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fifty-fifty〈 informeel〉♦voorbeelden:go fifty-fifty with someone • met iemand samsam doenit's split fifty-fifty • het is in tweeën verdeeldit's fifty-fifty that Will won't come • er is vijftig procent kans dat Will niet komt -
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adv. door; bij; met--------pref. langs, voorbij; bij, vlakbij, naast--------prep. door; met, per; bijby12 nabij ⇒ dichtbij, in de buurt♦voorbeelden:he drove by in a red car • hij reed voorbij in een rode autoin years gone by • in vervlogen jaren2 be by • erbij/in de buurt zijnby and large • over 't algemeen————————by2[ baj] 〈 voorzetsel〉3 〈 tijd〉 tegen ⇒ vóór, niet later dan; 〈 bij uitbreiding〉 op, om 〈 bepaald tijdstip〉; in 〈 bepaald jaar〉5 〈 duidt een relatie van betrokkenheid, vergelijking aan〉 ten opzichte van ⇒ met betrekking tot, ten aanzien van, wat … betreft♦voorbeelden:North by East • noord ten oostenhe sat by the river • hij zat aan de kant van de riviera house by the sea • een huis aan zeesit by my side • kom naast mij zittenI keep it by me all the time • ik heb het altijd bij meby oneself • alleenhe went by the motorway • hij ging via de autowegtaught by radio • via de radio geleerdshe dropped by Sheila's • zij ging bij Sheila langsby 1980 it had become clear that … • (al) in 1980/zo tegen 1980 was het duidelijk geworden dat …by now • nu (al)two meters by fifty centimeters • twee meter bij vijftig centimeterby sheer chance • door zuiver toevalby force • met gewelddeceived by his friend • bedrogen door zijn vriendthey came by the hundreds • ze kwamen met honderdenhe missed by an inch • hij miste op een paar centimeterI can tell by your looks • ik kan het aan je (uiterlijk) zienknown by the name of Jack • bekend onder de naam Jackhe died by the sword • hij sneuvelde door het zwaarddivide four by two • deel vier door tweea daughter by his first wife • een dochter van zijn eerste vrouwhe began by tidying up • hij begon met op te ruimenI did it all by myself • ik heb het helemaal alleen gedaanpaid by the hour • per uur betaaldby profession • van beroepplay by the rules • volgens de regels spelenit's eight o'clock by my watch • het is acht uur op mijn horlogethat's fine by me • ik vind het/wat mij betreft is het goed/bestby day • overdagby night • 's nachtshe got worse by the hour • hij ging van uur tot uur achteruitlittle by little • beetje bij beetje
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(a) fifty-fifty chance — if there is a fifty fifty chance of something happening, it is equally likely to happen or not to happen. I d say he s got a fifty fifty chance of winning the race. (usually + of + doing something) … New idioms dictionary
fifty-fifty — ˌfifty ˈfifty adjective 1. divided or shared equally between two people, companies etc: • It was suggested that they continue the development on a fifty fifty cost sharing basis. fifty fifty adverb : • We decided to split the costs fifty fifty. 2 … Financial and business terms
fifty-fifty — adv, adj spoken 1.) if you divide something fifty fifty, you divide it equally between two people, companies etc divide/split/share sth fifty fifty ▪ The companies split the profits fifty fifty. ▪ We ll share it on a fifty fifty basis . go fifty… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fifty-fifty — adjective, adverb equal, or into two equal parts: a fifty fifty chance of winning The bills were split fifty fifty … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fifty-fifty — fifty fif•ty or 50 50 [[t]ˈfɪf tiˈfɪf ti[/t]] adj. 1) cvb equally good and bad, likely and unlikely, favorable and unfavorable, etc.: a fifty fifty chance[/ex] 2) cvb in an evenly or equally divided way • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
chance — chance1 W1S1 [tʃa:ns US tʃæns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(possibility)¦ 2¦(opportunity)¦ 3¦(risk)¦ 4¦(likely to succeed)¦ 5¦(luck)¦ 6 stand/have a chance (of something/of doing something) 7 by any chance 8 any chance of ...? 9 be in with a chance … Dictionary of contemporary English
chance — chance1 [ tʃæns ] noun *** 1. ) count usually singular an opportunity for you to do something, especially something that you want to do: OPPORTUNITY: chance for: The meetings are very short, so there is little chance for real discussion. the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chance — I UK [tʃɑːns] / US [tʃæns] noun Word forms chance : singular chance plural chances *** 1) a) [countable, usually singular] an opportunity for you to do something, especially something that you want to do get/have a chance: We work together… … English dictionary
fifty-fifty — /fɪfti ˈfɪfti/ (say fiftee fiftee) Colloquial –adverb 1. with profits, responsibilities, etc., equally shared. –adjective 2. in equal quantities: a fifty fifty mixture. 3. of or relating to an arrangement by which profits, responsibilities, etc …
chance — 1 noun 1 POSSIBILITY (C, U) how possible or likely it is that something will happen, especially something that you want: chance/chances of: What are her chances of survival? | there s a chance (that): There s always the chance that something will … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fifty-fifty — 1) ADV: ADV after v If something such money or property is divided or shared fifty fifty between two people, each person gets half of it. [INFORMAL] The proceeds of the sale are split fifty fifty. ADJ Fifty fifty is also an adjective. The new… … English dictionary