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[tʃaːns]1. noun1) luck or fortune:حَظIt was by chance that I found out the truth.
2) an opportunity:فُرْصَهNow you have a chance to do well.
3) a possibility:إمْكانِيَّة، احْتِمالHe has no chance of winning.
4) (a) risk:مُخاطَرَه، مُجازَفَهThere's an element of chance in this business deal.
2. verb1) to risk:يُخاطِرُ، يُجازِفُI may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.
2) to happen accidentally or unexpectedly:يحدث يَحْدُثُ بالصُّدْفَهI chanced to see him last week.
3. adjectivehappening unexpectedly:صُدْفَهa chance meeting.
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2 chance
chance [∫ɑ̃s]feminine nouna. ( = bonne fortune, hasard) luck• c'est une chance que... it's lucky that...• quelle chance ! wasn't that lucky!• pas de chance ! hard 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 changedb. ( = 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)• il n'a aucune chance he hasn't got or doesn't stand a chance• 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...* * *ʃɑ̃s1) ( sort favorable) (good) luckc'est bien ma chance! — iron just my luck!
pas de chance, tu as perdu! — hard luck, you've lost!
la chance a voulu que je le croise — as luck would have it, I bumped into him
avoir une chance du tonnerre — (colloq) to have the luck of the devil
par chance — luckily, fortunately
2) ( possibilité) chance‘il va pleuvoir?’ - ‘il y a des chances’ — ‘is it going to rain?’ - ‘probably’
3) ( fortune) luck4) ( occasion favorable) chance, opportunityla chance de ma vie — the chance ou opportunity of a lifetime
* * *ʃɑ̃s1. nf1) (= heureux hasard)Tu as de la chance de partir au soleil! — You're lucky, going off to the sun!
je n'ai pas de chance (cette fois) — I'm out of luck, (en général) I never have any 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!
une chance sur deux — a fifty-fifty chance, a one-in-two chance
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)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
2. chances nfpl(= probabilités) chancesIl 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.
* * *chance nf1 ( 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 féminin1. [aléa, hasard] luck2. [hasard favorable] (good) luckavoir de la/ne pas avoir de chance to be lucky/unluckydonner ou laisser sa chance à quelqu'un to give somebody his chance4. [éventualité, probabilité] chanceson projet a de fortes ou grandes chances d'être adopté his plan stands a good chance of being adoptedn'hésite pas, tu as tes chances don't hesitate, you've got ou you stand a chance————————par chance locution adverbiale -
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5 encuentro casual
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6 casuale
chance, casual* * *casuale agg. random, fortuitous, accidental: incontro casuale, accidental (o chance) meeting // diritti casuali, special bonuses // (mat.) numero, variabile casuale, random number, variable // (stat.) passeggiata casuale, random walk.* * *[kazu'ale]1) (fortuito) accidental, chance attrib.non è casuale che... — it's no coincidence that
2) (a caso) random* * *casuale/kazu'ale/1 (fortuito) accidental, chance attrib.; non è casuale che... it's no coincidence that...2 (a caso) random. -
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chance, accidental, casual ['kæʒəl]случа́йная встре́ча — chance meeting/encounter
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8 təsadüfi
chancetəsadüfii görüş – chance meeting -
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10 encuentro
m.1 meeting, encounter.tuvieron un encuentro fortuito they had a chance encounter o meetingfijemos un lugar o sitio de encuentro let's decide on a place to meetsalir al encuentro de alguien to go to meet somebody; (para recibir) to confront somebody (para atacar)2 game, match (sport).3 find (hallazgo).4 confrontation, engagement, encounter, brush.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: encontrar.* * *1 (de personas) meeting3 (choque) collision4 (opiniones etc) clash5 MILITAR skirmish\ir al encuentro de alguien to go to meet somebodysalir al encuentro de alguien to set off to meet somebody* * *noun m.1) meeting, encounter2) match* * *SM1) (=reunión) meeting2)ir o salir al encuentro de algn — to go to meet sb
3) (Mil) (=enfrentamiento) encounter; (=escaramuza) skirmish4) (Dep) (=partido) match5) (Aut) collision, crash6) [de opiniones] clash7)* * *a) ( acción) meeting, encountersalir al encuentro de alguien: una secretaria le salió al encuentro he was met by a secretary; salió a su encuentro con los brazos abiertos — she went to greet him with open arms
c) (Dep) (period) game* * *a) ( acción) meeting, encountersalir al encuentro de alguien: una secretaria le salió al encuentro he was met by a secretary; salió a su encuentro con los brazos abiertos — she went to greet him with open arms
c) (Dep) (period) game* * *encuentro11 = encounter, rendezvous, meet.Ex: It is not without significance perhaps that some writers on the reference interview use the term ' encounter', which the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines as 'meet as adversary', 'meeting in combat'.
