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odds [ɒdz]1. plural noun• I got short/long odds on m'a donné une faible/forte cote• I got £30 over the odds for it (British) on me l'a payé 30 livres de plus que prévuc. ( = difference) it makes no odds cela n'a pas d'importance• his pompous tone was at odds with his vulgar language son ton pompeux ne cadrait pas avec son langage vulgaire2. compounds• we still have a few odds and ends to settle il nous reste encore quelques points à régler ► odds-on favourite noun grand favori m* * *[ɒdz]1) ( in betting) cote f (on sur)the odds on X are short/long — X est bien/mal coté
2) (chance, likelihood) chances fplthe odds are against/in favour of something — quelque chose est improbable/probable
the odds against/in favour of something happening — les chances que quelque chose n'arrive pas/arrive
the odds are in our favour — ( in venture) nous avons toutes les chances de réussir
to shorten/lengthen the odds on something — rendre quelque chose plus/moins probable
••it makes no odds — GB ça n'a pas d'importance
at odds — ( in dispute) être en conflit; ( inconsistent) en contradiction
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odds [ɒdz](a) (in betting) cote f;∎ the odds are ten to one against la cote est de dix contre un;∎ the odds are ten to one on la cote est de un contre dix;∎ they're offering long/short odds against Jackson Jackson a une bonne/faible cote;∎ I'll lay or give you odds of twenty to one that she'll leave him je te parie à vingt contre un qu'elle le quittera;∎ British I ended up paying over the odds en fin de compte, je l'ai payé plus cher qu'il ne valait ou que sa valeur∎ what are the odds on his getting the job? quelles chances a-t-il d'avoir le poste?;∎ the odds are she's been lying to us all along il y a de fortes chances qu'elle nous ait menti depuis le début;∎ the odds are on/against her accepting il y a de fortes chances/il y a peu de chances (pour) qu'elle accepte;∎ the odds are that he'll succeed il y a gros à parier qu'il réussira;∎ the odds are in favour of the socialists winning il y a de fortes chances pour que les socialistes l'emportent∎ against all the odds contre toute attente;∎ they won against overwhelming odds ils ont gagné alors que tout était contre eux∎ it makes no odds ça ne change rien□ ;∎ it makes no odds to me ça m'est égal□ ;∎ it makes no odds what I say ce que je dis ne sert à rien;∎ what's the odds? (what does it matter?) qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?□∎ odds and ends (miscellaneous objects) objets mpl divers, bric-à-brac m inv; (leftovers) restes mpl;∎ British familiar odds and sods (miscellaneous objects) objets mpl divers□, bric-à-brac□ m inv; (people) gens mpl divers□ ;∎ her desk is always covered with odds and ends son bureau est toujours encombré de tout un bric-à-brac;∎ I've still a few odds and ends to do j'ai encore quelques bricoles ou petites choses à faire∎ to be at odds with sb (over sth) (be in disagreement) ne pas être d'accord avec qn (à propos de qch); (be on bad terms) être brouillé avec qn (à propos de qch);∎ to be at odds with oneself être mal dans sa peau;∎ to be at odds with the world en vouloir au monde entier;∎ his latest statement is at odds with his earlier account sa dernière déposition ne concorde pas avec son premier récit des faits;∎ the way she was dressed was completely at odds with her personality ce qu'elle portait ne correspondait pas du tout à sa personnalité;∎ the minister is at odds with the government on this issue le ministre est en conflit avec son gouvernement sur ce point;∎ his lavish lifestyle is totally at odds with his professed political beliefs son train de vie luxueux est en contradiction avec les convictions politiques qu'il affiche -
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1 ( in betting) cote f (on sur) ; what are the odds? quelle est la cote? ; the odds are 20 to 1 la cote est 20 contre 1 ; the odds on Dayjar are 3 to 1 Dayjar est coté à 3 contre 1 ; the odds are six to one on la cote est de un contre 6 ; the odds are five to two against la cote est de cinq contre deux ; to give ou offer odds of proposer une cote de ; to quote odds of 6 to 1 coter 6 contre 1 ; the odds on X are short/long X est bien/mal coté ;2 (chance, likelihood) chances fpl ; the odds are against/in favour of sth qch est improbable/probable ; the odds are against it il y a peu de chances ; the odds against/in favour of sth happening les chances que qch n'arrive pas/arrive ; the odds on sth happening are even il y a une chance sur deux que qch arrive ; the odds are against us/in our favour la chance n'est pas/est de notre côté ; the odds are in favour of her doing elle a de fortes chances de faire ; the odds are that she'll do il y a de fortes chances qu'elle fasse ; to fight against the odds lutter contre l'adversité ; to win against the odds gagner contre toute attente ; to shorten/lengthen the odds on sth rendre qch plus/moins probable ; to shorten the odds on sb doing augmenter les chances que qn fasse.it makes no odds GB ça n'a pas d'importance ; to pay over the odds for sth payer qch plus que son prix ; to be at odds ( in dispute) être en conflit ; (contradictory, inconsistent) être en contradiction. -
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1 ○ ( likely) it is odds-on that il y a de fortes chances que (+ subj) ; he has an odds-on chance of doing il a de fortes chances de faire ;2 ( in betting) to be the odds-on favourite être le grand favori. -
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∎ British it's odds-on that he'll win il y a tout à parier qu'il gagnera►► odds-on favourite grand favori m -
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[ˌɒdz'ɒn]1) (colloq) ( likely)it is odds-on that — il y a de fortes chances que (+ subj)
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1) (chances; probability: The odds are that he will win.) chances2) (a difference in strength, in favour of one side: They are fighting against heavy odds.) avantage -
