you by any chance know each other? — per caso vi conoscete?

to leave nothing to chance — non lasciare nulla al caso

2. vt

(happen) to chance to do sth — (frm) fare per caso qc

I'll chance it — (risk) ci provo, rischio

3. adj

(meeting, remark, error) casuale, fortuito (-a)

a chance meeting — un incontro casuale

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3 give

give [gɪv]

donner ⇒ 1A (a)-(c), 1B (b)-(d), 1C (a), 1C (d), 1C (e), 1D (a), 1D (c)-(f), 2 (a) offrir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (c) conférer ⇒ 1B (a) imposer ⇒ 1C (b) reconnaître ⇒ 1C (f) faire ⇒ 1D (a)-(c), 1D (f) s'affaisser ⇒ 2D (b) élasticité ⇒ 3

(pt gave [geɪv], pp given ['gɪvən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (hand over) donner; (as gift) donner, offrir;

∎ I gave him the book, I gave the book to him je lui ai donné le livre;

∎ we gave our host a gift nous avons offert un cadeau à notre hôte;

∎ the family gave the paintings to the museum la famille a fait don des tableaux au musée;

∎ he gave his daughter in marriage il a donné sa fille en mariage;

∎ she gave him her hand (to hold) elle lui a donné ou tendu la main; (in marriage) elle lui a accordé sa main;

∎ literary to give oneself to sb se donner à qn;

∎ I give you the newlyweds! (in toast) je lève mon verre au bonheur des nouveaux mariés!;

∎ I gave him my coat to hold je lui ai confié mon manteau;

∎ she gave them her trust elle leur a fait confiance, elle leur a donné sa confiance;

∎ familiar give it all you've got! mets-y le paquet!;

∎ familiar I'll give you something to cry about! je vais te donner une bonne raison de pleurer, moi!;

∎ familiar to give it to sb (beat up) rosser qn; (reprimand) passer un savon à qn;

∎ give it to them! allez-y!;

∎ familiar I gave him what for! (reprimanded him) je lui ai passé un savon!;

∎ familiar caviare on toast? I'll give him caviare on toast! (in annoyance at request) du caviar et des toasts! je vais lui en donner, moi, du caviar et des toasts!

(b) (grant → right, permission, importance) donner;

∎ give the matter your full attention prêtez une attention toute particulière à cette affaire;

∎ he gave your suggestion careful consideration il a considéré votre suggestion avec beaucoup d'attention;

∎ Law the court gave her custody of the child la cour lui a accordé la garde de l'enfant;

∎ she hasn't given her approval yet elle n'a pas encore donné son consentement

(c) (provide with → drink, food) donner, offrir; (→ lessons, classes, advice) donner; (→ help) prêter;

∎ give our guests something to eat/drink donnez à manger/à boire à nos invités;

∎ we gave them lunch nous les avons invités ou nous leur avons fait à déjeuner;

∎ I think I'll give them beef for lunch je crois que je vais leur faire du bœuf au déjeuner;

∎ let me give you some advice laissez-moi vous donner un conseil;

∎ I gave her the biggest bedroom je lui ai donné la plus grande chambre;

∎ they're giving us a pay rise ils nous donnent une augmentation de salaire;

∎ an investment that gives 10 percent un placement qui rend ou rapporte 10 pour cent;

∎ the children can wash up, it will give them something to do les enfants peuvent faire la vaisselle, ça les occupera;

∎ she gave him two lovely daughters elle lui a donné deux adorables filles;

∎ to give a child a name donner un nom à un enfant;

∎ to give sb/sth one's support soutenir qn/qch;

∎ do you give a discount? faites-vous des tarifs préférentiels?;

∎ this lamp gives a poor light cette lampe éclaire mal;

∎ give me time to think donnez-moi ou laissez-moi le temps de réfléchir;

∎ she didn't give him time to say no elle ne lui a pas laissé le temps de dire non;

∎ just give me time! sois patient!;

∎ we were given a choice on nous a fait choisir;

∎ give me a chance! donne-moi une chance!;

∎ such talent is not given to us all nous n'avons pas tous un tel talent;

∎ familiar give me classical music any day! à mon avis rien ne vaut la musique classique!^□

B.

(a) (confer → award) conférer;

∎ they gave her an honorary degree ils lui ont conféré un diplôme honorifique

(b) (dedicate) donner, consacrer;

∎ she gave all she had to the cause elle s'est entièrement consacrée à cette cause;

∎ can you give me a few minutes? pouvez-vous m'accorder ou me consacrer quelques instants?;

∎ he gave his life to save the child il est mort ou il a donné sa vie pour sauver l'enfant;

∎ I've given you six years of my life je t'ai donné six ans de ma vie;

∎ she gave this job the best years of her life elle a consacré à ce travail les plus belles années de sa vie

(c) (in exchange) donner; (pay) payer;

∎ I gave him my sweater in exchange for his gloves je lui ai échangé mon pull contre ses gants;

∎ I'll give you a good price for the table je vous donnerai ou payerai un bon prix pour la table;

∎ how much will you give me for it? combien m'en donneras-tu?;

∎ I would give a lot or a great deal to know… je donnerais beaucoup pour savoir…

(d) (transmit) donner, passer;

∎ I hope I don't give you my cold j'espère que je ne vais pas te passer mon rhume

C.

(a) (cause) donner, causer; (headache) donner; (pleasure, surprise, shock) faire;

∎ the walk gave him an appetite la promenade l'a mis en appétit ou lui a ouvert l'appétit;

∎ the news gave me a shock la nouvelle m'a fait un choc;

∎ to give oneself trouble se donner du mal

(b) (impose → task) imposer; (→ punishment) infliger;

∎ the teacher gave us three tests this week le professeur nous a donné trois interrogations cette semaine;

∎ to give sb a black mark infliger un blâme à qn;

∎ Law he was given (a sentence of) fifteen years il a été condamné à quinze ans de prison

(c) (announce → verdict, judgment)

∎ the court gives its decision today la cour prononce ou rend l'arrêt aujourd'hui;

∎ the court gave the case against/for the management la cour a décidé contre/en faveur de la direction;

∎ given this third day of March délivré le 3 mars;

∎ given under my hand and seal reçu par-devant moi et sous mon sceau;

∎ Sport the umpire gave the batsman out l'arbitre a déclaré le joueur hors jeu

(d) (communicate → impression, order, signal) donner; (→ address, information) donner, fournir; (→ news, decision) annoncer;

∎ to give sb a message communiquer un message à qn;

∎ she gave her age as forty-five elle a déclaré avoir quarante-cinq ans;

∎ give her my love embrasse-la pour moi;

∎ he is to give his decision tomorrow il devra faire connaître ou annoncer sa décision demain;

∎ I gave a description of the suspect j'ai donné ou fourni une description du suspect;

∎ you gave me to believe he was trustworthy vous m'avez laissé entendre qu'on pouvait lui faire confiance;

∎ I was given to understand she was ill on m'a donné à croire qu'elle était malade;

∎ she gave no sign of life elle n'a donné aucun signe de vie

(e) (suggest, propose → explanation, reason) donner, avancer; (→ hint) donner;

∎ that's given me an idea ça me donne une idée;

∎ don't go giving him ideas! ne va pas lui mettre des idées dans la tête!;

∎ give us a clue donne-nous un indice;

∎ let me give you an example laissez-moi vous donner un exemple;

∎ don't give me any nonsense about missing your train! ne me raconte pas que tu as raté ton train!;

∎ familiar don't give me that (nonsense)! ne me raconte pas d'histoires!

(f) (admit, concede) reconnaître, accorder;

∎ she's certainly intelligent, I'll give you that elle est très intelligente, ça, je te l'accorde;

∎ Sport he gave me the game il m'a concédé la partie

D.

(a) (utter → sound) rendre, émettre; (→ answer) donner, faire; (→ cry, sigh) pousser;

∎ he gave a laugh il a laissé échapper un rire;

∎ he gave a loud laugh il a éclaté de rire;

∎ give us a song chantez-nous quelque chose

(b) (make → action, gesture) faire;

∎ she gave them an odd look elle leur a jeté ou lancé un regard curieux;

∎ he gave her hand a squeeze il lui a pressé la main;

∎ she gave her hair a comb elle s'est donné un coup de peigne;

∎ he gave his face a wash il s'est lavé le visage;

∎ he gave the table a wipe il a essuyé la table;

∎ give me a kiss (gen) fais-moi la bise; (lover) embrasse-moi;

∎ I gave the boy a push j'ai poussé le garçon;

∎ the train gave a lurch le train a cahoté;

∎ she gave him a slap elle lui a donné une claque;

∎ she gave him a flirtatious smile elle lui a adressé ou fait un sourire séducteur;

∎ he gave an embarrassed smile il a eu un sourire gêné

(c) (perform in public → concert) donner; (→ lecture, speech) faire; (→ interview) accorder;

∎ that evening she gave the performance of a lifetime ce soir-là elle était au sommet de son art

(d) (hold → lunch, party, supper) donner, organiser;

∎ they gave a dinner for the professor ils ont donné un dîner en l'honneur du professeur

(e) (estimate the duration of) donner, estimer;

∎ I give him one week at most je lui donne une semaine (au) maximum;

∎ I'd give their marriage about a year if that je donne un an maximum à leur mariage

(f) Mathematics (produce) donner, faire;

∎ 17 minus 4 gives 13 17 moins 4 font ou égalent 13;

∎ that gives a total of 26 ça donne un total de 26

(g) (idiom)

∎ to give way (ground) s'affaisser; (bridge, building, ceiling) s'effondrer, s'affaisser; (ladder, rope) céder, (se) casser;

∎ the ground gave way beneath or under our feet le terrain s'est affaissé sous nos pieds;

∎ her legs gave way (beneath her) ses jambes se sont dérobées sous elle;

∎ his health finally gave way sa santé a fini par se détériorer ou se gâter;

∎ their strength gave way leurs forces leur ont manqué;

∎ it's easier to give way to his demands than to argue il est plus commode de céder à ses exigences que de lui résister;

∎ don't give way if he cries ne cède pas s'il pleure;

∎ I gave way to tears/to anger je me suis laissé aller à pleurer/emporter par la colère;

∎ he gave way to despair il s'est abandonné au désespoir;

∎ the fields gave way to factories les champs ont fait place aux usines;

∎ his joy gave way to sorrow sa joie a fait place à la peine;

∎ natural fibres have given way to synthetics les fibres naturelles ont été remplacées par les synthétiques;

∎ give way to vehicles on your right (sign) priorité aux véhicules qui viennent de droite;

∎ give way to pedestrians (sign) priorité aux piétons;

∎ give way (sign) cédez le passage

2 intransitive verb

(a) (contribute) donner;

∎ please give generously nous nous en remettons à votre générosité;

∎ to give generously of one's time donner beaucoup de son temps;

∎ proverb it is better to give than to receive donner vaut mieux que recevoir;

∎ in any relationship you have to learn to give and take dans toutes les relations, il faut apprendre à faire des concessions ou il faut que chacun y mette du sien;

∎ to give as good as one gets rendre coup pour coup

(b) (collapse, yield → ground, wall) s'affaisser; (→ cloth, elastic) se relâcher; (→ person) céder;

∎ the fence gave beneath or under my weight la barrière a cédé ou s'est affaissée sous mon poids;

∎ something's got to give quelque chose va lâcher

(c) American familiar (talk)

∎ now give! accouche!, vide ton sac!

(d) American familiar

∎ what gives? qu'est-ce qui se passe?^□

3 noun

(of metal, wood) élasticité f, souplesse f;

∎ there's not enough give in this sweater ce pull n'est pas assez ample

4 give or take preposition

à... près;

∎ give or take a few days à quelques jours près

►► give way sign signal m de priorité

➲ give away separable transitive verb

(a) (hand over) donner; (as gift) donner, faire cadeau de; (prize) distribuer;

∎ it's so cheap they're practically giving it away c'est tellement bon marché, c'est comme s'ils en faisaient cadeau;

∎ you couldn't give them away tu n'arriveras pas à t'en débarrasser (même si tu en faisais cadeau)

(b) (bride) conduire à l'autel

(c) (throw away → chance, opportunity) gâcher, gaspiller

(d) (reveal → information) révéler; (→ secret) révéler, trahir;

∎ he didn't give anything away il n'a rien dit

(e) (betray) trahir;

∎ her accent gave her away son accent l'a trahie;

∎ no prisoner would give another prisoner away aucun prisonnier n'en trahirait un autre;

∎ to give oneself away se trahir

(f) Australian (renounce → habit) renoncer à, abandonner; (resign from → job) quitter; (→ position) démissionner de

➲ give back separable transitive verb

(a) (return) rendre; (property, stolen object) restituer;

∎ give the book back to her rendez-lui le livre;

∎ the store gave him his money back le magasin l'a remboursé

(b) (reflect → image, light) refléter, renvoyer; (→ sound) renvoyer

➲ give in

1 intransitive verb

(relent, yield) céder;

∎ to give in to sb/sth céder à qn/qch;

∎ the country refused to give in to terrorist threats le pays a refusé de céder aux menaces des terroristes

2 separable transitive verb

(hand in → book, exam paper) rendre; (→ found object, parcel) remettre; (→ application, name) donner

➲ give off separable transitive verb

(a) (emit, produce → gas, smell) émettre

(b) Botany (shoots) former

➲ give onto inseparable transitive verb

donner sur

➲ give out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (hand out) distribuer

(b) (emit → smell) dégager; (→ heat) répandre; (→ sound) émettre, faire entendre

(c) (make known) annoncer, faire savoir;

∎ the hospital gave out information on her condition to them l'hôpital les a renseignés sur son état de santé;

∎ it was given out that he was leaving on a dit ou annoncé qu'il partait

2 intransitive verb

(a) (fail → machine) tomber en panne; (→ brakes) lâcher; (→ heart) flancher;

∎ the old car finally gave out la vieille voiture a fini par rendre l'âme

(b) (run out) s'épuiser, manquer;

∎ her strength was giving out elle était à bout de forces, elle n'en pouvait plus;

∎ his mother's patience gave out sa mère a perdu patience;

∎ my luck gave out la chance m'a abandonné

(c) Irish familiar (complain) rouspéter;

∎ he gave out to me because I was late (scolded) il m'a enguirlandé parce que j'étais en retard

➲ give out onto inseparable transitive verb

donner sur

➲ give over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (entrust) donner, confier;

∎ he gave the children over to his mother il a confié les enfants à sa mère

(b) (set aside) donner, consacrer; Administration affecter;

∎ the land was given over to agriculture la terre a été consacrée à l'agriculture;

∎ she gave herself over to helping the poor elle s'est consacrée à l'aide aux pauvres

2 inseparable transitive verb

British familiar cesser de^□, arrêter de^□ ;

∎ give over crying! cesse de pleurer!

