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1 odds
1) (chances; probability: The odds are that he will win.) şanse; probabilitate2) (a difference in strength, in favour of one side: They are fighting against heavy odds.) avantaj -
2 odds and ends
(small objects etc of different kinds: There were various odds and ends lying about on the table.) mărunţişuri -
3 be at odds
(to be quarrelling: He has been at odds with his brother for years.) a fi certat -
4 make no odds
(to be unimportant: We haven't got much money, but that makes no odds.) -
5 what's the odds?
(it's not important; it doesn't matter: We didn't win the competition but what's the odds?) ce şanse sunt? -
6 short odds
(mat) superioritate mică, şanse aproape egale -
7 odd
[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) straniu2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) impar3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) desperecheat4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) de răgaz•- oddity- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
- odds and ends
- what's the odds?
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Odds and ends — Odds Odds ([o^]dz), n. sing. & pl. [See {Odd}, a.] 1. Difference in favor of one and against another; excess of one of two things or numbers over the other; inequality; advantage; superiority; hence, excess of chances; probability. The odds are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
odds are — Odds Odds ([o^]dz), n. sing. & pl. [See {Odd}, a.] 1. Difference in favor of one and against another; excess of one of two things or numbers over the other; inequality; advantage; superiority; hence, excess of chances; probability. The odds are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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odds and sods — (informal) Miscellaneous people, things, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑odd * * * odds and sods UK US noun [plural] british informal various people or things that are not important or valuable Thesaurus: unimportant or unnecessary thing or detail … Useful english dictionary