Ex: She decided to have a cup of coffee in the library's cafeteria before her rendezvous with Edmonds.Ex: Swimmers should not bring valuables to meets where they may be unattended.* encuentro con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.* encuentro de bibliotecas móviles = mobile meet.* encuentro entre expertos = meeting of (the) minds.* encuentro entre exploradores e indígenas = palaver.* encuentro entre indígenas = palaver.* encuentro social = networking event.* espacio destinado a encuentros de todo tipo = meeting space.* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.* lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.* lugar de encuentro = meeting place, meeting point, gathering place, tryst.* punto de encuentro = meeting point.encuentro22 = game, match, fixture.Ex: A game is a set of materials designed for play according to prescribed rules.
Ex: That was one of the finest matches they ever played.Ex: New fixtures for the rest of the season have been issued along with some changes in the First Division.* encuentro amistoso = friendly match.* encuentro de ida = first leg, away game.* encuentro de liga = league game.* encuentro deportivo = sports match.* encuentro de vuelta = second leg.* * *1 (acción) meeting, encounterun encuentro fortuito a chance meeting o encountersalir al encuentro de algn: no reconoció al joven que le salió al encuentro she didn't recognize the young man who came toward(s) heruna secretaria muy sonriente le salió al encuentro he was met by a smiling secretaryle salió al encuentro con los brazos abiertos she went to greet him with open arms* * *
Del verbo encontrar: ( conjugate encontrar)
encuentro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
encontrar
encuentro
encontrar ( conjugate encontrar) verbo transitivo
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no le encuentro lógica I can't see the logic in it
‹cáncer/quiste› to find, discover
2 (+ compl):
lo encuentro ridículo I find it ridiculous;
¿cómo encontraste el país? how did the country seem to you?
encontrarse verbo pronominal
1 ( por casualidad) encuentrose con algn to meet sb, bump into sb (colloq)
2 ( recípr)
( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)
3 ( enf) ( inesperadamente) ‹billete/cartera› to find, come across;
4 (frml) ( estar) to be;
el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación the hotel is (located) near the station
encuentro sustantivo masculino
b) (Dep) (period) game
encontrar verbo transitivo
1 (algo/alguien buscado) to find: no encuentro el momento adecuado para decírselo, I can't find the right time to tell him
2 (tropezar) to meet: encontré a Luisa en el cine, I met Luisa at the cinema
encontrarás serias dificultades, you'll come up against serious difficulties
3 (considerar, parecer) lo encuentro de mal gusto, I find it in bad taste
encuentro sustantivo masculino
1 meeting: fue un encuentro imprevisto, it was a chance meeting
2 Dep match: perdieron el encuentro, they lost the match
' encuentro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
algo
- cita
- constreñir
- desmejorada
- desmejorado
- disponer
- disputar
- encontrar
- enferma
- enfermo
- fugacidad
- griposa
- griposo
- inesperada
- inesperado
- molesta
- molesto
- momento
- perfectamente
- reñida
- reñido
- resultar
- accidental
- afortunado
- aparte
- distinto
- fatal
- fortuito
- fuera
- ninguno
- ocasional
- pareja
- sentido
- vez
English:
anywhere
- appointment
- assignment
- casual
- close
- drawback
- encounter
- find
- fixture
- focal point
- international
- meeting
- missing
- rendezvous
- spectator
- be
- bout
- meet
- myself