3 intransitive verb

British familiar cesser^□, arrêter^□ ;

∎ give over! assez!, arrête!

➲ give up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (renounce → habit) renoncer à, abandonner; (→ friend) abandonner, délaisser; (→ chair, place) céder; (→ activity) cesser;

∎ she'll never give him up elle ne renoncera jamais à lui;

∎ he's given up smoking il a arrêté de fumer, il a renoncé au tabac;

∎ I haven't given up the idea of going to China je n'ai pas renoncé à l'idée d'aller en Chine;

∎ he gave up his seat to the old woman il a cédé sa place à la vieille dame;

∎ don't give up hope ne perdez pas espoir;

∎ he was ready to give up his life for his country il était prêt à mourir pour la patrie;

∎ they gave up the game or the struggle ils ont abandonné la partie;

∎ we gave her brother up for dead nous avons conclu que son frère était mort;

∎ they gave the cause up for lost ils ont considéré que c'était une cause perdue;

∎ to give up the throne renoncer au trône;

∎ the doctors have given him up les médecins disent qu'il est perdu

(b) (resign from → job) quitter; (→ position) démissionner de;

∎ they gave up the restaurant business ils se sont retirés de la restauration

(c) (hand over → keys) rendre, remettre; (→ prisoner) livrer; (→ responsibility) se démettre de;

∎ the murderer gave himself up (to the police) le meurtrier s'est rendu ou livré (à la police);

∎ he gave his accomplices up to the police il a dénoncé ou livré ses complices à la police

(d) (applaud)

∎ give it up for… je vous demande d'applaudir…

2 intransitive verb

∎ I give up (in game, project) je renonce; (in guessing game) je donne ma langue au chat;

∎ we can't give up now! on ne va pas laisser tomber maintenant!

➲ give up on inseparable transitive verb

∎ to give up on sb (stop waiting for) renoncer à attendre qn; (stop expecting something from) ne plus rien attendre de qn;

∎ I give up on him, he won't even try j'abandonne, il ne fait pas le moindre effort

➲ give up to separable transitive verb

∎ to give oneself up to sth se livrer à qch;

∎ they gave themselves up to a life of pleasure ils se sont livrés à une vie de plaisir;

∎ he gave his life up to caring for the elderly il a consacré sa vie à soigner les personnes âgées;

∎ his mornings were given up to business ses matinées étaient consacrées aux affaires

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chance [t∫α:ns]

1. noun

   a. ( = luck) hasard m

• by (sheer) chance (tout à fait) par hasard

• have you a pen on you by any chance? auriez-vous par hasard un stylo sur vous ?

• to leave things to chance laisser faire le hasard

• he left nothing to chance il n'a rien laissé au hasard

   b. ( = possibility) chance(s) f(pl)

• to stand a chance (of doing sth) avoir une bonne chance (de faire qch)

• he hasn't much chance of winning il a peu de chances de gagner

• he's still in with a chance il a encore une petite chance

• the chances are that... il y a de grandes chances que... + subj il est très possible que... + subj

• there is little chance of his coming il est peu probable qu'il vienne

• he's taking no chances il ne veut prendre aucun risque

• that's a chance we'll have to take c'est un risque que nous devons courir

• no chance! (inf) jamais !

   c. ( = opportunity) occasion f

• I had the chance to go or of going j'ai eu l'occasion d'y aller

• if there's a chance of buying it s'il est possible de l'acheter

• to miss a chance laisser passer une occasion

• she was waiting for a chance to speak elle attendait l'occasion de parler

• this is his big chance c'est la chance de sa vie

• give him another chance laisse-lui encore une chance

• give me a chance to show you what I can do laissez-moi vous montrer ce que je sais faire

2. adjective

• a chance discovery une découverte accidentelle

• a chance meeting une rencontre fortuite

3. transitive verb

   a. (formal) ( = happen) to chance to do sth faire qch par hasard

• I chanced to hear his name j'ai entendu son nom par hasard

   b. ( = risk) [+ rejection, fine] risquer

• to chance doing sth se risquer à faire qch

• I'll chance it! (inf) je vais risquer le coup ! (inf)

• to chance one's luck tenter sa chance

► chance upon inseparable transitive verb

(formal) [+ person] rencontrer par hasard ; [+ thing] trouver par hasard

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[tʃɑːns], US [tʃæns] 1.
noun

1) ( opportunity) occasion f

to have ou get the chance to do — avoir l'occasion de faire

give me a chance to explain — laisse-moi t'expliquer

to take one's chance — saisir l'occasion

you've missed your chance — tu as laissé passer l'occasion

now's your chance! — c'est l'occasion ou jamais!

I haven't had a chance yet — je n'en ai pas encore eu l'occasion

this is your big chance — c'est l'occasion ou jamais

if you get a chance — si tu en as la possibilité

when you get a ou the chance, can you...? — quand tu auras le temps est-ce que tu pourras...?

2) ( likelihood) chance f

there's little chance of somebody doing — il y a peu de chances que quelqu'un fasse

the chances of catching the thief are slim — il y a peu de chances qu'on attrape le voleur

there is a chance that somebody will do — il y a des chances que quelqu'un fasse

the chances are that — il y a de grandes chances que (+ subj)

the chances of somebody doing are poor — il y a peu de chances que quelqu'un fasse

she has a good chance — elle a de bonnes chances

what are his chances of recovery? — a-t-il des chances de s'en tirer?

any chance of a coffee? — (colloq) est-ce que c'est possible d'avoir un café?

3) ( luck) hasard m

a game of chance — un jeu de hasard

by chance — par hasard

4) ( risk) risque m

to take a chance — prendre un risque

it's a chance I'm willing to take — c'est un risque à prendre

5) ( possibility) chance f

not to stand a chance — n'avoir aucune chance

do you have his address by any chance? — auriez-vous, par hasard, son adresse?
2.
noun modifier [ encounter, occurrence] fortuit; [ discovery] accidentel/-elle
3.
transitive verb

1) ( risk)

to chance doing — courir le risque de faire

to chance one's arm —

to chance it — tenter sa chance

I wouldn't chance it — je ne risquerais pas le coup

2) ( happen to do)

I chanced to see it — je l'ai vu par hasard

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Phrasal Verbs:

- chance upon

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no chance! — (colloq) pas question! (colloq)

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5 chance

chance [∫ɑ̃s]

feminine noun

a. ( = bonne fortune, hasard) luck

• avec un peu de chance with a bit of luck

• c'est une chance que... it's lucky that...

• par chance luckily

• quelle chance ! wasn't that lucky!

• pas de chance ! hard luck!

• un coup de chance a stroke of luck

• ce n'est pas mon jour de chance ! it's not my day!

• courir or tenter sa chance to try one's luck

• la chance a tourné his (or her etc) luck has changed

• la chance lui sourit fortune is smiling on him

• mettre toutes les chances de son côté to take no chances

b. ( = possibilité de succès) chance

• donner sa chance or ses chances à qn to give sb his chance

• quelles sont ses chances ? what are his chances?

• c'est la chance de ma/sa vie it's the opportunity of a lifetime

► avoir + chance(s)

• tu as de la chance (d'y aller) you're lucky (to be going)

• il n'a pas de chance he's unlucky

• elle a des chances (de gagner) she stands a good chance (of winning)

• il n'a aucune chance he hasn't got or doesn't stand a chance

• elle a une chance sur deux de s'en sortir she's got a fifty-fifty chance of pulling through

• il y a une chance sur cent que... there's a one-in-a-hundred chance that...

• il y a toutes les chances que... there's every chance that...

• il y a des chances (inf) I wouldn't be surprised

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ʃɑ̃s
nom féminin

1) ( sort favorable) (good) luck

c'est bien ma chance! — iron just my luck!

pas de chance, tu as perdu! — hard luck, you've lost!

coup de chance — stroke of luck

la chance a voulu que je le croise — as luck would have it, I bumped into him

avoir de la chance — to be lucky

ne pas avoir de chance — to be unlucky

avoir une chance du tonnerre — (colloq) to have the luck of the devil

c'est une chance de pouvoir partir — we're lucky to be able to leave

par chance — luckily, fortunately

2) ( possibilité) chance

il y a de fortes chances (pour) qu'elle vienne — there's every chance that she will come

il a ses chances — he stands a good chance

mettre toutes les chances de son côté — to take no chances

conserver toutes ses chances — still to have a chance

‘il va pleuvoir?’ - ‘il y a des chances’ — ‘is it going to rain?’ - ‘probably’

3) ( fortune) luck

4) ( occasion favorable) chance, opportunity

la chance de ma vie — the chance ou opportunity of a lifetime

laisser une chance à quelqu'un — to give somebody a chance

saisir sa chance — to seize the opportunity

c'est la réunion de la dernière chance — the meeting is the last hope

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ʃɑ̃s
1. nf

1) (= heureux hasard)

la chance — luck

avoir de la chance — to be lucky

Tu as de la chance de partir au soleil! — You're lucky, going off to the sun!

bonne chance! — good luck!

par chance — luckily

je n'ai pas de chance (cette fois) — I'm out of luck, (en général) I never have any luck

c'est une chance — that's a bit of luck

C'est une chance, on a un train dans cinq minutes. — That's a bit of luck, there's a train in five minutes.

encore une chance que...; Encore une chance qu'il ne se soit pas plaint! — It's lucky that he didn't complain!

je n'ai pas eu cette chance — I didn't get the chance

2) (estimation de probabilité)

une chance sur deux — a fifty-fifty chance, a one-in-two chance

il a une chance sur dix de s'en tirer — he has a one-in-ten chance of getting off

avoir une chance de faire qch; On a une chance de s'en tirer sans amende. — There's a chance that we'll get away without having to pay a fine.

Il n'a aucune chance. — He's got no chance.

3) (= occasion de réussir)

donner sa chance à qn — to give sb a chance

la chance de sa vie — the chance of a lifetime

la dernière chance de qn — sb's last chance

Rends-toi, Joe, c'est ta dernière chance! — Give yourself up Joe, it's your last chance!

de la dernière chance (conférence, négociations, réunion, épreuve, opération, manifestation) — last-ditch

tenter l'opération de la dernière chance — to make a last-ditch attempt

2. chances nfpl

(= probabilités) chances

avoir des chances de — to have a good chance of

Il a des chances de réussir. — He's got a good chance of passing.

Il a des chances de gagner. — He has a good chance of winning.

Il y a de fortes chances pour que Paul soit malade. — It's highly likely that Paul is ill.

compromettre ses chances — to jeopardize one's chances

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chance nf

1 ( sort favorable) (good) luck; quelle chance! what (a piece of) luck!; c'est bien ma chance! iron just my luck!; pas de chance, tu as perdu! bad luck, you've lost!; coup de chance stroke of luck; chance inespérée unexpected stroke of luck; la chance a voulu que je le croise as luck would have it, I bumped into him; la chance aidant, il a réussi he was lucky, he succeeded; la chance aidant, il réussira with a bit of luck, he'll succeed; il y a une belle part de chance dans sa réussite luck played quite a part in his/her success; la chance leur a souri fortune smiled on them; avoir de la chance to be lucky; ne pas avoir de chance to be unlucky; il n'a pas eu de chance ( à un examen) he was unlucky; ( ces derniers temps) he hasn't had much luck; avoir une chance du tonnerre○ or de cocu○ to have the luck of the devil; avoir la chance de faire to have the good luck to do; courir or tenter sa chance to try one's luck; avoir la chance de trouver une maison to be lucky enough to find a house; c'est une chance de pouvoir partir or que nous puissions partir we're lucky to be able to leave; par chance luckily, fortunately;

2 ( possibilité) chance (de qch of sth; de faire of doing); il y a (encore) une chance de paix there's (still) a chance of peace; mes recherches ont peu de chances d'aboutir my research is unlikely to come to anything; il y a de fortes chances (pour) qu'elle vienne there's every chance that she will come; il a ses chances he stands a good chance; il n'a aucune chance he doesn't stand a chance; mettre toutes les chances de son côté to take no chances; avoir une chance sur dix de gagner to have a one in ten chance of winning; il a une chance sur deux he has a fifty-fifty chance; garder or conserver toutes ses chances still to have a chance (de faire of doing, to do); ‘il va pleuvoir?’-‘il y a des chances’ ‘is it going to rain?’-‘probably’;

3 ( fortune) luck; leur chance a tourné their luck has turned; tenter or courir sa chance to try one's luck; ⇒ bonheur;

4 ( occasion favorable) chance, opportunity; c'est la chance de ma vie it's the chance ou opportunity of a lifetime; donner or laisser une chance à qn to give sb a chance; la CEE est une chance pour leur pays the EC represents an opportunity for their country; saisir sa chance to seize the opportunity; c'est la réunion de la dernière chance the meeting is the last hope.

