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1 the odds are against us
Общая лексика: обстоятельства против насУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the odds are against us
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2 the odds are against us
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3 the odds are against/on his winning the election
the odds are against/on his winning the electionnaar alle waarschijnlijkheid zal hij de verkiezingen verliezen/winnenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > the odds are against/on his winning the election
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4 the odds are against John
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5 the odds are against smb.
всё складывается неблагоприятно для кого-л., обстоятельства против кого-л.‘Did you think the deceased would survive?’ ‘It was my own opinion that the odds were definitely against him. I was surprised he regained consciousness at all and was able to make a statement.’ (G. Gordon, ‘Let the Day Perish’, part II, ch. LII) — - Вам могло прийти в голову, что бедняга останется жив? - На мой взгляд, все складывалось для него крайне неблагоприятно. Я был очень удивлен, когда он пришел в себя и смог сделать это заявление.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > the odds are against smb.
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6 the odds are against an agreement
Дипломатический термин: мало шансов на достижение соглашенияУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the odds are against an agreement
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7 the odds are against an agreement
Англо-русский дипломатический словарь > the odds are against an agreement
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8 the odds are against an agreement
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > the odds are against an agreement
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9 the odds/cards are stacked against someone
the odds/cards are stacked against someoneas condições são desfavoráveis para alguém.English-Portuguese dictionary > the odds/cards are stacked against someone
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10 the cards are stacked against smb.
I амер.(the cards are stacked against (или in favor of) smb.)≈ дело обернулось против кого-л. (или в чью-л. пользу)IIA tall basketball player has the cards stacked in his favor. (DAI) — Высокие баскетболисты имеют явное преимущество.
(the cards (chances, chips или odds) are stacked against smb. (или smth.))карты против кого-л. (или чего-л.), игра складывается не в пользу кого-л. (или чего-л.), дело обернулось против кого-л.The cards were stacked against you, Ann. No doubt they will be against your great-great-granddaughter. But since birth and life have thrust you into the game, at least be warned that the cards have, been stacked. (S. Lewis, ‘Ann Vickers’, ch. XXXVI) — Карты были сданы не в твою пользу, Энн. То же ожидает и твоих праправнучек, но раз уж ты появилась на свет и жизнь кинула тебя в эту игру, знай по крайней мере, какие тебе выпали карты.
When the ordinary citizen is dragged into court he'll find that the cards have been stacked against him. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Careless Kitten’, ch. 20) — Когда простого американца тянут в суд, он обнаруживает, что на него ополчилась сама судьба.
John had always claimed that the odds were stacked against him from the start, but then he was the kind to blame everything on circumstances. (ODCIE) — Джон всегда жаловался, что ему вечно не везёт. Это был человек, который во всем винил обстоятельства.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > the cards are stacked against smb.
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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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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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♦ 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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plural noun1) (Betting) Odds pl.lay or give/take odds of six to one in favour of/against somebody/a horse — eine 6: 1-Wette auf/gegen jemanden/ein Pferd anbieten/annehmen
[the] odds are that she did it — wahrscheinlich hat sie es getan
the odds are against/in favour of somebody/something — jemandes Aussichten od. Chancen/die Aussichten od. Chancen für etwas sind gering/gut
3) (balance of advantage)against [all] the odds — allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz
4) (difference) Unterschied, derit makes no/little odds [whether...] — es ist völlig/ziemlich gleichgültig[, ob...]
what's the odds? — (coll.) was macht das schon?
5) (variance)be at odds with somebody over something — mit jemandem in etwas (Dat.) uneinig sein
6)odds and ends — Kleinigkeiten; (of food) Reste
* * *1) (chances; probability: The odds are that he will win.) die Chance2) (a difference in strength, in favour of one side: They are fighting against heavy odds.) die Ungleichheit* * *[ɒdz]plthe odds are 6 to 1 — die Chancen stehen 6 zu 1 (written: 6:1)
long/short odds — geringe/hohe Gewinnchancen
he won at long odds — er hat mit einer hohen Gewinnquote gewonnen
fixed odds — feste Kurse pl
to lay or give odds of 2 to 1 (against sb) — den Kurs mit 2 zu 1 (written: 2:1) (gegen jdn) angeben
I'll lay odds (of 3 to 1) that... (fig) — ich wette (3 gegen 1), dass...
2) (= chances for or against) Chance(n) f(pl)the odds were against us —
in spite of the tremendous odds against him... — obwohl alles so völlig gegen ihn sprach or war...
or favor (US) — alles sprach für uns
what are the odds on/against...? —
to fight against heavy/overwhelming odds (Mil) — gegen eine große/überwältigende gegnerische Übermacht ankämpfen
to struggle against impossible odds — so gut wie keine Aussicht auf Erfolg haben
the odds are that he will come — es sieht ganz so aus, als ob er käme or kommen würde
to lengthen/shorten the odds — die Chancen erhöhen/verringern
3) (inf)foreign buyers who are prepared to pay over the odds — Ausländer, die gewillt sind, überhöhte Preise zu bezahlen
4)(= difference)
what's the odds? — was macht das schon (aus)?does it really make any odds if I don't come? — macht es etwas aus, wenn ich nicht komme?