* * *♦ nm1. [acción] meeting, encounter;tuvieron un encuentro fortuito they had a chance encounter o meeting;[para atacar] to confront sb;una dependienta fue a su encuentro a sales assistant came over to her;unos matones salieron a su encuentro some thugs made towards him2. [reunión] meeting;tener un encuentro con alguien to have a meeting with sb3. [congreso] conference4. [deportivo] game, match5. Mil skirmish* * *m1 meeting, encounter;salir oir al encuentro de alguien meet s.o., greet s.o.2 DEP game* * *encuentro nm1) : meeting, encounter2) : conference, congress* * *1. (reunión) meeting -
11 rencontre
rencontre [ʀɑ̃kɔ̃tʀ]feminine nouna. [d'amis, diplomates, étrangers, idées] meeting• j'ai peur qu'il ne fasse de mauvaises rencontres I am afraid that he might meet the wrong sort of people• amours/amis de rencontre casual love affairs/friendsb. ( = débat) discussion• rencontres musicales/théâtrales ( = festival) music/theatre festivalc. [d'athlétisme] meeting ; ( = match) fixture* * *ʀɑ̃kɔ̃tʀaller/venir à la rencontre de quelqu'un — to go/to come to meet somebody
au hasard des rencontres — through chance meetings ou encounters; mauvais
rencontre d'athlétisme — athletics meeting GB, track meet US
4) Armée encounter•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ʀɑ̃kɔ̃tʀ nf1) (imprévue) encounterfaire la rencontre de qn — to meet sb, [personne connue] to bump into sb
J'ai fait la rencontre de personnes intéressantes ce soir. — I met some interesting people this evening.
J'ai fait la rencontre de notre voisin en allant chercher le journal. — I bumped into our neighbour when I went to get the paper.
Je viendrai à ta rencontre. — I'll come and meet you.
2) (= entrevue, congrès) meeting3) [cours d'eau] confluence4) SPORT (= match) encounter* * *rencontre nf1 ( réunion) meeting (avec with; entre between); rencontre de Londres London meeting; rencontre des deux présidents meeting between the two presidents; aller/venir à la rencontre de qn to go/to come to meet sb; aller à la rencontre de problèmes to be heading for trouble;2 ( contact) meeting; ( non prévu) encounter; première rencontre first meeting; rencontre étrange/inattendue strange/unexpected encounter; rencontre de hasard chance meeting ou encounter; rencontre mémorable/exceptionnelle memorable/exceptional encounter; aimer les rencontres to like meeting people; rechercher les rencontres to try to meet people; faire la rencontre de qn to meet sb; au hasard des rencontres through chance meetings ou encounters; ⇒ mauvais;3 Sport ( match) match GB, game US; ( réunion) meeting GB, meet US; rencontre de football football ou soccer match GB, soccer game US; rencontre d'athlétisme athletics meeting GB, track meet US;4 Mil encounter (de, entre between); rencontre des deux armées encounter between the two armies.[rɑ̃kɔ̃tr] nom fémininaller ou marcher à la rencontre de quelqu'un to go to meet somebody5. [jonction - de deux fleuves] confluence ; [ - de deux routes] junction————————de rencontre locution adjectivale[amitié] chance (modificateur) -
12 incontro
1. m meetingincontro di calcio football matchpolitics incontro al vertice summit (meeting)2. prep: incontro a towardsandare incontro a qualcuno go and meet someonefig meet s.o. halfway* * *incontro1 s.m.1 meeting, encounter: un incontro casuale, a chance meeting (o encounter); al primo incontro gli fu simpatica, at their first meeting he took to her; fare un brutto incontro, to have a nasty encounter // (mat.): punto d'incontro, contact; cerchiamo insieme un punto d'incontro, (fig.) let's look together for a point of contact2 (riunione) meeting: fissare un incontro con qlcu., to fix a meeting with s.o.; durante l'incontro i due capi di stato hanno trattato la questione del disarmo, during the meeting the two heads of state discussed the question of disarmament3 ( sport) match; (pugilato) fight: incontro di calcio, football match; disputare un incontro, to play a match, (pugilato) to fight4 (non com.) (scontro) collision5 (non com.) (occasione) occasion: fortunato incontro, lucky occasion6 (non com.) (successo) success, reception: trovare incontro, to get a good reception.1 (dirimpetto) opposite: abitano qui incontro, they live opposite2 (al contrario) on the contrary.* * *I [in'kontro] sm1) (gen) meeting, (fortuito) encountera tarda notte si possono fare brutti incontri — you can have some unpleasant encounters late at night