[ʃɑ̃s] nom féminin

1. [aléa, hasard] luck

souhaiter bonne chance à quelqu'un to wish somebody good luck

2. [hasard favorable] (good) luck

c'est une chance que je sois arrivée à ce moment-là! it's a stroke of luck that I arrived then!

quelle chance j'ai eue! lucky me!

avoir de la/ne pas avoir de chance to be lucky/unlucky

pas de chance! bad luck!

tenter sa chance to try one's luck

donner ou laisser sa chance à quelqu'un to give somebody his chance

3. (toujours singulier) [sort favorable] luck, (good) fortune

la chance lui sourit luck favours him

la chance a voulu que sa lettre se soit égarée luckily his letter got lost

c'est ta dernière chance it's your last chance

négociations de la dernière chance last-ditch negotiations

jour de chance lucky day

sa chance tourne his luck is changing

porter chance to bring (good) luck

pousser sa chance to push one's luck

4. [éventualité, probabilité] chance

tu n'as pas une chance sur dix de réussir you haven't got a one-in-ten chance of succeeding

ce qu'il dit a toutes les chances d'être faux the chances are that what he is saying is wrong

il y a peu de chances qu'on te croie there's little chance (that) you'll be believed

son projet a de fortes ou grandes chances d'être adopté his plan stands a good chance of being adopted

n'hésite pas, tu as tes chances don't hesitate, you've got ou you stand a chance

tu assisteras au débat? — il y a des chances (familier) will you be present at the debate? — maybe

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par chance locution adverbiale

luckily, fortunately

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > chance
6 chance

chance, US [transcription][tS_ns]

A n

1 ( opportunity) occasion f ; to have ou get the chance to do avoir l'occasion de faire ; I had the chance of a job in China on m'a offert la possibilité de travailler en Chine ; this was the chance (that) she was waiting for c'était l'occasion qu'elle attendait ; to give sb a ou the chance to do donner à qn l'occasion de faire ; the trip gave me a chance to speak Greek le voyage m'a donné l'occasion de parler grec ; give me a chance to explain laisse-moi t'expliquer ; give the tablets a chance to work laisse aux cachets le temps d'agir ; to take one's chance saisir l'occasion ; you've missed your chance tu as laissé passer l'occasion ; now's your chance! c'est l'occasion ou jamais! ; I haven't had a chance yet je n'en ai pas encore eu l'occasion ; this is your last chance c'est ta dernière chance ; this is your big chance c'est l'occasion ou jamais ; if you get a chance si tu en as la possibilité ; when you get a ou the chance, can you…? quand tu auras le temps est-ce que tu pourras…? ; ‘can you do it?’ ‘yes, given a ou the chance’ ‘est-ce que tu peux le faire?’ ‘oui, si on me laisse essayer’ ;

2 ( likelihood) chance f ; there's little chance of sb doing il y a peu de chances que qn fasse ; there's little chance of winning il y a peu de chances de gagner ; the chances of catching the thief are slim il y a peu de chances qu'on attrape le voleur ; there is a chance that sb will do il y a des chances que qn fasse ; the chances are that il y a de grandes chances que (+ subj) ; the chances of sb doing are poor il y a peu de chances que qn fasse ; she has a good chance elle a de bonnes chances ; I have no chance je n'ai aucune chance ; what are his chances of recovery? a-t-il des chances de s'en tirer? ; what are my chances? quelles sont mes chances? ; any chance of a coffee ○ ? est-ce que c'est possible d'avoir un café? ;

3 ( luck) hasard m ; a game of chance un jeu de hasard ; it happened by chance ça s'est produit par hasard ; by a lucky chance comme par hasard ; as chance would have it par coïncidence ;

4 ( risk) risque m ; to take a chance prendre un risque ; to take a chance on doing prendre le risque de faire ; I'm taking no chances je ne prends pas de risques ; it's a chance I'm willing to take c'est un risque à prendre ;

5 ( possibility) chance f ; not to stand a chance n'avoir aucune chance (of doing de faire) ; to be still in with a chance of doing avoir encore une chance de faire ; are you by any chance Juliet West? seriez-vous, par hasard, Juliet West? ; do you have his address by any chance? auriez-vous, par hasard, son adresse?

B modif [encounter, occurrence] fortuit ; [discovery] accidentel/-elle ; a chance acquaintance une personne rencontrée par hasard.

C vtr

1 ( risk) to chance doing courir le risque de faire ; to chance one's luck ou arm tenter sa chance ; we'll just have to chance it il faudra tenter notre chance or le coup ; I shouldn't chance it if I were you à ta place je ne risquerais pas le coup ;

2 sout ( happen to do) I chanced to see it je l'ai vu par hasard ; if you should chance to do si tu venais à faire.

Idiom

no chance ○ ! ( I won't do it) pas question ○ ! ; ( it can't be done) impossible!

Phrasal verb

■ chance upon, chance on:

▶ chance upon [sb] rencontrer [qn] par hasard ;

▶ chance upon [sth] trouver [qch] par hasard.

Big English-French dictionary > chance
7 chance

1. noun
1) no art. (fortune) Zufall, der; attrib. Zufalls-; zufällig

leave something to chance — es dem Zufall od. Schicksal überlassen

pure chance — reiner Zufall

by chance — zufällig; durch Zufall

2) (trick of fate) Zufall, der

could you by any chance give me a lift? — könntest du mich vielleicht mitnehmen?

3) (opportunity) Chance, die; Gelegenheit, die; (possibility) Chance, die; Möglichkeit, die

give somebody a chance — jemandem eine Chance geben

give somebody half a chance — jemandem nur die [geringste] Chance geben

given the chance — wenn ich usw. die Gelegenheit dazu hätte

give something a chance to do something — einer Sache (Dat.) Gelegenheit geben, etwas zu tun

get a/the chance to do something — eine/die Gelegenheit haben, etwas zu tun

this is my big chance — das ist die Chance für mich

now's your chance! — das ist deine Chance!

on the [off] chance of doing something/that... — in der vagen Hoffnung, etwas zu tun/dass...

stand a chance of doing something — die Chance haben, etwas zu tun

4) in sing. or pl. (probability)

have a good/fair chance of doing something — gute Aussichten haben, etwas zu tun

[is there] any chance of your attending? — besteht eine Chance, dass Sie kommen können?

there is every/not the slightest chance that... — es ist sehr gut möglich/es besteht keine Möglichkeit, dass...

the chances are that... — es ist wahrscheinlich, dass...

5) (risk)

take one's chance — es darauf ankommen lassen

take a chance/chances — ein Risiko/Risiken eingehen; es riskieren

take a chance on something — es bei etwas auf einen Versuch ankommen lassen
2. transitive verb
riskieren

chance it — es riskieren od. darauf ankommen lassen

we'll have to chance that happening — wir müssen es riskieren

chance one's arm — (Brit. coll.) es riskieren

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1. noun
1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) der Zufall, das Glück

2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) die Chance

3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) die Aussicht

4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) das Risiko
2. verb
1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) riskieren

2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) zufällig geschehen
3. adjective
(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) zufällig

- academic.ru/12029/chancy">chancy
- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are
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chance

[tʃɑ:n(t)s, AM tʃæ:n(t)s]

I. n

1. no pl (luck) Glück; (coincidence) Zufall m

to be pure [or sheer] \chance [that...] reiner Zufall sein[, dass...]

to leave nothing to \chance nichts dem Zufall überlassen

as \chance would have it wie es der Zufall wollte

by \chance (accidentally) zufällig; (perhaps) vielleicht

by any \chance vielleicht

do you have a light by any \chance? hätten Sie vielleicht zufällig Feuer?

2. (likelihood) Wahrscheinlichkeit f; (prospect) Aussicht[en] f[pl], Chance[n] f[pl]

there's not much of a \chance of my coming to the party es ist eher unwahrscheinlich, dass ich zur Party komme

there's not a \chance in hell of my ever going out with him again mit dem werde ich nie im Leben nochmal weggehen

the \chance was one in a million die Chancen standen eins zu einer Million

\chances are [that] they'll be late as usual aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach werden sie wie immer zu spät kommen

\chances are against it es ist eher unwahrscheinlich

there's a faint [or slight] [or slim] chance that... es besteht eine geringe Chance, dass...

\chances of promotion Aufstiegschancen

\chances of survival Überlebenschancen

to do sth on the off \chance etw auf gut Glück tun

to be in with a \chance eine Chance haben

to [not] have [or stand] a \chance with sb/sth bei jdm/etw [keine] Chancen haben

to stand a \chance of doing sth Aussichten haben, etw zu tun

I don't think I stand a \chance of winning ich halte es nicht für sehr wahrscheinlich, dass ich gewinne

on the \chance für den Fall

on the \chance of his retiring falls er zurücktritt

3. (opportunity) Möglichkeit f, Gelegenheit f

given half a \chance, I'd give up working tomorrow wenn ich nur könnte, würde ich sofort aufhören zu arbeiten

no \chance! BRIT ( fam) niemals!

the \chance of a lifetime eine einmalige Chance

to give sb a second \chance jdm eine zweite Chance geben

to miss one's \chance seine Chance verpassen

you missed the perfect \chance du hast die Chance deines Lebens verpasst

4. (risk) Risiko nt

the \chance of failure with this project is high die Gefahr, dass dieses Projekt fehlschlägt, ist hoch

there's a \chance of injury in almost any sport fast jede Sportart birgt ein Verletzungsrisiko

to take a \chance [or \chances] etwas riskieren

taking \chances with your health is a bad idea seine Gesundheit aufs Spiel zu setzen, ist dumm

to take no \chances kein Risiko eingehen

5.

▶ \chance would be a fine thing BRIT schön wär's fam

▶ to have an eye to the main \chance den eigenen Vorteil im Auge haben

II. vi

▪ to \chance to do sth etw zufällig tun

they \chanced to be in the restaurant just when I arrived als ich ankam, waren sie zufälligerweise auch gerade in dem Restaurant

it \chanced that... es traf sich, dass...

III. vt ( fam)

▪ to \chance sth (hazard) etw riskieren; (try) etw versuchen

don't \chance your life's savings on a single investment setz deine ganzen Ersparnisse doch nicht auf eine einzige Kapitalanlage!

to \chance it es riskieren

to \chance sth happening es darauf ankommen lassen, dass etw geschieht

to \chance one's luck sein Glück versuchen

▶ to \chance one's arm BRIT es riskieren [o darauf ankommen lassen]

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[tʃAːns]
1. n

1) (= coincidence) Zufall m; (= luck, fortune) Glück nt

by chance — durch Zufall, zufällig

a game of chance — ein Glücksspiel nt

would you by any chance be able to help? — könnten Sie mir wohl or vielleicht behilflich sein?

to leave things to chance — die Dinge dem Zufall überlassen

to trust to chance — auf sein Glück vertrauen

2) (= possibility) Aussicht(en pl) f, Chance(n pl) f; (= probability, likelihood) Möglichkeit f

(the) chances are that... — aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach..., wahrscheinlich...

the chances are against that happening — vieles spricht dagegen or die Wahrscheinlichkeit ist gering, dass das eintritt

what are the chances of him agreeing? — wie sind die Aussichten or wie stehen die Chancen, dass er zustimmt?

what are the chances of his coming? — wie groß ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass er kommt?

is there any chance of us meeting again? — könnten wir uns vielleicht wiedersehen?

is there any chance he might be lost? —

on the chance of finding her at home — in der Hoffnung, sie zu Hause anzutreffen

he doesn't stand or hasn't got a chance — er hat keine(rlei) Chance(n)

he doesn't stand a chance of winning — er hat keine Chance zu gewinnen

he has a good chance of winning — er hat gute Aussicht zu gewinnen, er hat gute Siegeschancen

there will be a chance of rain on Thursday — am Donnerstag könnte es vereinzelt regnen

to be in with a chance — eine Chance haben

no chance! (inf) — nee! (inf), ist nicht drin

will you lend me £50? – sorry, no chance (inf) — leihst du mir £ 50? – bedaure, nichts zu machen or ist nicht drin (inf)

3) (= opportunity) Chance f

the chance of a lifetime — eine einmalige Chance

you won't get another chance of going there or to go there — die Gelegenheit, dahin zu fahren, bietet sich (dir) nicht noch einmal

you won't get another chance — das ist eine einmalige Gelegenheit

I had the chance to go or of going — ich hatte (die) Gelegenheit, dahin zu gehen

now's your chance! — das ist deine Chance!

this is my big chance — das ist DIE Chance für mich

to take one's chance — die Gelegenheit nutzen

to have an eye to the main chance (pej) —

he never had a chance in life — er hat im Leben nie eine Chance gehabt

give me a chance! — nun mach aber mal langsam (inf)

to give sb a chance —

you never gave me a chance to explain — du hast mir ja nie die Chance gegeben, das zu erklären

chance would be a fine thing! (inf) — schön wärs!

