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1 chancy
adjective (risky or uncertain: a chancy arrangement.) arriscado* * *chan.cy[tʃ'a:nsi; tʃ'ænsi] adj incerto, arriscado. -
2 chancy
adjective (risky or uncertain: a chancy arrangement.) incerto -
3 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sorte2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) oportunidade3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) possibilidade4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) acaso2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) arriscar2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) acontecer3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) casual- chancy- 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. -
4 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sorte2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) oportunidade3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) chance4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) acaso2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) arriscar2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) acontecer por acaso3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) casual- chancy- chance on - upon - by any chance - by chance - an even chance - the chances are
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Chancy — Country Switzerland … Wikipedia
Chancy — Basisdaten Staat: Schweiz Kanton … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Chancy — Escudo … Wikipedia Español
chancy — chancy; mis·chancy; un·chancy; wan·chancy; … English syllables
chancy — adj. 1. depending on chance. Syn: chanceful, dicey, dodgy, hazardous, risky. [WordNet 1.5] 2. subject to accident or chance or change. Syn: fluky, flukey, iffy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chancy — index dubious, precarious, speculative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
chancy — (adj.) 1510s, lucky, from CHANCE (Cf. chance) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning uncertain, subject to risk is recorded from 1860 … Etymology dictionary
chancy — haphazard, chance, hit or miss, happy go lucky, *random, casual, desultory … New Dictionary of Synonyms
chancy — [adj] dangerous, risky capricious, contingent, dicey, erratic, fluctuant, fluky, hazardous, iffy*, incalculable, precarious, problematic, problematical, rocky, speculative, ticklish, touchy, tricky, uncertain, unpredictable, unsound, whimsical;… … New thesaurus
chancy — ► ADJECTIVE (chancier, chanciest) informal ▪ uncertain; risky. DERIVATIVES chancily adverb … English terms dictionary
