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to leave it to chance

  • 1 to leave it to chance

    to leave it to chance
    confiar na sorte.

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  • 2 chance

    1. noun
    1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sorte
    2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) oportunidade
    3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) possibilidade
    4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) acaso
    2. verb
    1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) arriscar
    2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) acontecer
    3. adjective
    (happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) casual
    - chance on
    - upon
    - by any chance
    - by chance
    - an even chance
    - the chances are
    * * *
    [tʃa:ns; tʃæns] n 1 oportunidade. when I get a chance I’ll help you / logo que puder, ajudá-lo-ei. she had the chance to meet him / ela teve oportunidade de encontrá-lo. 2 possibilidade, chance. let us give him a chance! / vamos dar a ele uma chance! 3 probabilidade, eventualidade. 4 sorte, fortuna. 5 risco, ventura. 6 ocorrência, acaso. • vt+vi 1 ocorrer, acontecer acidental ou eventualmente. I chanced to be there / por acaso eu estive lá. 2 tomar a oportunidade, arriscar, pôr em contingência • adj acidental, casual, provável, fortuito. a Chinaman’s chance sl sem chance alguma. by chance por acaso. don’t take chances! não se arrisque! it has a chance isto é provável. not a chance! sem esperança!, sem chance! outside chance sl remota possibilidade. take your chance! arrisque a sorte! the chances are é provável. to chance on, to chance upon encontrar inesperadamente, topar. to leave it to chance confiar na sorte. to stand a chance of ter probabilidade de.

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  • 3 by

    1. preposition
    1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) perto de
    2) (past: going by the house.) perto de
    3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por
    4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por
    5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por/de
    6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por
    7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) até
    8) (during the time of.) durante
    9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) em
    10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por
    11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) a
    12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de
    2. adverb
    1) (near: They stood by and watched.) perto
    2) (past: A dog ran by.) por aqui
    3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) de lado
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    - bypass 3. verb
    (to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) passar ao lado
    - bystander
    - by and by
    - by and large
    - by oneself
    - by the way
    * * *
    by1
    [bai] prep 1 perto de, ao lado, próximo de. 2 através de, por, via, pelo, pela. he went by Paris / ele viajou via Paris. it was sent by post / foi enviado pelo correio. 3 por meio de, com, pela ação de. 4 (indicando dimensão) por, multiplicado por. two feet broad by three feet long / dois pés de largura por três de comprimento. 5 na medida de, à, às, ao, aos. 6 na extensão de, em extensão, por. 7 de acordo com, conforme, segundo. 8 em relação com. 9 separado por, dividido por. 10 durante, dentro de. 11 até, antes de, não mais tarde de. 12 em direção a. 13 de, da autoria de, da origem de. a play by Oscar Wilde / uma peça da autoria de Oscar Wilde. • adj 1 perto, próximo, à mão. 2 passado (relativo ao espaço). 3 passado (relativo ao tempo). 4 ao lado, de lado. 5 Amer coll na casa, para a casa (quando de passagem). book by book livro por livro, um livro após outro. by all means de qualquer maneira, por todos os meios. by and by depois, logo, mais tarde. by and large Amer coll em geral, de modo geral. by birth de nascença. by chance por acaso. by degrees aos poucos, passo a passo. by far de longe. by heart de cor. by leave com permissão. by nature de natureza. by next year no próximo ano ao mais tardar. by night à noite, durante a noite. by no means de modo algum. by now entrementes, neste meio tempo. by oneself sozinho, sem ajuda, por iniciativa própria. I did it by myself / eu mesmo o fiz. by rights de direito, por direito. by the by a propósito, de passagem. by the hour por hora. by the job por tarefa. by the six o’clock train pelo (com o) trem das seis horas. by the way de passagem, a propósito, incidentalmente. by the yard por jardas, em jardas. by thousands aos milhares. by train por trem, por estrada de ferro. close by, hard by próximo, junto, perto. full and by Naut a favor do vento. he held the cat by the tail ele pegou (segurou) o gato pelo rabo. little by little aos poucos. side by side lado a lado. they got up by candlelight eles se levantaram à luz de velas. they passed me by deixaram-me de lado, passaram por mim. to march by passar em desfile. to set by pôr de lado. you must not judge by appearances não deve julgar pelas aparências. your being told that by him is queer é esquisito que isso lhe tenha sido dito por ele.

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  • 4 risk

    [risk] 1. noun
    ((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) risco
    2. verb
    1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) arriscar
    2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) arriscar-se
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    - at a person's own risk
    - at own risk
    - at risk
    - at the risk of
    - run/take the risk of
    - run/take the risk
    - take risks / take a risk
    * * *
    [risk] n risco, perigo. do it at your own risk / faça-o por sua conta e risco. we ran (took) risks / expusemo-nos a perigos. • vt arriscar, expor ao perigo, aventurar-se. at risk em perigo. at the consignee’s risk por conta e risco do consignatário. the risk of being drowned o risco de afogar-se. to run a risk correr um perigo.

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  • 5 grab at

    (to try to grasp, seize or take, not necessarily successfully: He grabbed at the boy; He grabbed at the chance to leave.) agarrar

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  • 6 grab at

    (to try to grasp, seize or take, not necessarily successfully: He grabbed at the boy; He grabbed at the chance to leave.) tentar agarrar

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  • 7 risk

    [risk] 1. noun
    ((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) risco
    2. verb
    1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) arriscar
    2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) arriscar(-se) a
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    - at a person's own risk - at own risk - at risk - at the risk of - run/take the risk of - run/take the risk - take risks / take a risk

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