4) (= risk) Risiko nt

to take a chance — es darauf ankommen lassen

aren't you taking a bit of a chance? — ist das nicht ein bisschen riskant?

he's not taking any chances — er geht kein Risiko ein

2. attr
zufällig
chance meeting — zufällige Begegnung

3. vi

it chanced that... — es traf or fügte (geh) sich, dass...

4. vt

1)

to chance to do sth — zufällig etw tun

2)

I'll chance it! (inf) — ich versuchs mal (inf)

to chance one's arm (inf) — (et)was riskieren

I'll just have to chance that happening — das muss ich eben riskieren

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chance [tʃɑːns; US tʃæns]

A s

1. Zufall m:

a lucky chance;

game of chance Glücksspiel n;

by chance durch Zufall, zufällig;

can you lend me £100 by any chance? kannst du mir zufällig oder vielleicht 100 Pfund leihen?;

leave sth (nothing) to chance etwas (nichts) dem Zufall überlassen;

as chance would have it wie es der Zufall wollte

2. Schicksal n:

whatever be my chance

3. Möglichkeit f, Wahrscheinlichkeit f:

all chances of error alle denkbaren Fehlerquellen;

on the off chance

a) auf die entfernte Möglichkeit hin, für den Fall (of sb’s doing sth dass jemand etwas tut),

b) auf gut Glück;

I’ll go there on the off chance of seeing him ich gehe hin, vielleicht sehe ich ihn (ja) doch;

(the) chances are that … es besteht Aussicht, dass …; aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach …

4. Chance f:

a) (günstige) Gelegenheit, (sich bietende) Möglichkeit, SPORT (Tor)Gelegenheit f:

the chance of a lifetime eine einmalige Gelegenheit, die Chance seines etc Lebens;

give him a chance gib ihm eine Chance!, versuchs mal mit ihm!; → main chance

b) Aussicht f (of auf akk):

chances of advancement (berufliche) Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten;

a good chance of success gute Erfolgschancen pl;

chances of survival ( oder surviving) Überlebenschancen;

the chances are against you die Umstände sind gegen dich, es sieht nicht gut für dich aus;

there is at least a 50 per cent chance that … die Chancen stehen mindestens 50:50, dass …;

chance would be a fine thing! umg schön wärs!;

I haven’t got a chance with him ich habe keine Chance gegen ihn, gegen ihn komme ich nicht an

5. Risiko n:

take a chance es darauf ankommen lassen, es riskieren (on mit);

take no chances nichts riskieren (wollen), kein Risiko eingehen (wollen);

that’s a chance I’ll have to take dieses Risiko muss ich eingehen

6. obs Missgeschick n

7. US dial Menge f, Anzahl f

B v/i

1. (unerwartet) eintreten oder geschehen:

it chanced that … es fügte sich (so), dass …;

I chanced to meet her zufällig traf ich sie

2. chance (up)on

a) zufällig begegnen (dat) oder treffen (akk),

b) zufällig stoßen auf (akk) oder finden (akk)

C v/t es auf eine Niederlage etc ankommen lassen, riskieren:

chance missing sb es riskieren, jemanden zu verfehlen;

chance one’s arm Br etwas riskieren;

chance it umg es darauf ankommen lassen;

chance one’s luck sein Glück versuchen

D adj zufällig, Zufalls…:

a chance acquaintance;

chance customers pl Laufkundschaft f;

chance hit Zufallstreffer m

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1. noun
1) no art. (fortune) Zufall, der; attrib. Zufalls-; zufällig

leave something to chance — es dem Zufall od. Schicksal überlassen

pure chance — reiner Zufall

by chance — zufällig; durch Zufall

2) (trick of fate) Zufall, der

could you by any chance give me a lift? — könntest du mich vielleicht mitnehmen?

3) (opportunity) Chance, die; Gelegenheit, die; (possibility) Chance, die; Möglichkeit, die

give somebody a chance — jemandem eine Chance geben

give somebody half a chance — jemandem nur die [geringste] Chance geben

given the chance — wenn ich usw. die Gelegenheit dazu hätte

give something a chance to do something — einer Sache (Dat.) Gelegenheit geben, etwas zu tun

get a/the chance to do something — eine/die Gelegenheit haben, etwas zu tun

this is my big chance — das ist die Chance für mich

now's your chance! — das ist deine Chance!

on the [off] chance of doing something/that... — in der vagen Hoffnung, etwas zu tun/dass...

stand a chance of doing something — die Chance haben, etwas zu tun

4) in sing. or pl. (probability)

have a good/fair chance of doing something — gute Aussichten haben, etwas zu tun

[is there] any chance of your attending? — besteht eine Chance, dass Sie kommen können?

there is every/not the slightest chance that... — es ist sehr gut möglich/es besteht keine Möglichkeit, dass...

the chances are that... — es ist wahrscheinlich, dass...

5) (risk)

take one's chance — es darauf ankommen lassen

take a chance/chances — ein Risiko/Risiken eingehen; es riskieren

take a chance on something — es bei etwas auf einen Versuch ankommen lassen
2. transitive verb
riskieren

chance it — es riskieren od. darauf ankommen lassen

we'll have to chance that happening — wir müssen es riskieren

chance one's arm — (Brit. coll.) es riskieren

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n.

Chance -en f.

Gelegenheit f.

Möglichkeit f.

Zufall -¨e m.

English-german dictionary > chance
8 chance

1. noun
1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) suerte, by chance: por casualidad

2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) oportunidad, ocasión

3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) posibilidades

4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) riesgo

2. verb
1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) arriesgar

2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) suceder algo por casualidad

3. adjective
(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) fortuito, casual

- chancy
- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are

chance n

1. casualidad

we met by chance nos encontramos por casualidad

2. posibilidad

you have no chance of winning no tienes ninguna posibilidad de ganar

3. oportunidad

give me a chance, I won't disappoint you dame una oportunidad, no te decepcionaré

4. riesgo

I'm not taking any chances no voy a correr ningún riesgo

chance f or m (AmL) ( oportunidad) chance;
◊ dar chance a algn to give sb the chance;
tiene pocas chances de ganar he doesn't have o stand much chance of winning
chance sustantivo masculino LAm opportunity ' chance' also found in these entries: Spanish: accidental - accidente - asomo - azar - casual - casualidad - casualmente - chiripa - cielo - coincidir - destinada - destinado - encuentro - entrever - fortuita - fortuito - inesperada - inesperado - juego - malograr - mía - mío - momento - ninguna - ninguno - ocasión - ocasional - opción - oportunidad - presentarse - primera - primero - probabilidad - resquicio - suerte - terciarse - última - último - una - uno - arriesgar - carambola - coincidencia - facilidad - hablar - posibilidad English: avail - blow - bungle - by - cat - chance - encounter - fact - fair - fifty - fighting chance - forfeit - game - hang back - happy - jump at - last - lifetime - off-chance - outside - parting - remote - second - accident - accidentally - any - bump - casual - fifty-fifty - grab - have - jump - leave - life - miss - muff - now - off - pass - proper - providence - purely - seize - slight - slim - to

chance

tr[ʧɑːns]

noun

1 (fate, fortune) azar nombre masculino, casualidad nombre femenino

■ it was pure chance that I saw you te vi por pura casualidad

■ we left nothing to chance no dejamos nada al azar

2 (opportunity) oportunidad nombre femenino, ocasión nombre femenino

■ I never miss a chance to travel nunca desperdicio una oportunidad de viajar

■ the chance of a lifetime una oportunidad única en la vida

■ you won't get another chance like this no se te presentará otra oportunidad como ésta

3 (possibility, likelihood) posibilidad nombre femenino

■ any chance of a lift? no me podrías llevar, ¿verdad?

■ what are our chances of winning? ¿qué posibilidades tenemos de ganar?

■ he's got no chance lo tiene muy difícil

4 (risk, gamble) riesgo

■ that's a chance I'll have to take es un riesgo que tendré que correr

adjective

1 (meeting, discovery, occurrence) fortuito,-a, casual

transitive verb

1 (risk) arriesgar

■ let's chance it arriesguémonos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as chance would have it da la casualidad

by any chance por casualidad

by chance por casualidad

chance would be a fine thing ¡ojalá!

no chance ¡ni en broma!

on the (off) chance por si acaso

(the) chances are that... lo más posible es que...

to chance on something encontrar algo por casualidad

to chance to do something hacer algo por casualidad

to have/stand a good chance of doing something tener muchas posibilidades de hacer algo

to take chances arriesgarse, correr riesgos

game of chance juego de azar

chance meeting encuentro casual

chance ['ʧænts] v, chanced ; chancing vi

1) happen: ocurrir por casualidad

2)

to chance upon : encontrar por casualidad

chance vt

risk: arriesgar

chance adj

: fortuito, casual

a chance encounter: un encuentro casual

chance n

1) fate, luck: azar m, suerte f, fortuna f

2) opportunity: oportunidad f, ocasión f

3) probability: probabilidad f, posibilidad f

4) risk: riesgo m

5) : boleto m (de una rifa o lotería)

6)

by chance : por casualidad

chance

adj.

• casual adj.

• fortuito, -a adj.

n.

• acaso s.m.

• albur s.m.

• aventura s.f.

• azar s.m.

• carambola s.f.

• caso s.m.

• casualidad s.f.

• ocasión s.f.

• oportunidad s.f.

• posibilidad s.f.

• probibilidad s.f.

• riesgo s.m.

• suerte s.f.

• vaivén s.m.

v.

• arriesgar v.

I tʃæns, tʃɑːns
noun

1) u ( fate) casualidad f, azar m

it was pure chance that we met — nos encontramos de or por pura casualidad

to leave nothing to chance — no dejar nada (librado) al azar

by chance — por or de casualidad

have you seen my hat, by any chance? — ¿has visto mi sombrero por casualidad?; (before n) <meeting, occurrence> casual, fortuito

2) c ( risk) riesgo m

don't take any chances — no te arriesgues, no corras riesgos

3) c

a) ( opportunity) oportunidad f, ocasión f

to jump o leap at the chance — aprovechar or no dejar escapar la oportunidad or ocasión

the chance of a lifetime — la oportunidad de su (or mi etc) vida

finished yet? - give me a chance! — ¿has acabado ya? - espera un poco!

give them half a chance and they'll fleece you — en cuanto te descuidas te despluman

b) ( raffle ticket) (AmE) número m, boleto m

4) c ( likelihood) posibilidad f, chance f or m (esp AmL)

they don't stand much of a chance — lo tienen (bien) difícil

not a o no chance! — (colloq) ni de casualidad or ni en broma! (fam)

it's a million-to-one chance o a chance in a million — las posibilidades son muy remotas

(the) chances are (that)... — (colloq) lo más probable es que...

to be in with a chance — (BrE) tener* posibilidades or chances

II

transitive verb

a) ( risk)

to chance it — arriesgarse*, correr el riesgo

b) ( happen)

to chance to + INF: I just chanced to be passing your office — pasaba por tu oficina por casualidad

Phrasal Verbs:

- chance on

[tʃɑːns]
1. N

1) (=fate) azar m; (=coincidence) casualidad f

• by chance — por casualidad

we met by chance in Paris — nos encontramos por casualidad en París

do you have a room available, by any chance? — ¿no tendrá por casualidad una habitación libre?, ¿por casualidad tiene una habitación libre?

• to leave nothing to chance — no dejar nada al azar or a la casualidad, no dejar ningún cabo suelto or por atar

• to trust sth to chance — dejar algo al azar
game I, 1., 1), a)
2) (=opportunity) oportunidad f, ocasión f

• chance would be a fine thing! * — ¡ojalá!, ¡ya quisiera yo!

• you'll never get another chance like this — nunca se te presentará otra oportunidad or ocasión como esta

all those eligible will get a chance to vote — todas las personas que cumplan los requisitos podrán votar

• to give sb a chance, he didn't give me a chance to say anything — no me dio (la) oportunidad de decir nada

give me a chance, I've only just got here! — ¡espera un ratito, acabo de llegar!

• he never had a chance in life — nunca tuvo suerte en la vida

• given half a chance he'd eat the lot * — si se le dejara, se lo comería todo

• you always wanted to ride a horse, and here's your chance — siempre quisiste montar a caballo, ahora tienes la oportunidad

• to jump or leap at the chance — aprovechar la oportunidad or ocasión, no dejar escapar la oportunidad or ocasión

• it's the chance of a lifetime — es la oportunidad de mi/tu/su etc vida

• to have an eye on or to the main chance * — pej estar a la que salta *

• to miss one's chance — perder la or su oportunidad

• she's gone out, now's your chance! — ha salido, ¡ésta es tu oportunidad!