2) Sport matchII [in'kontro]incontro a prep — (verso) towards
andare incontro a qn — to go to meet sb, (fig : aiutare) to meet sb halfway
andare incontro a — (brutte sorprese) to come up against, meet, (spese) to incur
stiamo ormai andando incontro alla primavera — we're moving towards spring now, it'll soon be spring
venire incontro a — (richieste, esigenze) to comply with
* * *I [in'kontro]sostantivo maschile1) meeting, encounterII [in'kontro]avere, fissare un incontro — to have, arrange a meeting
1) (verso) toward(s)andare incontro a qcn. — to go towards sb., to go to meet sb
2) fig.andare incontro a — to head for [sconfitta, vittoria, catastrofe]; to meet with [ disapprovazione]; to come in for [ critiche]; to meet [desideri, esigenze]
venire incontro a qcn. — to meet sb. halfway
* * *incontro1/in'kontro/sostantivo m.1 meeting, encounter; incontro casuale chance encounter; incontro al vertice summit (meeting); avere, fissare un incontro to have, arrange a meeting; fare un brutto incontro to have a nasty experience————————incontro2/in'kontro/1 (verso) toward(s); andare incontro a qcn. to go towards sb., to go to meet sb.2 fig. andare incontro a to head for [sconfitta, vittoria, catastrofe]; to meet with [ disapprovazione]; to come in for [ critiche]; to meet [desideri, esigenze]; venire incontro a qcn. to meet sb. halfway. -
13 zufällig
I Adv. by chance, as luck would have it; bes. durch zusammentreffende Ereignisse: coincidentally; rein zufällig purely ( oder quite) by chance; er war zufällig zu Hause he happened to be at home; ich traf ihn zufällig I met him by chance, I happened to bump into him, I just bumped into him; weißt du zufällig, ob...? do you happen to know whether...?; sind Sie zufällig...? are you by any chance...?; wenn du zufällig mit ihm sprechen solltest if you (should) happen to be talking to him, if by any chance you have a word with him; „Ähnlichkeiten mit... sind rein zufällig“ in Buch, Film: any resemblance to... is purely coincidental; nicht zufällig hatte sie die Dokumente dabei it was no accident that she had the documents with herII Adj. accidental, chance...; (nebenbei) incidental; es war rein zufällig it was pure ( oder sheer) chance ( oder coincidence)* * *perchance (Adv.); by accident (Adv.); contingent (Adj.); fortuitous (Adj.); circumstantial (Adj.); coincidental (Adj.); casual (Adj.); haphazard (Adj.); chance (Adj.); incidental (Adj.); accidental (Adj.); by chance (Adv.)* * *zu|fäl|lig1. adjchance attr; Ergebnis auch accidental; Zusammentreffen auch coincidental, accidentaldas war rein zúfällig — it was pure chance, it was purely by chance
es ist nicht zúfällig, dass er... — it's no accident that he...
das kann doch nicht zúfällig gewesen sein — that can't have happened by chance
"Ähnlichkeiten mit lebenden Personen sind rein zúfällig" — ≈ "any similarities with persons living or dead are purely coincidental"
2. adv1) by chance; (esp bei Zusammentreffen von Ereignissen) coincidentallyer ging zúfällig vorüber — he happened to be passing
ich traf ihn zúfällig im Bus — I happened to meet him on the bus, I bumped or ran into him on the bus
das habe ich ganz zúfällig gesehen — I just happened to see it, I saw it quite by chance or accident
wir haben gestern darüber gesprochen, und heute habe ich zúfällig einen Artikel darüber gefunden — we were talking about it yesterday, and quite coincidentally I found an article on it today
wenn Sie das zúfällig wissen sollten — if you (should) happen to know
zúfällig auf ein Zitat stoßen — to chance upon a quotation, to happen to find a quotation
2) (in Fragen) by any chancekannst du mir zúfällig 10 Euro leihen? — can you lend me 10 euros by any chance?
