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viņam ir lielākas izredzes dabūt šo darbuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > he's odds-on-odds-on favourite for the job
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tr['ɒdzɒn]1 muy probable, casi seguro,-a'ɑːdz'ɑːn, 'ɒdz'ɒnhe's the odds-on favorite — es el favorito, es el que tiene todas las de ganar
['ɒdz'ɒn]they're odds-on to win this year's elections — es casi seguro que ganarán las elecciones de este año
1.ADJ2.CPDodds-on favourite N — caballo m favorito, caballo m con puntos de ventaja
* * *['ɑːdz'ɑːn, 'ɒdz'ɒn]he's the odds-on favorite — es el favorito, es el que tiene todas las de ganar
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odds [ɒdz]1. plural noun• I got short/long odds on m'a donné une faible/forte cote• I got £30 over the odds for it (British) on me l'a payé 30 livres de plus que prévuc. ( = difference) it makes no odds cela n'a pas d'importance• his pompous tone was at odds with his vulgar language son ton pompeux ne cadrait pas avec son langage vulgaire2. compounds• we still have a few odds and ends to settle il nous reste encore quelques points à régler ► odds-on favourite noun grand favori m* * *[ɒdz]1) ( in betting) cote f (on sur)the odds on X are short/long — X est bien/mal coté
2) (chance, likelihood) chances fplthe odds are against/in favour of something — quelque chose est improbable/probable
the odds against/in favour of something happening — les chances que quelque chose n'arrive pas/arrive
the odds are in our favour — ( in venture) nous avons toutes les chances de réussir
to shorten/lengthen the odds on something — rendre quelque chose plus/moins probable
••it makes no odds — GB ça n'a pas d'importance
at odds — ( in dispute) être en conflit; ( inconsistent) en contradiction
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♦ odds /ɒdz/n. pl. (talvolta col verbo al sing.)1 disparità; disuguaglianza; differenza: It makes no odds, non fa differenza; non fa nulla; non importa2 probabilità: The odds are on our team, il pronostico ci è favorevole; against all ( the) odds, in modo del tutto imprevisto; contrariamente a ogni aspettativa; contro ogni pronostico; The odds are against you, le probabilità sono (o il pronostico è) a vostro sfavore; to have even odds, avere pari probabilità; ( sport); DIALOGO → - Discussing bets- What odds is it?, che probabilità c'è?; The odds are that we shall lose, è assai probabile che si perda; The odds are stacked against me, tutto congiura contro di me; sono svantaggiato in partenza3 ( sport) vantaggio; abbuono; handicap: to give [to receive] odds, concedere [ricevere] un handicap4 (ipp.: nelle scommesse) quota; quotazione: the odds of the totalizator, le quote del totalizzatore; Varenne was running at odds of 3 to 1, Varenne era dato alla quotazione di 3 a 1; ( degli allibratori) to lay (o to offer) odds of 5 to 1 on a horse, dare un cavallo a (o alla quotazione di) 5 a 1; to back a horse at long [short] odds, puntare su un cavallo che è dato a una quotazione alta [bassa]; to take odds of 10 to 1, accettare la quotazione di 10 a 1; What are the odds for your horse?, a quanto danno il tuo cavallo?● odds and ends (fam.: odds and sods), articoli di varia natura; cosette; ritagli; scampoli; cianfrusaglie □ odds-on, avvantaggiato; assai probabile: the odds-on favourite, di gran lunga il favorito; It's odds-on he will succeed, è quasi certo che riuscirà □ (stat., med.) odds ratio, ‘odds ratio’ ( negli studi epidemiologici); rapporto di previsione □ to be at odds with sb., essere in dissidio (o in lite) con q. □ to be at odds with st., essere in contrasto con qc.; fare a pugni con qc. (fig.) □ to be at odds with fate, lottare contro il fato avverso □ by odds (o by all odds, by long odds), di gran lunga □ by considerable odds, di larga misura □ to fight against great (o heavy, long) odds, battersi in condizioni di assoluta inferiorità □ (fam.) What's the odds?, che cosa ci scommetti (che…); ( anche) cosa importa, che differenza fa? □ (fam.) It makes no odds, non cambia nulla; fa lo stesso; non m'interessa □ I give you long odds he won't marry her, mi gioco la testa che non la sposa. -
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1 ○ ( likely) it is odds-on that il y a de fortes chances que (+ subj) ; he has an odds-on chance of doing il a de fortes chances de faire ;2 ( in betting) to be the odds-on favourite être le grand favori. -
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∎ British it's odds-on that he'll win il y a tout à parier qu'il gagnera►► odds-on favourite grand favori m -
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adjectivegut [Chance, Aussicht]; hoch, klar [Favorit]be odds-on [favourite] to win/for something — klarer od. hoher Favorit/Favorit für etwas sein
* * *adj inv sehr wahrscheinlichthe \odds-on favourite der aussichtsreichste Favorit/die aussichtsreichste Favoritin* * *['ɒdzɒn]1. adjor favorite (US) — der klare Favorit
for the job — sie hat die größten Aussichten, die Stelle zu bekommen