• they decided to give me a second chance — decidieron darme una segunda oportunidad

3) (=possibility) posibilidad f

his chances of survival are slim — tiene escasas posibilidades de sobrevivir, sus posibilidades de sobrevivir son escasas

the chances are that... — lo más probable es que...

it has a one in 11,000 chance (of winning) — tiene una posibilidad entre 11.000 (de ganar)

• to have a good chance of success — tener bastantes posibilidades de éxito

• to be in with a chance — (Brit) * tener muchas posibilidades

• I had very little chance of winning — tenía muy pocas posibilidades de ganar

• he has no chance of winning — no tiene ninguna posibilidad de ganar, no tiene posibilidad alguna de ganar

no chance! * — (refusing) ¡ni hablar! *; (dismissing a possibility) ¡qué va! *

• there is a slight chance she may still be there — puede que exista una pequeña posibilidad de que todavía esté allí

• they don't stand a chance (of winning) — no tienen ninguna posibilidad or posibilidad alguna (de ganar)

he never stood a chance, the truck went straight into him — no pudo hacer nada, el camión se fue derecho a él
fat 1., 5)
4) (=risk) riesgo m

I'll take that chance — correré ese riesgo, me arriesgaré

• I'm not taking any chances — no quiero arriesgarme

you shouldn't take any chances where your health is concerned — no deberías correr riesgos or arriesgarte cuando se trata de tu salud

• we decided to take a chance on the weather — decidimos arriesgarnos con el tiempo

2. VT

1) (=run the risk of) [+ rejection, fine] arriesgarse a

to chance doing sth — arriesgarse a hacer algo

to chance it * — jugársela, arriesgarse

- chance one's arm or one's luck

2) frm (=happen)

to chance to do sth — hacer algo por casualidad

she chanced to look up at that moment — en ese momento dio la casualidad de que levantó la vista or levantó la vista por casualidad

I chanced to catch sight of her as she passed — la vi por casualidad cuando pasaba

3.

CPD

chance meeting N — encuentro m fortuito or casual

chance remark N — comentario m casual

- chance on

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I [tʃæns, tʃɑːns]
noun

1) u ( fate) casualidad f, azar m

it was pure chance that we met — nos encontramos de or por pura casualidad

to leave nothing to chance — no dejar nada (librado) al azar

by chance — por or de casualidad

have you seen my hat, by any chance? — ¿has visto mi sombrero por casualidad?; (before n) <meeting, occurrence> casual, fortuito

2) c ( risk) riesgo m

don't take any chances — no te arriesgues, no corras riesgos

3) c

a) ( opportunity) oportunidad f, ocasión f

to jump o leap at the chance — aprovechar or no dejar escapar la oportunidad or ocasión

the chance of a lifetime — la oportunidad de su (or mi etc) vida

finished yet? - give me a chance! — ¿has acabado ya? - espera un poco!

give them half a chance and they'll fleece you — en cuanto te descuidas te despluman

b) ( raffle ticket) (AmE) número m, boleto m

4) c ( likelihood) posibilidad f, chance f or m (esp AmL)

they don't stand much of a chance — lo tienen (bien) difícil

not a o no chance! — (colloq) ni de casualidad or ni en broma! (fam)

it's a million-to-one chance o a chance in a million — las posibilidades son muy remotas

(the) chances are (that)... — (colloq) lo más probable es que...

to be in with a chance — (BrE) tener* posibilidades or chances

II

transitive verb

a) ( risk)

to chance it — arriesgarse*, correr el riesgo

b) ( happen)

to chance to + INF: I just chanced to be passing your office — pasaba por tu oficina por casualidad

Phrasal Verbs:

- chance on

English-spanish dictionary > chance
9 chance

[tʃɑ:n(t)s, Am tʃæ:n(t)s] n

1) no pl ( luck) Glück;

( coincidence) Zufall m;

\chance encounter zufällige Begegnung;

to be pure [or sheer] \chance [that...] reiner Zufall sein[, dass...];

to leave nothing to \chance nichts dem Zufall überlassen;

as \chance would have it wie es der Zufall wollte;

by \chance zufällig;

by any \chance vielleicht;

do you have a light by any \chance? hätten Sie vielleicht zufällig Feuer?

2) ( likelihood)

\chances pl Möglichkeit f; ( prospect) Aussicht f, Chance f;

there's not much of a \chance of my coming to the party ich werde wohl nicht zur Party kommen;

there's not a \chance in hell of my ever going out with him again mit dem werde ich nie im Leben nochmal weggehen;

the \chance was one in a million die Chancen standen eins zu einer Million;

\chances are [that]... aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach...;

\chances of promotion Aufstiegschancen fpl;

\chances of survival Überlebenschancen fpl;

to do sth on the off \chance etw nur auf gut Glück tun;

there's an outside \chance that... es besteht eine geringe Chance, dass...;

to be in with a \chance eine Chance haben;

to [not] have [or stand] a \chance with sb/ sth bei jdm/etw [keine] Chancen haben;

I don't think I stand a \chance of winning ich halte es nicht für sehr wahrscheinlich, dass ich gewinnen werde

3) ( opportunity) Möglichkeit f, Gelegenheit f;

given half a \chance, he'd give up working tomorrow hätte er auch nur die geringste Chance, würde er morgen aufhören zu arbeiten;

( Brit)

\chance would be a fine thing schön wär's ( fam)

( Brit) ( fam);

no \chance! niemals!;

the \chance of a lifetime die Chance meines/deines/Ihres etc. Lebens ( fam)

to give sb a [second] \chance [to do sth] jdm eine [zweite] Chance geben[, etw zu tun];

to have a/the \chance [to do sth [or of doing sth]] eine/die Möglichkeit [o Chance] haben[, etw zu tun];

to miss the/one's \chance [to do sth] die/seine Chance verpassen[, etw zu tun];

you missed the perfect \chance du hast die Chance deines Lebens verpasst ( fam)

4) ( risk) Risiko nt;

the \chance of failure with this project is high die Wahrscheinlichkeit, bei diesem Projekt zu scheitern, ist hoch;

to take a \chance [or \chances] es darauf ankommen lassen;

taking \chances with your health is a bad idea seine Gesundheit aufs Spiel zu setzen, ist dumm vi unerwartet geschehen;

they \chanced to be in the restaurant just when I arrived als ich ankam, waren sie zufälligerweise auch gerade in dem Restaurant vt ( fam);

to \chance sth ( hazard) etw riskieren;

( try) etw versuchen;

don't \chance your life's savings on a single investment steck doch nicht deine ganzen Ersparnisse in ein einziges Investitionsprojekt!;

to \chance one's arm [or (Brit a.) to \chance it] es riskieren [o darauf ankommen lassen]

English-German students dictionary > chance
10 chance

f. & m.

opportunity, chance. ( Latin American Spanish)

tener chance de hacer algo to have the chance to do something

¿me das un chance? can I have a go?

m.

1 chance, shot, turn, opportunity.

2 risk, chance.

3 probability, chance, odds, likelihood.

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chance

► nombre masculino

1 chance

* * *

1. SM
[a veces] SF LAm
1) (=oportunidad) chance

dale chance — let him have a go

2) (=suerte) good luck

2.

CONJ Méx maybe, perhaps

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femenino o masculino (AmL) ( oportunidad) chance

no hay ningún chance de que se libre — he has no chance of escaping

dar chance a alguien — to give somebody the chance

tiene pocas chances de ganar — he doesn't have o stand much chance of winning

* * *

femenino o masculino (AmL) ( oportunidad) chance

no hay ningún chance de que se libre — he has no chance of escaping

dar chance a alguien — to give somebody the chance

tiene pocas chances de ganar — he doesn't have o stand much chance of winning

* * *

chance

feminine

or

masculine

A ( AmL) (oportunidad) chance

no me dio chance de defenderme he didn't give me the chance to defend myself

no hay ningún chance de que se salve he has no chance of escaping

este caballo tiene pocas chances de ganar this horse doesn't have o stand much chance of winning

B

chance masculine

1

( Ven fam) (romance): tengo un chance con ella I've got a thing going with her ( colloq)

le salió un chance con una muchacha del pueblo he got involved with one of the village girls ( colloq)

2 ( Col fam) (lotería) lottery ticket

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chance f or m (AmL) ( oportunidad) chance;
◊ dar chance a algn to give sb the chance;

tiene pocas chances de ganar he doesn't have o stand much chance of winning
chance sustantivo masculino LAm opportunity

' chance' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
accidental
- accidente
- asomo
- azar
- casual
- casualidad
- casualmente
- chiripa
- cielo
- coincidir
- destinada
- destinado
- encuentro
- entrever
- fortuita
- fortuito
- inesperada
- inesperado
- juego
- malograr
- mía
- mío
- momento
- ninguna
- ninguno
- ocasión
- ocasional
- opción
- oportunidad
- presentarse
- primera
- primero
- probabilidad
- resquicio
- suerte
- terciarse
- última
- último
- una
- uno
- arriesgar
- carambola
- coincidencia
- facilidad
- hablar
- posibilidad
English:
avail
- blow
- bungle
- by
- cat
- chance
- encounter
- fact
- fair
- fifty
- fighting chance
- forfeit
- game
- hang back
- happy
- jump at
- last
- lifetime
- off-chance
- outside
- parting
- remote
- second
- accident
- accidentally
- any
- bump
- casual
- fifty-fifty
- grab
- have
- jump
- leave
- life
- miss
- muff
- now
- off
- pass
- proper
- providence
- purely
- seize
- slight
- slim
- to

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chance

♦ nm o nf
Am opportunity, chance;
me dio una segunda chance he gave me a second chance;

aprovechar la chance to seize the opportunity;

en o [m5] a la primera chance at the first opportunity;

tener chance de hacer algo to have the chance to do sth;

¿me das un chance? can I have a go?

♦ adv
Méx maybe;
iré al cine hoy, chance mañana I'm going to the movies o Br cinema today, or maybe tomorrow

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chance

I m L.Am.

chance;

dame chance let me have a go

II conj Méx

perhaps, maybe

* * *

chance nm

oportunidad: chance, opportunity

Spanish-English dictionary > chance
11 give

(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) despedir, ser puesto de patitas en la calle

give vb

1. dar

give it to me dámelo

can you give him a message? ¿le puedes dar un recado?

give me a clue dame una pista

2. regalar

what did you give him? ¿qué le regalaste?

I gave him a book for his birthday le regalé un libro para su cumpleaños

to give way ceder el paso

El pasado de give es gave y el participio pasado es given; el gerundio se escribe giving

give

tr[gɪv]

noun

1 (flexibility) elasticidad nombre femenino, flexibilidad nombre femenino

transitive verb (pt gave tr[geɪv], pp given tr['gɪvən], ger giving)

1 (gen) dar

■ you've given me a great idea! ¡me has dado una idea estupenda!

■ his training gave him a good start in life su formación le proporcionó un buen comienzo en la vida

2 (deliver, convey) dar, entregar

■ could you give him a message? ¿le podrías dar un mensaje?

3 (as a gift) dar, regalar

■ he gave her a pretty dress le regaló un vestido bonito

4 (provide) dar, suministrar

■ she gave him a meal le dio de comer

■ to give one's word dar su palabra

5 (pay) pagar, dar

■ how much did you give for it? ¿cuánto pagó por ello?

■ many people would give anything for a decent job mucha gente daría cualquier cosa por tener un buen empleo

6 (perform a concert etc) dar; (speech) pronunciar

7 (dedicate) dedicar, consagrar

■ he gave a lot of thought to the project reflexionó largo y tendido sobre el proyecto

8 (cause) causar, ocasionar

■ she gave him to understand that she wasn't interested le dio a entender que no le interesaba

9 (yield) ceder, conceder

■ I'll give you that it isn't easy le concedo que no es fácil, te doy la razón en que no es fácil

intransitive verb

1 (yield) ceder; (cloth, elastic) dar de sí

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to give a damn importarle a uno un bledo

to give evidence prestar declaración

to give it all one's got dar lo mejor de sí

to give the game away descubrir el pastel

'Give way' (road sign) "Ceda el paso"

to give way (gen) ceder, conceder 2 (ground) hundirse 3 (ladder) romperse 3 (legs) doblarse

don't give me that! familiar ¡no me vengas con esas!

give me... every time! familiar ¡para mí no hay nada como...!

to give somebody one's support prestarle apoyo a alguien

to give somebody up for dead dar por muerto,-a a alguien

■ the climbers were given up for dead dieron por muertos a los montañeros

what gives? familiar ¿qué pasa?

give ['gɪv] v, gave ['geɪv] ; given ['gɪvə n] ; giving vt

1) hand, present: dar, regalar, obsequiar

give it to me: dámelo

they gave him a gold watch: le regalaron un reloj de oro

2) pay: dar, pagar

I'll give you $10 for this one: te daré $10 por éste

3) utter: dar, pronunciar

to give a shout: dar un grito

to give a speech: pronunciar un discurso

to give a verdict: dictar sentencia

4) provide: dar

to give one's word: dar uno su palabra

to give a party: dar una fiesta

5) cause: dar, causar, ocasionar

to give trouble: causar problemas

to give someone to understand: darle a entender a alguien

6) grant: dar, otorgar

to give permission: dar permiso

give vi

1) : hacer regalos

2) yield: ceder, romperse

it gave under the weight of the crowd: cedió bajo el peso de la muchedumbre

3)

to give in or to give up surrender: rendirse, entregarse

4)

to give out : agotarse, acabarse

the supplies gave out: las provisiones se agotaron

give n

flexibility: flexibilidad f, elasticidad f

give

n.