* * *1) (happening by chance or accident: an accidental discovery.) accidental2) accidentally3) (by luck; without planning: They met by chance.) by chance4) (happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) chance5) haphazardly6) (depending on chance; without planning or system: a haphazard arrangement.) haphazard7) casually8) (happening by chance: a casual remark.) casual9) coincidental10) randomly11) (done etc without any particular plan or system; irregular: The opinion poll was based on a random sample of adults.) random* * *zu·fäl·ligII. adv1. (durch einen Zufall) by chancerein \zufällig by pure chancejdn \zufällig treffen to happen to meet sb2. (vielleicht)wissen Sie \zufällig, ob/wie/wann/wo...? do you happen to know whether/how/when/where...?* * *1. 2.adverbial by chancewissen Sie zufällig, wie spät es ist? — (ugs.) do you by any chance know the time?
* * *A. adv by chance, as luck would have it; besonders durch zusammentreffende Ereignisse: coincidentally;rein zufällig purely ( oder quite) by chance;er war zufällig zu Hause he happened to be at home;ich traf ihn zufällig I met him by chance, I happened to bump into him, I just bumped into him;weißt du zufällig, ob …? do you happen to know whether …?;sind Sie zufällig …? are you by any chance …?;wenn du zufällig mit ihm sprechen solltest if you (should) happen to be talking to him, if by any chance you have a word with him;„Ähnlichkeiten mit … sind rein zufällig“ in Buch, Film: any resemblance to … is purely coincidental;nicht zufällig hatte sie die Dokumente dabei it was no accident that she had the documents with her* * *1. 2.adverbial by chancewissen Sie zufällig, wie spät es ist? — (ugs.) do you by any chance know the time?
* * *adj.accidental adj.casual adj.coincidental adj.contingent adj.fortuitous adj.haphazard adj.incidental adj.random adj.stochastic adj. adv.accidentally adv.accidently adv.by accident adv.by chance adv.by hazard expr.coincidentally n.fortuitously n.haphazardly n.incidentally adv.perchance adv. -
14 encontradizo
adj.met by chance.* * *► adjetivo1■ hacerse el encontradizo to manage to bump into somebody, feign surprise at meeting somebody* * *ADJ met by chancehacerse el encontradizo — to contrive an apparently chance meeting, manage to bump into sb
* * *- za masculino, femeninose hizo el encontradizo — (fam) he acted as though it was a chance meeting
* * *- za masculino, femeninose hizo el encontradizo — (fam) he acted as though it was a chance meeting
* * *encontradizo -zamasculine, femininese hizo el encontradizo ( fam); he pretended he had just bumped into me/her* * *encontradizo, -a adjhacerse el encontradizo (con alguien) to contrive a meeting (with sb)* * *adj:hacerse el encontradizo engineer a meeting -
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adj.1 accidental.un encuentro casual a chance encounter2 casual, accidental, chance, occasional.* * *► adjetivo1 accidental, chance\por un casual familiar just by chance, by any chance* * *adj.1) chance2) fortuitous* * *1. ADJ1) (=fortuito) chance antes de ses un hecho casual y aislado — it's an isolated, chance happening
su éxito no es casual, sino fruto del trabajo — his success cannot be put down to chance but is the product of hard work
de forma o manera casual — by chance
no es casual que... — it's no coincidence that...
