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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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[ɒdz'ɒn]fam probabileit's odds-on that... — è quasi certo che...
odds-on favourite Horse-racing — gran favorito (-a)
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