• elasticidad s.f.

give (s.o.) a hard time

expr.

• criticar (a alguien) v.

• hacer (a alguien) pasar mal expr.

give (s.o.) a piece of one's mind

expr.

• cantarle las cuarenta verdades* (a alguien) expr.

• decir cuántas son cinco* expr.

give (s.o.) the slip

expr.

• dar esquinazo* v.

• lograr escaparse (de alguien) expr.

• lograr zafarse (de alguien) expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: gave, given) = dar v.

(§pres: doy, das...) subj: dé-

pret: di-•)

• donar v.

• entregar v.

• obsequiar v.

• ofrecer v.

• ofrendar v.

• otorgar v.

• presentar v.

• prestar v.

• regalar v.

• rendir v.

I
1. gɪv
1) (past gave; past p given) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) (hand, pass) dar*

give her/me/them a glass of water — dale/dame/dales un vaso de agua

b) ( as gift) regalar, obsequiar (frml)

to give somebody a present — hacerle* un regalo a alguien, regalarle algo a alguien

c) ( donate) dar*, donar

they have given $100,000 for/toward a new music room — han dado or donado $100.000/han contribuido con $100.000 para una nueva sala de música

d) (dedicate, devote) \<\<love/affection\>\> dar*; \<\<attention\>\> prestar

I'll give it some thought — lo pensaré

to give it all one's got — dar* lo mejor de sí

e) ( sacrifice) \<\<life\>\> dar*, entregar*

f) \<\<injection/sedative\>\> dar*, administrar (frml)

3)

a) (supply, grant) \<\<protection\>\> dar*; \<\<help\>\> dar*, brindar; \<\<idea\>\> dar*

give her something to do — dale algo que or para hacer

b) (allow, concede) \<\<opportunity/permission\>\> dar*, conceder (frml)

given the choice, I'd... — si me dieran a elegir, yo...

he's a good worker, I'll give him that, but... — es muy trabajador, hay que reconocerlo, pero...

the doctors only give him three months — los médicos le dan sólo tres meses

it would take us 15 months, give or take a week or two — nos llevaría unos 15 meses, semana más, semana menos

4)

a) ( cause) \<\<pleasure/shock\>\> dar*; \<\<cough\>\> dar*

don't give us your germs/cold! — no nos pegues tus microbios/tu resfriado! (fam)

b) ( yield) \<\<results/fruit\>\> dar*

5)

a) (award, allot) \<\<title/degree\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conferir* (frml); \<\<authority/right\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conceder (frml); \<\<contract\>\> dar*, adjudicar*; \<\<mark\>\> dar*, poner*

the judge gave her five years — el juez le dio cinco años or la condenó a cinco años

b) ( entrust) \<\<task/responsibility\>\> dar*, confiar*

she's given me her car to fix — me ha dejado el coche para que se lo arregle

6) (pay, exchange) dar*

I'd give anything for a cigarette — no sé qué daría por un cigarrillo

7) ( care) (colloq)

I don't give a damn — me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino (fam)

Sense II

8)

a) ( convey) \<\<apologies/news\>\> dar*

please give my regards to your mother — dale recuerdos or (AmL tb) cariños a tu madre

she gave me to understand that... — me dio a entender que...

b) (state, reveal) \<\<information\>\> dar*

she gave a detailed description of the place — describió el lugar detalladamente

the judge has given his verdict — el juez ha dictado sentencia

9) (make sound, movement) \<\<cry/jump\>\> dar*, pegar* (fam); \<\<laugh\>\> soltar*

to give somebody a kiss/a wink — darle* un beso a alguien/hacerle* un guiño a alguien

why not give it a try? — por qué no pruebas or lo intentas?

10) ( indicate) \<\<speed/temperature\>\> señalar, marcar*

11)

a) ( hold) \<\<party/dinner\>\> dar*, ofrecer* (frml)

b) \<\<concert\>\> dar*; \<\<speech\>\> decir*, pronunciar

2.

vi

1)

a) ( yield under pressure) ceder, dar* de sí

they won't give an inch — no cederán un ápice

b) (break, give way) \<\<planks/branch\>\> romperse*

2) ( make gift) dar*

to give to charity — dar* dinero a organizaciones de caridad

please give generously — contribuyan generosamente por favor

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give onto

- give out

- give over

- give up

II

mass noun elasticidad f

this fabric doesn't have much give in it — esta tela no da mucho de sí

[ɡɪv] (pt gave) (pp given)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
When give is part of a set combination, eg give evidence, give a lecture, give a party, give a yawn, look up the other word.
1) [+ possession, object] dar; (for special occasion) regalar, obsequiar frm; [+ title, honour, award, prize] dar, otorgar frm; [+ organ, blood] dar, donar; (Scol) [+ mark] poner

he was given a gold watch when he retired — le regalaron or frm obsequiaron un reloj de oro cuando se jubiló

• he gave her a dictionary for her birthday — le regaló un diccionario por su cumpleaños

he was given an award for bravery — le dieron or otorgaron un galardón por su valentía

• to give sb a penalty — (Sport) conceder un penalti or penalty a algn

• to give o.s to sb — entregarse a algn

2) (=pass on) [+ message] dar; [+ goods, document] dar, entregar more frm ; [+ illness] contagiar, pegar *

give them my regards or best wishes — dales saludos de mi parte

can you give Mary the keys when you see her? — ¿puedes darle las llaves a Mary cuando la veas?

to give sb a cold — contagiar el resfriado a algn, pegar el resfriado a algn *

to give sth into sb's hands — liter entregar or confiar algo a algn

3) (=offer) [+ party, dinner] dar

to give a party for sb — dar or ofrecer una fiesta en honor de algn

why don't you give them melon to start with? — ¿por qué no les das melón para empezar?

she gave us a wonderful meal — nos hizo una comida buenísima

we can give them cava to drink — podemos darles cava para or de beber

what can I give him to eat/for dinner? — ¿qué puedo hacerle para comer/cenar?

4) (=provide) [+ money, information, idea] dar; [+ task] dar, confiar

can you give him something to do? — ¿puedes darle algo para hacer?

• I'll never be able to give you a child — nunca podré darte un hijo

• they gave us a lot of help — nos ayudaron mucho

• it gave us a good laugh * — nos hizo reír mucho

give or take... —

12 o'clock, give or take a few minutes — más o menos las doce

in A.D. 500 give or take a few years — aproximadamente en el año 500 después de J.C.

5) (=cause) [+ shock, surprise] dar, causar; [+ pain] causar, provocar

• it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all — es un gran placer para mí darles la bienvenida a todos

to give sb a kick/push — dar una patada/un empujón a algn

• to give sb to believe that... — hacer creer a algn que...

I was given to believe that... — me hicieron creer que...

• to give sb to understand that... — dar a entender a algn que...

6) (=grant, allow)

a) [+ permission] dar, conceder; [+ chance, time] dar

let's give him one last chance — vamos a darle una última oportunidad

can't you give me another week? — ¿no me puedes dar otra semana?

I can give you 10 minutes — le puedo conceder 10 minutos

give yourself an hour to get there — necesitas una hora para llegar

I gave myself 10 minutes to do it — me permití 10 minutos para hacerlo

to give sb a choice — dar a elegir a algn

• he's honest, I give you that — es honrado, lo reconozco

b) * (predicting future)

how long would you give that marriage? — ¿cuánto tiempo crees que durará ese matrimonio?

the doctors gave him two years to live — los médicos le dieron dos años de vida

7) (=dedicate) [+ life, time] dedicar

he gave his life to helping the needy — dedicó su vida a ayudar a los necesitados

I've given you the best years of my life — te he dado los mejores años de mi vida

he gave it everything he'd got — dio lo mejor de sí

8) (=sacrifice) [+ life] dar

he gave his life for his country — dio la vida por su país

9) (=pay) dar

what will you give me for it? — ¿qué me das por ello?

how much did you give for it? — ¿cuánto diste or pagaste por él?

- I'd give a lot or the world or anything to know...

- I don't or I wouldn't give much for his chances

10) (=put through to) poner con

could you give me Mr Smith/extension 3443? — ¿me podría poner con el Sr. Smith/con la extensión 3443?

11) (=punish with)

the teacher gave him 100 lines — el profesor le castigó a copiar 100 líneas

the judge gave him five years — el juez le dio cinco años

to give it to sb * — (=beat) dar una paliza a algn; (verbally) poner a algn como un trapo *

12) (=present) presentar a

ladies and gentlemen, I give you our guest speaker this evening,... — damas y caballeros, les presento a nuestro conferenciante de esta noche,...

13) (in toast)

I give you the Queen — brindemos por la Reina

14) (=produce, supply) [+ milk, fruit] dar, producir; [+ light, heat] dar; [+ result] arrojar; [+ help, advice] dar, proporcionar

it gives a total of 80 — arroja un total de 80

it gives 6% a year — rinde un 6% al año

it gave no sign of life — no daba señales de vida

15) (=state) [+ name, age, address] dar; (on form) poner

to give the right/wrong answer — dar la respuesta correcta/equivocada

if I may give an example — si se me permite dar or poner un ejemplo

he gave the cause of death as asphyxia — señaló la asfixia como causa de la muerte

16) (=care)

I don't give a damn * — me importa un comino or un bledo *

17) (=make) [+ speech] dar, pronunciar frm; [+ lecture, concert] dar

18)

• to give way —

a) (=collapse) [bridge, beam, floor, ceiling] ceder, hundirse; [cable, rope] romperse; [legs] flaquear

the ground gave way beneath him — la tierra se hundió bajo sus pies

the chair gave way under his weight — la silla no soportó su peso, la silla cedió bajo su peso

after months of stress his health gave way — después de meses de tensión su salud se vió afectada

his strength gave way — le flaquearon las fuerzas

b) (=break) [rope] romperse

c)

to give way (to sth) — (=be replaced) ser reemplazado (por algo); (to demands) ceder (a algo); (to traffic) ceder el paso (a algo)

you gave way too easily — cediste con demasiada facilidad

to give way to an impulse — dejarse llevar por un impulso

she gave way to tears — se deshizo en lágrimas

he never gives way to despair — nunca se abandona a la desesperación

give way — (Brit) (Aut) ceda el paso

to give way to the left — ceder el paso a la izquierda

19) (in idiomatic expressions)

• don't give me that! * — ¡no me vengas con esas! *

• I'll give you something to cry about! * — ¡ya te daré yo razones para llorar!

holidays? I'll give you holidays! * — ¿vacaciones? ya te voy a dar yo a ti vacaciones *, ¿vacaciones? ¡ni vacaciones ni narices! *

he wants £100? I'll give him £100! * — ¿que quiere 100 libras? ¡ni cien libras ni nada!

I'll give him what for! * — ¡se va a enterar! *

• give me the old songs! — ¡para mí las canciones viejas!

give me a gas cooker every time! * — ¡prefiero mil veces una cocina de gas!

children? give me dogs any time! — ¿niños? ¡prefiero mucho antes un perro!

I wouldn't want it if you gave it to me — eso no lo quiero ni regalado

he can give you 5 years — él tiene la ventaja de ser 5 años más joven que tú

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) dar

giving is better than receiving — dar es mejor que recibir

please give generously — por favor, sean generosos

to give to charity — hacer donativos a organizaciones benéficas, dar dinero a organizaciones benéficas

• to give and take — hacer concesiones mutuas

- give as good as one gets

2) (=give way)

a) (=collapse) [bridge, beam, floor, ceiling] ceder, hundirse; [knees] flaquear

the chair gave under his weight — la silla cedió bajo su peso, la silla no soportó su peso

b) (=break) [rope] romperse

c) (=yield) [door] ceder

the floor gave slightly under his feet — el suelo cedió ligeramente bajo sus pies

- something's got to give!

3) (US)
*
what gives? — ¿qué pasa?, ¿qué se cuece por ahí? *

3.

NOUN (=flexibility) [of material] elasticidad f

there's a lot of give in this chair/bed — esta silla/cama es muy mullida

there's a lot of give in this rope — esta cuerda da mucho de sí

there isn't a lot of give in these proposals — estas propuestas no son muy negociables

how much give has there been on their side? — ¿cuánto han cedido ellos?