2) (Ling) case antes de s2.SMpor un casual — * by any chance
* * *Iadjetivo chance (before n)IIpor un casual — (fam) by any chance
* * *= incidental, unintended, fortuitous, serendipitous, accidental.Ex. The abstracts of research papers will typically represent incidental findings (e.g. properties, side-effects, important inconsistencies in arguments or deductions, newly discovered data sources).Ex. However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.Ex. A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.Ex. The help given by libraries to children can be formal, informal or serendipitous.Ex. The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.----* de un modo casual = in a by-the-way fashion.* hecho casual = coincidence, chance happening.* * *Iadjetivo chance (before n)IIpor un casual — (fam) by any chance
* * *= incidental, unintended, fortuitous, serendipitous, accidental.Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically represent incidental findings (e.g. properties, side-effects, important inconsistencies in arguments or deductions, newly discovered data sources).
Ex: However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.Ex: The help given by libraries to children can be formal, informal or serendipitous.Ex: The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.* de un modo casual = in a by-the-way fashion.* hecho casual = coincidence, chance happening.* * *chance ( before n)fue un encuentro casual it was a chance encounter, we met by chancepor un casual ( fam); by any chance* * *
casual adjetivo
chance ( before n)
casual
I adjetivo accidental, chance
♦ Locuciones: familiar por un casual, by anychance: ¿sabrías por un casual el teléfono de Luis?, do you know Luis' telephone number, by any chance?
II m fam chance
' casual' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desenfadada
- desenfadado
- despreocupada
- despreocupado
- eventual
- informal
- ocasional
- vestida
- vestido
- deportivo
- estilo
- sport
English:
casual
- coincidental
- eventual
- meeting
- nonchalant
- passing
- rakish
- sport
- sports
* * *♦ adjaccidental;un encuentro casual a chance encounter♦ nmFampor un casual by any chance* * *adj chance atr* * *casual adj1) fortuito: fortuitous, accidental* * *casual adj chance / accidental -
16 случайный
Прилагательное случайный имеет несколько эквивалентов в английском языке: accidental, casual, chance, fortuitous, incidental, random и haphazard. Accidental означает 'непредвиденный, неожиданный' и может взаимозаменяться с casual и chance: accidental meeting, casual meeting и chance meeting; accidental remark, casual remark и chance remark; accidental visitor, casual visitor и chance visitor. fortuitous имеет значение 'незакономерный': fortuitous process, fortuitous phenomena. incidental означает 'второстепенный, происходящий наряду с главным': incidental results, incidental expenses. random означает 'нецеленаправленный, бессистемный, сделанный наугад': random shot, random collection of books, random choice, random answers. haphazard употребляется в значении 'непродуманный': haphazard methods of teaching, haphazard arrangement of books in one's library.Трудности английского языка (лексический справочник). Русско-английский словарь > случайный
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17 Begegnung
f1. meeting; auch feindliche: encounter; ein Ort kultureller / internationaler Begegnung a place where cultures / nations meet2. SPORT match, meeting* * *die Begegnungmeeting; encounter* * *Be|geg|nungf -, -enbei der ersten/letzten Begégnung der beiden — at the first/last meeting between the two
ein Ort internationaler Begégnung — an international meeting place
2) (SPORT) encounter, matchdie Begégnung Spanien-Italien findet nächsten Monat statt — Spain and Italy meet next month
* * *die1) (a meeting: I feel that I know him quite well, even after a brief encounter.) encounter2) (an act of meeting: The meeting between my mother and my husband was not friendly.) meeting* * *Be·geg·nung<-, -en>f1. (Zusammenkunft) meeting, encounterein Ort internationaler/weltweiter \Begegnung an international/global meeting place2. SPORT encounter* * *die; Begegnung, Begegnungen1) meeting2) (Sport) match* * *1. meeting; auch feindliche: encounter;ein Ort kultureller/internationaler Begegnung a place where cultures/nations meet2. SPORT match, meeting* * *die; Begegnung, Begegnungen1) meeting2) (Sport) match* * *f.chance meeting n.encounter n. -
18 accidental
adj.1 incidental, of secondary importance (no esencial).2 chance, unforeseen (imprevisto).3 accidental, casual, chance, coincidental.* * *► adjetivo1 accidental* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=contingente) accidental; (=no deliberado) unintentional; (=fortuito) [encuentro] casual, chance antes de s2) (=fugaz) brief, transient* * ** * *= inadvertent, unintended, accidental.Ex. Inadvertent variations in author's names may also be grouped by this approach.Ex. However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.Ex. The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.----* muerte accidental = accidental death.* * ** * *= inadvertent, unintended, accidental.Ex: Inadvertent variations in author's names may also be grouped by this approach.
