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1 slump
n. fall; plötslig nedgång, kraftig tillbakagång; ras--------v. falla plötsligt, sjunka; rasa ihop* * *1. verb1) (to fall or sink suddenly and heavily: He slumped wearily into a chair.) sjunka ner, falla ihop2) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) rasa, sjunka plötsligt2. noun1) (a sudden fall in value, trade etc: a slump in prices.) prisfall, nedgång2) (a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression: There was a serious slump in the 1930s.) depression, lågkonjunktur -
2 chance
adj. tillfällig, oförutsedd--------n. chans; bra tillfälle; tillfällighet, slump, tur; risk--------v. komma av en slump, hända; riskera* * *1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) tillfällighet, slump, lyckträff2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) chans, tillfälle3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) chans, möjlighet4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) chansning2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) chansa2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) råka3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) oförutsedd- chancy- chance on
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- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
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3 accident
n. olycka; slump, tillfällighet; skada* * *['æksidənt]1) (an unexpected happening, often harmful, causing injury etc: There has been a road accident.) olycka2) (chance: I met her by accident.) slump, tillfällighet•- accidentally -
4 hit upon
stöta på, träffa av en slump; hitta av en slump -
5 by chance
av en händelse* * *(by luck; without planning: They met by chance.) av en slump -
6 coincidence
n. sammanträffade, slump* * *[kou'insidəns]noun ((an) accidental happening of one event at the same time as another: By a strange coincidence we were both on the same train.) sammanträffande, tillfällighet -
7 haphazardly
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8 by accident
av en händelse (slump), tillfälligtvis -
9 contingently
adv. av en slump -
10 fortuitously
adv. tillfälligtvis, av en slump -
11 fortuity
n. tillfällighet, slump -
12 serendipity
n. förmåga att av en slump hitta en lösning till något
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