• give and take, you won't achieve an agreement without a bit of give and take — no vais a conseguir un acuerdo sin hacer concesiones mutuas

a bit of give and take — un poco de toma y daca *

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give onto

- give out

- give over

- give over to

- give up

- give up on

* * *

I
1. [gɪv]
1) (past gave; past p given) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) (hand, pass) dar*

give her/me/them a glass of water — dale/dame/dales un vaso de agua

b) ( as gift) regalar, obsequiar (frml)

to give somebody a present — hacerle* un regalo a alguien, regalarle algo a alguien

c) ( donate) dar*, donar

they have given $100,000 for/toward a new music room — han dado or donado $100.000/han contribuido con $100.000 para una nueva sala de música

d) (dedicate, devote) \<\<love/affection\>\> dar*; \<\<attention\>\> prestar

I'll give it some thought — lo pensaré

to give it all one's got — dar* lo mejor de sí

e) ( sacrifice) \<\<life\>\> dar*, entregar*

f) \<\<injection/sedative\>\> dar*, administrar (frml)

3)

a) (supply, grant) \<\<protection\>\> dar*; \<\<help\>\> dar*, brindar; \<\<idea\>\> dar*

give her something to do — dale algo que or para hacer

b) (allow, concede) \<\<opportunity/permission\>\> dar*, conceder (frml)

given the choice, I'd... — si me dieran a elegir, yo...

he's a good worker, I'll give him that, but... — es muy trabajador, hay que reconocerlo, pero...

the doctors only give him three months — los médicos le dan sólo tres meses

it would take us 15 months, give or take a week or two — nos llevaría unos 15 meses, semana más, semana menos

4)

a) ( cause) \<\<pleasure/shock\>\> dar*; \<\<cough\>\> dar*

don't give us your germs/cold! — no nos pegues tus microbios/tu resfriado! (fam)

b) ( yield) \<\<results/fruit\>\> dar*

5)

a) (award, allot) \<\<title/degree\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conferir* (frml); \<\<authority/right\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conceder (frml); \<\<contract\>\> dar*, adjudicar*; \<\<mark\>\> dar*, poner*

the judge gave her five years — el juez le dio cinco años or la condenó a cinco años

b) ( entrust) \<\<task/responsibility\>\> dar*, confiar*

she's given me her car to fix — me ha dejado el coche para que se lo arregle

6) (pay, exchange) dar*

I'd give anything for a cigarette — no sé qué daría por un cigarrillo

7) ( care) (colloq)

I don't give a damn — me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino (fam)

Sense II

8)

a) ( convey) \<\<apologies/news\>\> dar*

please give my regards to your mother — dale recuerdos or (AmL tb) cariños a tu madre

she gave me to understand that... — me dio a entender que...

b) (state, reveal) \<\<information\>\> dar*

she gave a detailed description of the place — describió el lugar detalladamente

the judge has given his verdict — el juez ha dictado sentencia

9) (make sound, movement) \<\<cry/jump\>\> dar*, pegar* (fam); \<\<laugh\>\> soltar*

to give somebody a kiss/a wink — darle* un beso a alguien/hacerle* un guiño a alguien

why not give it a try? — por qué no pruebas or lo intentas?

10) ( indicate) \<\<speed/temperature\>\> señalar, marcar*

11)

a) ( hold) \<\<party/dinner\>\> dar*, ofrecer* (frml)

b) \<\<concert\>\> dar*; \<\<speech\>\> decir*, pronunciar

2.

vi

1)

a) ( yield under pressure) ceder, dar* de sí

they won't give an inch — no cederán un ápice

b) (break, give way) \<\<planks/branch\>\> romperse*

2) ( make gift) dar*

to give to charity — dar* dinero a organizaciones de caridad

please give generously — contribuyan generosamente por favor

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give onto

- give out

- give over

- give up

II

mass noun elasticidad f

this fabric doesn't have much give in it — esta tela no da mucho de sí

English-spanish dictionary > give
12 give away

transitive verb

1) (without charge, as gift) verschenken

2) (in marriage) dem Bräutigam zuführen

3) (distribute) verteilen, vergeben [Preise]

4) (fig.): (betray) verraten

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1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) verschenken

2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).) preisgeben, die Preisgabe

* * *

◆ give away

vt

1. (offer for free)

▪ to \give away away ⇆ sth etw verschenken

to \give away away samples Gratisproben verteilen

2. (at wedding)

▪ to \give away away ⇆ sb father of the bride jdn zum Altar führen

3. ( fig: lose)

▪ to \give away away ⇆ sth victory, penalty etw verschenken

4. (reveal, expose)

▪ to \give away away ⇆ sth secret, details etw verraten

to \give away the game [or show] away alles verraten

▪ to \give away away ⇆ sb jdn verraten

▪ to \give away oneself away sich akk verraten

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vt sep

1) (= give without charge) weggeben; (as present) verschenken

at £5 I'm practically giving it away — ich will £ 5 dafür, das ist fast geschenkt

2) advantage, goal verschenken

3) bride zum Altar führen (als Brautvater etc)

4) (= hand out) prizes etc vergeben, verteilen

5) (fig = betray) verraten (to sb an jdn)

to give the game or show away (inf) — alles verraten

to give oneself away — sich verraten

* * *

give away v/t

1. a) her-, weggeben: → academic.ru/8956/bride">bride

b) verschenken:

at £ 4 it’s not exactly given away für 4 Pfund ist es nicht gerade geschenkt

2. Preise etc verteilen, überreichen

3. jemanden oder etwas verraten:

give away a secret;

give o.s. away sich verraten oder verplappern umg; → game¹ A 6, show A 15

4. eine Chance etc vertun

5. SPORT einen Elfmeter etc verursachen

* * *

transitive verb

1) (without charge, as gift) verschenken

2) (in marriage) dem Bräutigam zuführen

3) (distribute) verteilen, vergeben [Preise]

4) (fig.): (betray) verraten

* * *

v.

hergeben v.

preisgeben v.

vergeben v.

verschenken v.

English-german dictionary > give away
13 / jdm. eine Chance geben

to give sth. / sb. a go fig.

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > / jdm. eine Chance geben
14 margen

f.

bank.

m.

1 side.

2 margin.

3 margin (commerce).

margen de beneficio profit margin

4 leeway.

al margen de eso, hay otros factores over and above this, there are other factors

al margen de la ley outside the law

dejar al margen to exclude

estar al margen de to have nothing to do with

mantenerse al margen de to keep out of

margen de error margin of error

margen de seguridad degree of certainty

5 outer edge, border, margin, fringe.

6 bank of the river, bank, riverbank.

7 spread, profit, difference between two given prices, mark-up.

8 acies, edge.

* * *

margen

► nombre masculino & nombre femenino

1 (extremidad) border, edge

2 (de río) bank; (de camino) edge

► nombre masculino

1 (del papel) margin

2 (oportunidad) chance

3 COMERCIO margin

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al margen de... apart from..., out of...

al margen de la ley outside the law

dar margen para to give scope for

dejar algo al margen to leave something aside

dejar a alguien al margen to leave somebody out

mantenerse al margen not to get involved

margen de beneficios profit margin

margen de error margin of error

* * *

noun m.

1) margin

2) border, edge

* * *

1. SM

1) [de página] margin

una nota al margen — a marginal note, a note in the margin

un comentario al margen — an aside

2) (=espacio)

ganaron las elecciones por un escaso margen — they won the election by a narrow margin

existe un amplio margen para el fraude — there is plenty of scope for fraud

la victoria no daba margen para pensar que... — the victory did not give any reason to think that...

en un escaso margen de tiempo — in a short space of time

dejen un margen de una semana para la entrega — allow a week for delivery

margen de acción, margen de actuación — scope for action, room for manoeuvre, room for maneuver (EEUU)

margen de confianza, margen de credibilidad — credibility gap

margen de error — margin of error

margen de maniobra — = margen de acción

margen de seguridad — safety margin

3)

• al margen de — [+ opinión, resultado] regardless of, despite

al margen de lo que tú digas — regardless of o despite what you say

una vida al margen del sistema — a life on the fringes of society

al margen de la ley — outside the law

al margen de que las acusaciones sean o no fundadas — whether the accusations are true or not

• dejar algo al margen — to leave sth aside, set sth aside

dejando al margen nuestras creencias, la idea es muy buena — leaving o setting aside our beliefs, it's a very good idea

lo dejaron o mantuvieron al margen de las negociaciones — they excluded him from the negotiations, they left him out of the negotiations

• mantenerse o quedarse al margen de — [+ negociaciones, situación, escándalo] to keep out of, stay out of; [+ sociedad, vida pública] to remain on the sidelines of, remain on the fringes of

4) (Econ) (=beneficio) margin

la competencia ha reducido nuestros márgenes — our margins have been squeezed by the competition

margen bruto — gross margin

margen comercial — mark-up

margen de beneficio — profit margin

margen de explotación — trading profit

margen de fluctuación — rate of fluctuation

margen de ganancia(s) — profit margin

margen neto — net margin

2.

SF [de río] bank

la margen derecha del Tajo — the right bank of the Tagus

* * *
I
femenino (a veces m) ( de río) bank; ( de carretera) side
II
masculino

1) ( de una página) margin

2)

al margen: ver nota al margen see margin note; se mantuvo al margen de todo he kept out of everything; al margen de la ley on the fringes of the law; lo dejaron al margen he was left out; viven al margen de la sociedad they live on the margin o fringes of society; al margen de lo expresado — apart from what's already been said

3) ( franja de terreno) strip of land

4) ( holgura) margin

ganó por un amplio/estrecho margen — he won by a comfortable/narrow margin

eso nos da un margen de tiempo — that gives us some leeway

le han dejado un margen de acción muy reducido — they have left him very little leeway

un cierto margen de autonomía — a certain degree of autonomy

- margen de beneficio or ganancias

- margen de error

- margen de seguridad

- margen de tolerancia

5) márgenes masculino plural (límites, parámetros) limits (pl)

dentro de ciertos márgenes — within certain limits

los márgenes de credibilidad de estos sondeos — the extent to which these polls can be believed

6) (Com) margin, profit

* * *

= border, margin, leeway, fringe, sideline, riverfront, riverbank [river bank], verge.

Ex. The following represent some of the factors that might need to be specified: designations and sizes of typefaces and typefounts, special characters, rules and borders.

Ex. Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.

Ex. On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.

Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.

Ex. The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries.

Ex. With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.

Ex. They use a mobile floating library to serve riverbank communities.

Ex. The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.

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* al margen = on the sidelines, tangential.

* al margen de = divorced from, untouched, outside the purview of, other than, in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.

* apoyado con un estrecho margen = narrowly endorsed.

* comentario al margen = tangential comment.

* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dejar margen = allow + margin.

* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.

* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.

* margen de beneficio = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.

* margen de confianza = the benefit of the doubt.

* margen de edad = age group [age-group].

* margen de error = margin of error.

* margen de ganancia = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.

* margen de la carretera = roadside verge.

* margen de la sociedad = margin of society.

* margen del corte = outer margin.

* margen del lomo = inner margin, gutter.

* margen del lomo recortado = stub.

* margen del río = river bank [riverbank].

* margen derecho = right margin.

* margen de tiempo = time frame [timeframe].

* margen escasísimo = razor-thin margin.

* margen inferior = bottom margin.

* margen ínfimo = razor-thin margin.

* margen izquierdo = left margin.

* margen superior = top margin.

* nota al margen = sidenote [side-note].

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.

* quedarse al margen = stand by.

* vivir al margen de = live on + the fringes of.

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I
femenino (a veces m) ( de río) bank; ( de carretera) side
II
masculino

1) ( de una página) margin

2)

al margen: ver nota al margen see margin note; se mantuvo al margen de todo he kept out of everything; al margen de la ley on the fringes of the law; lo dejaron al margen he was left out; viven al margen de la sociedad they live on the margin o fringes of society; al margen de lo expresado — apart from what's already been said

3) ( franja de terreno) strip of land

4) ( holgura) margin

ganó por un amplio/estrecho margen — he won by a comfortable/narrow margin

eso nos da un margen de tiempo — that gives us some leeway

le han dejado un margen de acción muy reducido — they have left him very little leeway

un cierto margen de autonomía — a certain degree of autonomy

- margen de beneficio or ganancias

- margen de error

- margen de seguridad

- margen de tolerancia

5) márgenes masculino plural (límites, parámetros) limits (pl)

dentro de ciertos márgenes — within certain limits

los márgenes de credibilidad de estos sondeos — the extent to which these polls can be believed

6) (Com) margin, profit

* * *

= border, margin, leeway, fringe, sideline, riverfront, riverbank [river bank], verge.

Ex: The following represent some of the factors that might need to be specified: designations and sizes of typefaces and typefounts, special characters, rules and borders.

Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.

Ex: On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.

Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.

Ex: The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries.

Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.

Ex: They use a mobile floating library to serve riverbank communities.

Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.

* al margen = on the sidelines, tangential.

* al margen de = divorced from, untouched, outside the purview of, other than, in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.

* apoyado con un estrecho margen = narrowly endorsed.

* comentario al margen = tangential comment.

* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dejar margen = allow + margin.

* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.

* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.

* margen de beneficio = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.

* margen de confianza = the benefit of the doubt.

* margen de edad = age group [age-group].

* margen de error = margin of error.

* margen de ganancia = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.

* margen de la carretera = roadside verge.

* margen de la sociedad = margin of society.

* margen del corte = outer margin.

* margen del lomo = inner margin, gutter.

* margen del lomo recortado = stub.

* margen del río = river bank [riverbank].

* margen derecho = right margin.

* margen de tiempo = time frame [timeframe].

* margen escasísimo = razor-thin margin.

* margen inferior = bottom margin.

* margen ínfimo = razor-thin margin.

* margen izquierdo = left margin.

* margen superior = top margin.

* nota al margen = sidenote [side-note].

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.

* quedarse al margen = stand by.

* vivir al margen de = live on + the fringes of.