he has an odds-on chance ( of winning) — er hat die besten (Gewinn)chancen
2. advit's odds-on that he'll come — es ist so gut wie sicher, dass er kommt
* * *odds-on favo(u)rite hoher oder klarer Favorit;start odds-on als hoher oder klarer Favorit starten;it’s odds-on that … es sieht ganz so aus, als ob …; es ist so gut wie sicher, dass …;it’s odds-on that he won’t come er kommt sehr wahrscheinlich nicht;odds-on certainty sichere Sache;he is an odds-on certainty er hat die größten Chancen, sein Sieg steht so gut wie fest* * *adjectivegut [Chance, Aussicht]; hoch, klar [Favorit]be odds-on [favourite] to win/for something — klarer od. hoher Favorit/Favorit für etwas sein
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[ˌɒdz'ɒn]1) (colloq) ( likely)it is odds-on that — il y a de fortes chances que (+ subj)
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adj. \/ˈɒdzɒn\/1) ( spesielt om hesteveddeløp) som høyst sannsynlig vinner2) som ikke innebærer noen stor risiko, relativt sikkert -
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1. повече от равен (за шанс)
2. почти сигурен, свързан с малък риск (за залагане, обзалагане), който има вероятност да спечели/успее* * *{'ъdzъn} а 1. повече от равен (за шанс); 2. почти сигурен, св* * *1. повече от равен (за шанс) 2. почти сигурен, свързан с малък риск (за залагане, обзалагане), който има вероятност да спечели/успее* * * -
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[ɒdz'ɒn]fam probabileit's odds-on that... — è quasi certo che...
odds-on favourite Horse-racing — gran favorito (-a)
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1. [͵ɒdzʹɒn] nмомент, когда шансы на выигрыш или на победу выше, чем у противника2. [͵ɒdzʹɒn] aблагоприятный, вероятный, несомненныйodds-on favourite - главный, наиболее реальный претендент на победу, фаворит
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1. n момент, когда шансы на выигрыш или на победу выше, чем у противника2. a благоприятный, вероятный, несомненныйodds-on favourite — главный, наиболее реальный претендент на победу, фаворит
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См. также в других словарях:
(the) odds-on favourite — the odds on favourite phrase the person or animal that people think is certain to win a race or competition Nicole Kidman was the odds on favourite to win the Best Actress Oscar. Thesaurus: participants in games and competitionshyponym to defeat… … Useful english dictionary
the odds-on favourite — the person or animal that people think is certain to win a race or competition Nicole Kidman was the odds on favourite to win the Best Actress Oscar … English dictionary
odds-on — UK US adjective ► thought most likely to happen, succeed, or do a particular thing: odds on to do sth »He is odds on to serve another term as president of the Commission. odds on for sth »Next month looks odds on for a further rise in interest… … Financial and business terms
odds-on — adj 1.) odds on favourite the person, horse etc that is most likely to win a race or other competition 2.) BrE informal very likely it s odds on (that) ▪ It s odds on that she won t come. be odds on to do sth ▪ They must have felt they were odds… … Dictionary of contemporary English
odds-on — adjective having a better than even chance of success the odds on favorite • Similar to: ↑unequal * * * I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: odds + on, adverb 1. a. : that is more lik … Useful english dictionary
favourite — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) (AmE favorite) noun 1 sb/sth that you like more than others ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, big, firm (BrE), great, hands down (AmE), huge (esp. BrE), particular … Collocations dictionary
odds-on — /ˈɒdz ɒn / (say odz on) adjective 1. (of a bet) wagered at odds of less than one to one; less than even money: Rainbow was the odds on favourite. –phrase Also, be odds on. 2. be odds on, Colloquial to be extremely likely: it s odds on I ll be… …
odds-on — UK / US adjective informal very likely it is odds on (that): It s odds on that Gerry ll miss the meeting again. be odds on to do something: Pearson is odds on to play against Manchester United on Saturday. • the odds on favourite … English dictionary
odds-on — also odds on ADJ If there is an odds on chance that something will happen, it is very likely that it will happen. [INFORMAL] Gerald was no longer the odds on favourite to win the contest... It was odds on that there was no killer … English dictionary
odds-on — adjective 1 the odds on favourite a competitor that is very likely to win, especially a horse in a race 2 informal it s odds on (that) used to say that something is very likely to happen: It s odds on that she won t come … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
odds — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, impossible, incredible, insurmountable, overwhelming, terrible ▪ She struggled against terrible odds to overcome her illness … Collocations dictionary