Ex: However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.Ex: The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.* muerte accidental = accidental death.* * ** * *
accidental adjetivo ‹ encuentro› chance ( before n), accidental;
‹ circunstancias› coincidental
accidental adjetivo
1 accidental
2 (fortuito) chance
un descubrimiento accidental, a chance discovery
' accidental' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casual
- ocasional
English:
accidental
- fortuitous
- misadventure
- purely
- slide
* * *accidental1 adj1. [circunstancial] accidental;tuvo una caída accidental she accidentally fell2. [no esencial] incidental, of secondary importance3. [imprevisto] chance, unforeseenaccidental2 nmMús accidental* * *adj1 (no esencial) incidental2 ( casual) chance* * *accidental adj: accidental, unintentional♦ accidentalmente adv* * *accidental adj accidental -
19 ocasional
adj.1 accidental (accidental).2 occasional.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) occasional2 (trabajo) temporary, casual3 (encuentro) chance4 (ingreso) irregular* * *adj.1) occasional2) fortuitous* * *ADJ1) (=accidental) chance, accidental2) (=eventual) [trabajo] casual, temporary; [lluvia, visita, fumador] occasionalsolo consigue trabajo ocasional — he can only find casual o temporary work
* * ** * *= casual, occasional, odd, episodic, non-recurrent.Ex. There are many catalogs and each of them functions in a different world -- the worlds of the school child and of the college student, the worlds of the eminent scholar and of the casual reader.Ex. BLAISE conduct the occasional search for those libraries which do not have access to a terminal.Ex. For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation.Ex. Politics often makes library development episodic and unpredictable.Ex. Special grants are defined as grants of a non-recurrent nature to fund (or partly fund) major projects = Las subvenciones especiales se definen como aquellas subvenciones de una naturaleza excepcional para financiar (total o parcialmente) proyectos importantes.* * ** * *= casual, occasional, odd, episodic, non-recurrent.Ex: There are many catalogs and each of them functions in a different world -- the worlds of the school child and of the college student, the worlds of the eminent scholar and of the casual reader.
Ex: BLAISE conduct the occasional search for those libraries which do not have access to a terminal.Ex: For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation.Ex: Politics often makes library development episodic and unpredictable.Ex: Special grants are defined as grants of a non-recurrent nature to fund (or partly fund) major projects = Las subvenciones especiales se definen como aquellas subvenciones de una naturaleza excepcional para financiar (total o parcialmente) proyectos importantes.* * *1 ‹trabajo›es un trabajo ocasional I work for them off and on o occasionally2 ‹encuentro› chance ( before n)* * *
ocasional adjetivo ‹ encuentro› chance ( before n);
‹ trabajo› temporary
ocasional adjetivo
1 (casual) accidental, chance
2 (temporal, circunstancial) occasional
trabajo ocasional, temporary job
' ocasional' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chapuza
- ligue
English:
casual
* * *ocasional adj1. [lluvias, visitantes, sucesos] occasional;un trabajo ocasional a casual job2. [accidental] accidental;un encuentro ocasional a chance meeting* * *adj occasional* * *ocasional adj1) : occasional2) : chance, fortuitous -
20 tesadüf
"1. chance event, accident, happenstance; a chance meeting, an accidental encounter; coincidence. 2. chance, hazard (personified or treated as an agency). - etmek /a/ 1. to meet or encounter by chance, chance to meet, chance upon, come across, come upon, happen upon. 2. (for something) to happen to take place on/at/in, happen to occur on/at/in. 3. (for something) to happen to hit or collide with. 4. to coincide with, occur at the same time as. 5. (for something) to happen to be at the same level as (something else), happen to be on a line with (something else): Ağacın en üst dalı yatak odasının penceresine tesadüf ediyordu. The topmost branch of the tree chanced to be level with her bedroom window."
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