* * *

margen¹

feminine

( a veces m)

(de un río) bank; (de la carretera) side

en la margen derecha/izquierda del río on the right/left bank of the river

fundada a las márgenes del río Mapocho founded on the banks of the Mapocho River

margen²

masculine

A (de una página) margin

cambiar los márgenes de un documento to change the margins of a document

B

al margen: ver nota al margen see marginal note

prefiero mantenerme al margen de ese enredo I prefer to keep out of that business

al margen de la ley on the fringes of the law

lo dejan al margen de todas las decisiones importantes they leave him out of all the important decisions

viven al margen de la sociedad they live on the margin o fringes of society, they live apart from society

al margen de algunos cambios menores apart from a few minor changes

C (franja de terreno) strip of land

D (holgura) margin

ganó por un amplio/estrecho margen he won by a comfortable/narrow margin

dame un margen razonable de tiempo give me a reasonable amount of time

le han dejado un margen de acción muy reducido they have left him very little room for maneuver, they have left him very little leeway

un margen de autonomía más amplio a greater degree of autonomy

Compuestos:

● margen de error

margin of error

● margen de seguridad

safety margin

● margen de tolerancia

tolerance

E márgenes mpl

(límites, parámetros): dentro de los márgenes normales within the normal range o limits

los márgenes de credibilidad de estos sondeos the extent to which these polls can be believed

F ( Com) margin, profit

Compuestos:

● margen comercial

profit margin, mark-up

● margen de beneficio

profit margin

● margen de explotación

trading profit

● margen de ganancias

profit margin

* * *

margen sustantivo femenino ( a veces m) ( de río) bank;
( de carretera) side
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) margin;
margen de beneficio or ganancias profit margin;
◊ margen de error margin of error;

ver nota al margen see margin note;
al margen de apart from: al margen de la ley on the fringes of the law;
mantenerse al margen de algo to keep out of sth;
dejar a algn al margen to leave sb out;
margen de acción/tiempo leeway
2
◊ márgenes sustantivo masculino plural (límites, parámetros) limits (pl);

dentro de ciertos márgenes within certain limits
margen
I sustantivo masculino
1 (de un libro) margin
2 (en un cálculo) margin
3 Com profit
4 (espacio) margin: me dan poco margen de maniobra, they give me little leeway
II mf (de un camino, terreno) border, edge
(de un río) bank
♦ Locuciones: mantenerse al margen, to keep out of/away from: nos mantuvimos al margen de la disputa, we didn't get involved in the dispute
' margen' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desentenderse
- empeorar
- independientemente
- vera
- amplio
- amplitud
- dejar
English:
allow for
- close-run
- cold
- fringe
- margin
- marginal seat
- mark-up
- profit margin
- seat
- stand aside
- stand by
- edge
- leeway
- narrow
- periphery
- river
- stand

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margen

♦ nm

1. [de camino] side

2. [de página] margin;

deja un margen más amplio leave a wider margin;

ver nota al margen see note in the margin

3. Com margin;

este negocio deja mucho margen this business is very profitable

Comp
margen de beneficio(s) profit margin
4. [límite] margin;

ganaron por un margen de 1.000 votos they won by a margin of 1,000 votes;

tengo un margen de dos meses para acabar el trabajo I have two months to finish the work;

dar a alguien margen de confianza to allow sb to use his/her initiative

Comp
margen de actuación room for manoeuvre;
margen de error margin of error;

margen de maniobra room for manoeuvre;

margen de seguridad: [m5]puedo decir, con un margen de seguridad del 99 por ciento, que… I can say with a 99 percent degree of certainty that…

5. [ocasión]
dar margen a alguien para hacer algo to give sb the chance to do sth;

con su comportamiento dio margen a críticas his behaviour exposed him to criticism

♦ nf
[de río] bank
♦ al margen loc adv

lleva muchos años al margen del deporte she has spent many years on the fringes of the sport;

al margen de eso, hay otros factores over and above that, there are other factors;

al margen de la polémica, ha hecho un buen trabajo irrespective of the controversy, she has done a good job;

al margen de la ley outside the law;

dejar al margen to exclude;

estar al margen de algo to have nothing to do with sth;

mantenerse al margen de algo to keep out of sth

* * *

margen

1 m tb fig

margin;

al margen de eso apart from that;

mantenerse al margen keep out

margen

2 f de río bank

* * *

margen nf, pl márgenes : bank (of a river), side (of a street)

margen nm, pl márgenes

1) : edge, border

2) : margin

margen de ganancia: profit margin

* * *

margen n (en una página) margin

escribe notas en el margen she writes notes in the margin

mantenerse al margen to keep out [pt. & pp. kept] / not to get involved

me mantuve al margen durante la conversación I didn't get involved in the conversation

Spanish-English dictionary > margen
15 قدم

قَدَّمَ \ accord: to give; allow: He was accorded permission to use the library. contribute: to give sth. for a common purpose: Each of us contributed (a pound) to the cost of the gift. give: to cause sb. to have (sth.); provide: What gave you that idea? Who gave you that cut on your face? Sheep give us wool, (with a noun that can also be a verb) to make he gave a shout (or He shouted). He gave me his promise (or He promised). hold out: to offer (for sb. else to take): He held out his plate for some food. introduce: to make (sb. or sth.) known to sb.: I introduced him to my father. I introduced them (to each other). He introduced me to the art of fishing. offer: to give sb. the chance to accept (sth.): They offered the job to the younger woman, but she refused it. present: to give formally; hand over: He presented me with a bill for $5, to put forward; show She presented her plans to the meeting. produce: to show (a ticket, proof, etc.) so as to satisfy sb.. render: to give, as a duty (help, thanks etc.). \ See Also منح (مَنَحَ)، أَضْفَى على، ساهم في (سَاهَمَ في)، عَرَّف بِـ، عرض (عَرَضَ)، برز (بَرَزَ)‏ \ قَدَّمَ \ help: to serve sb. with food or drink: Help yourself to some coffee. Let me help you to some cake. \ See Also نَاوَلَ طعامًا \ قَدَّمَ الاحترام \ pay one’s respects: to express polite formal greetings. \ قَدَّمَ الأضاحي \ sacrifice: to offer (sth.) ceremonially to a god: The ancient Greeks sacrificed animals on important feast days. \ قَدَّمَ التماسًا \ petition: to ask (the government) through a petition: We petitioned (the government) for a speed limit in our street. \ See Also عريضة (عَريضة)‏ \ قَدَّمَ امتحانًا \ sit (for) an examination: to take a public exam: I’m going to sit (for) the university entrance exam. \ قَدَّمَ تَرْضِية \ make amends: to show that one is sorry, by doing sth. helpful: I must make amends for the harm I have done. \ قَدَّمَ تقريرًا عن \ report: to give an account of (sth.): The newspapers report events and speeches. You must report the accident to the police. I shall report you to the headmaster (I shall tell him about your wrongdoing). Please report on your visit when you return. \ قَدَّمَ الحُجَّة \ argue: to give a serious opinion, with reasons: The writer of this book argues that there is life on Mars. \ See Also الدَّليل \ قَدَّمَ الطعام \ serve: to share out food or drink: My wife served coffee to our guests. \ See Also الشَّراب \ قَدَّمَ طَلَبًا \ apply: to ask, esp. in writing: He applied (to me) for permission. \ قَدَّمَ طَلبًا لِـ \ apply for: (esp. a job): Fifty people have applied for the job. \ قَدَّمَ العَوْن \ lend a hand: to help: Would you lend me a hand with moving this big table?. \ قَدَّمَ مُتَطَوِّعًا \ volunteer: to offer willingly (without being forced): He volunteered to join the army. \ قَدَّمَ نَصيحة \ counsel: to give an opinion or advice about what sb. else should do. \ قَدَّمَ نَفسَه \ report: to go somewhere and state one’s name (and be ready to receive orders): Report to my office at 6.00. Report for duty as soon as you get there. \ قَدَّم هَدِيّة \ present: to give (sth.) as a present, often ceremonially: The firm presented a gold watch to their chief clerk. They presented him with a watch.

Arabic-English dictionary > قدم
16 accord

قَدَّمَ \ accord: to give; allow: He was accorded permission to use the library. contribute: to give sth. for a common purpose: Each of us contributed (a pound) to the cost of the gift. give: to cause sb. to have (sth.); provide: What gave you that idea? Who gave you that cut on your face? Sheep give us wool, (with a noun that can also be a verb) to make he gave a shout (or He shouted). He gave me his promise (or He promised). hold out: to offer (for sb. else to take): He held out his plate for some food. introduce: to make (sb. or sth.) known to sb.: I introduced him to my father. I introduced them (to each other). He introduced me to the art of fishing. offer: to give sb. the chance to accept (sth.): They offered the job to the younger woman, but she refused it. present: to give formally; hand over: He presented me with a bill for $5, to put forward; show She presented her plans to the meeting. produce: to show (a ticket, proof, etc.) so as to satisfy sb.. render: to give, as a duty (help, thanks etc.). \ See Also منح (مَنَحَ)، أَضْفَى على، ساهم في (سَاهَمَ في)، عَرَّف بِـ، عرض (عَرَضَ)، برز (بَرَزَ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > accord
17 contribute

قَدَّمَ \ accord: to give; allow: He was accorded permission to use the library. contribute: to give sth. for a common purpose: Each of us contributed (a pound) to the cost of the gift. give: to cause sb. to have (sth.); provide: What gave you that idea? Who gave you that cut on your face? Sheep give us wool, (with a noun that can also be a verb) to make he gave a shout (or He shouted). He gave me his promise (or He promised). hold out: to offer (for sb. else to take): He held out his plate for some food. introduce: to make (sb. or sth.) known to sb.: I introduced him to my father. I introduced them (to each other). He introduced me to the art of fishing. offer: to give sb. the chance to accept (sth.): They offered the job to the younger woman, but she refused it. present: to give formally; hand over: He presented me with a bill for $5, to put forward; show She presented her plans to the meeting. produce: to show (a ticket, proof, etc.) so as to satisfy sb.. render: to give, as a duty (help, thanks etc.). \ See Also منح (مَنَحَ)، أَضْفَى على، ساهم في (سَاهَمَ في)، عَرَّف بِـ، عرض (عَرَضَ)، برز (بَرَزَ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > contribute
18 hold out

قَدَّمَ \ accord: to give; allow: He was accorded permission to use the library. contribute: to give sth. for a common purpose: Each of us contributed (a pound) to the cost of the gift. give: to cause sb. to have (sth.); provide: What gave you that idea? Who gave you that cut on your face? Sheep give us wool, (with a noun that can also be a verb) to make he gave a shout (or He shouted). He gave me his promise (or He promised). hold out: to offer (for sb. else to take): He held out his plate for some food. introduce: to make (sb. or sth.) known to sb.: I introduced him to my father. I introduced them (to each other). He introduced me to the art of fishing. offer: to give sb. the chance to accept (sth.): They offered the job to the younger woman, but she refused it. present: to give formally; hand over: He presented me with a bill for $5, to put forward; show She presented her plans to the meeting. produce: to show (a ticket, proof, etc.) so as to satisfy sb.. render: to give, as a duty (help, thanks etc.). \ See Also منح (مَنَحَ)، أَضْفَى على، ساهم في (سَاهَمَ في)، عَرَّف بِـ، عرض (عَرَضَ)، برز (بَرَزَ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > hold out
19 introduce

قَدَّمَ \ accord: to give; allow: He was accorded permission to use the library. contribute: to give sth. for a common purpose: Each of us contributed (a pound) to the cost of the gift. give: to cause sb. to have (sth.); provide: What gave you that idea? Who gave you that cut on your face? Sheep give us wool, (with a noun that can also be a verb) to make he gave a shout (or He shouted). He gave me his promise (or He promised). hold out: to offer (for sb. else to take): He held out his plate for some food. introduce: to make (sb. or sth.) known to sb.: I introduced him to my father. I introduced them (to each other). He introduced me to the art of fishing. offer: to give sb. the chance to accept (sth.): They offered the job to the younger woman, but she refused it. present: to give formally; hand over: He presented me with a bill for $5, to put forward; show She presented her plans to the meeting. produce: to show (a ticket, proof, etc.) so as to satisfy sb.. render: to give, as a duty (help, thanks etc.). \ See Also منح (مَنَحَ)، أَضْفَى على، ساهم في (سَاهَمَ في)، عَرَّف بِـ، عرض (عَرَضَ)، برز (بَرَزَ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > introduce
20 offer

قَدَّمَ \ accord: to give; allow: He was accorded permission to use the library. contribute: to give sth. for a common purpose: Each of us contributed (a pound) to the cost of the gift. give: to cause sb. to have (sth.); provide: What gave you that idea? Who gave you that cut on your face? Sheep give us wool, (with a noun that can also be a verb) to make he gave a shout (or He shouted). He gave me his promise (or He promised). hold out: to offer (for sb. else to take): He held out his plate for some food. introduce: to make (sb. or sth.) known to sb.: I introduced him to my father. I introduced them (to each other). He introduced me to the art of fishing. offer: to give sb. the chance to accept (sth.): They offered the job to the younger woman, but she refused it. present: to give formally; hand over: He presented me with a bill for $5, to put forward; show She presented her plans to the meeting. produce: to show (a ticket, proof, etc.) so as to satisfy sb.. render: to give, as a duty (help, thanks etc.). \ See Also منح (مَنَحَ)، أَضْفَى على، ساهم في (سَاهَمَ في)، عَرَّف بِـ، عرض (عَرَضَ)، برز (بَرَزَ)‏

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