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chances; probabilités; pf. risquesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > odds
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English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > odds ratio
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(to be unimportant: We haven't got much money, but that makes no odds.) ne pas avoir d'importance -
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s'opposer à; contredire; se quereller/être en conflit/en désaccord avec qqn; combattre les idées de qqnEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to be at odds with
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[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) bizarre2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) impair3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) dépareillé4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) perdu•- 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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Ⅰ.even1 ['i:vən]∎ to make sth even égaliser ou aplanir qch;∎ it's even with the desk c'est au même niveau que le bureau(c) (equal → distribution, spread) égal;∎ the score is or the scores are even ils sont à égalité;∎ it's an even game la partie est égale;∎ now we're even nous voilà quittes, nous sommes quittes maintenant;∎ there's an even chance he'll lose il y a une chance sur deux qu'il perde;∎ the odds or chances are about even les chances sont à peu près égales;∎ American to lay even odds donner à égalité;∎ American the bookmakers are offering even odds les bookmakers offrent un enjeu égal;∎ they are an even match ils sont à partie égale;∎ Horseracing even money favourite cheval m coté à égalité;∎ to get even with sb se venger de qn;∎ I'll get even with you for that! je vous revaudrai ça!;∎ familiar to be even Stevens être quitte∎ to have an even disposition être d'un naturel calme2 adverb(a) (indicating surprise) même;∎ he even works on Sundays il travaille même le dimanche;∎ even the teacher laughed même le professeur a ri, le professeur lui-même a ri;∎ she's even forgotten his name elle a oublié jusqu'à son nom;∎ he even said so il a été jusqu'à le dire, il l'a même dit;∎ without even apologizing sans même ou sans seulement s'excuser;∎ this would be sad, tragic even ça serait triste, tragique même;∎ he can't even walk il ne peut même pas marcher;∎ not even même pas;∎ even supposing that… même en supposant que…∎ even better encore mieux;∎ even more tired encore plus fatigué;∎ even less encore moins∎ he seemed indifferent, even hostile il avait l'air indifférent, hostile mêmeégaliser, aplanir;∎ to even the odds égaliser les chancess'égaliser, s'aplanir∎ even as we speak au moment même où nous parlons∎ it came to pass even as he had foretold tout arriva comme il l'avait préditmême si;∎ even if I say so myself sans fausse modestie;∎ even if he did say that, what does it matter? et même s'il a dit ça, quelle importance est-ce que ça a?(a) (despite what happened before) même maintenant;∎ even now, four years later, I still haven't got over it aujourd'hui encore, quatre ans plus tard, je ne m'en suis pas encore remis(nevertheless) quand même, pourtant;∎ yes, but even so oui, mais quand même(a) (in that case also) quand même;∎ but even then we wouldn't be able to afford it mais nous ne pourrions quand même pas nous le permettre(b) (at that time also) même à ce moment-là;∎ things were difficult enough even then les choses étaient assez difficiles même à ce moment-là;∎ even then she wouldn't believe me elle ne m'a pas cru pour autant∎ even though he tries malgré ses efforts;∎ even though she explained it in detail bien qu'elle l'ait expliqué en détailmême avec, malgré➲ even out(a) (make equal → score etc) égaliser;∎ to even things up rétablir l'équilibre∎ let's even it up to a pound arrondissons la somme à une livreⅡ.even2
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odds — S3 [ɔdz US a:dz] n [plural] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(probability)¦ 2¦(difficulties)¦ 3 be at odds 4¦(horse racing etc)¦ 5 it makes no odds 6 pay over the odds ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(PROBABILITY)¦ the odds how lik … Dictionary of contemporary English
odds — [ɒdz ǁ ɑːdz] noun [plural] 1. the odds how likely it is that something will happen: • The odds of us achieving our sales targets are very poor. • The odds are (= it is likely that ) selling will continue. 2. difficulties that make a good result… … Financial and business terms
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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 often… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
odds — [ adz ] noun plural ** 1. ) the chances of something happening: the odds of doing something: The odds of getting hit by a falling satellite are very small. (the) odds are (that) (=it is likely that): The odds are they won t succeed. the odds are… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
odds — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way. 2) (the odds) the chances of something happening or being the case. 3) (the odds) the balance of advantage; superiority… … English terms dictionary
odds — [ädz] pl.n. [sometimes, esp. formerly, with sing. v.] 1. Archaic inequalities 2. Now Rare difference or amount of difference 3. difference in favor of one side over the other; advantage 4. an equalizing advantage given or received in betting,… … English World 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 INFORMAL very likely: it is odds on (that): It s odds on that Gerry will miss the meeting again. be odds on to do something: Pearson is odds on to play his last game on Saturday. the odds on favorite the person or animal that people… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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