5)we are at odds as to the best solution — wir gehen nicht darin einig, wie das am besten gelöst werden soll
* * *1. Ungleichheit f, Verschiedenheit f:make odds even die Ungleichheit(en) beseitigen2. Br Unterschied m:what’s the odds? was macht es (schon) aus?;what odds is it to him? was geht es ihn an?3. Vorteil m, Überlegenheit f, Übermacht f:the odds are in our favo(u)r, the odds lie on our side der Vorteil liegt auf unserer Seite;the odds are against us wir sind im Nachteil;against long odds gegen große Übermacht, mit wenig Aussicht auf Erfolg;4. Vorgabe f (im Spiel):give sb odds jemandem eine Vorgabe geben;that won’t make any odds fig das bringt nichts5. ungleiche Wette:lay (the) odds of three to one drei gegen eins wetten;lay (the) long odds den größeren Einsatz machen;take the odds eine ungleiche Wette eingehen6. (Gewinn-)Chancen pl:the odds are 5 to 1 die Chancen stehen 5 gegen 1;the odds are on him er hat die besten Chancen, alles spricht für ihn;the odds are against him er hat kaum eine Chance, seine Aussichten sind gering7. Uneinigkeit f (besonders in den Wendungen):a) sich nicht vertragen ( with mit),b) sich widersprechen;be at odds with im Widerspruch stehen zu;set at odds uneinig machen, gegeneinander aufhetzen8. Kleinigkeiten pl, einzelne Stück pl, Reste pl:a) allerlei Kleinigkeiten m, Krimskrams m umg,b) Reste, Restchen, Abfälle;a) Krimskrams m umg,b) Hansel(n) umg (Leute)* * *plural noun1) (Betting) Odds pl.lay or give/take odds of six to one in favour of/against somebody/a horse — eine 6: 1-Wette auf/gegen jemanden/ein Pferd anbieten/annehmen
[the] odds are that she did it — wahrscheinlich hat sie es getan
the odds are against/in favour of somebody/something — jemandes Aussichten od. Chancen/die Aussichten od. Chancen für etwas sind gering/gut
against [all] the odds — allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz
4) (difference) Unterschied, derit makes no/little odds [whether...] — es ist völlig/ziemlich gleichgültig[, ob...]
what's the odds? — (coll.) was macht das schon?
5) (variance)be at odds with somebody over something — mit jemandem in etwas (Dat.) uneinig sein
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plural noun1) (Betting) Odds pl.lay or give/take odds of six to one in favour of/against somebody/a horse — eine 6: 1-Wette auf/gegen jemanden/ein Pferd anbieten/annehmen
[the] odds are that she did it — wahrscheinlich hat sie es getan
the odds are against/in favour of somebody/something — jemandes Aussichten od. Chancen/die Aussichten od. Chancen für etwas sind gering/gut
3) (balance of advantage)against [all] the odds — allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz
4) (difference) Unterschied, derit makes no/little odds [whether...] — es ist völlig/ziemlich gleichgültig[, ob...]
what's the odds? — (coll.) was macht das schon?
5) (variance)be at odds with somebody over something — mit jemandem in etwas (Dat.) uneinig sein
6)odds and ends — Kleinigkeiten; (of food) Reste
* * *1) (chances; probability: The odds are that he will win.) die Chance2) (a difference in strength, in favour of one side: They are fighting against heavy odds.) die Ungleichheit* * *[ɒdz]plthe odds are 6 to 1 — die Chancen stehen 6 zu 1 (written: 6:1)
long/short odds — geringe/hohe Gewinnchancen
he won at long odds — er hat mit einer hohen Gewinnquote gewonnen
fixed odds — feste Kurse pl
to lay or give odds of 2 to 1 (against sb) — den Kurs mit 2 zu 1 (written: 2:1) (gegen jdn) angeben
I'll lay odds (of 3 to 1) that... (fig) — ich wette (3 gegen 1), dass...
2) (= chances for or against) Chance(n) f(pl)the odds were against us —
in spite of the tremendous odds against him... — obwohl alles so völlig gegen ihn sprach or war...
or favor (US) — alles sprach für uns
what are the odds on/against...? —
to fight against heavy/overwhelming odds (Mil) — gegen eine große/überwältigende gegnerische Übermacht ankämpfen
to struggle against impossible odds — so gut wie keine Aussicht auf Erfolg haben
the odds are that he will come — es sieht ganz so aus, als ob er käme or kommen würde
to lengthen/shorten the odds — die Chancen erhöhen/verringern
3) (inf)foreign buyers who are prepared to pay over the odds — Ausländer, die gewillt sind, überhöhte Preise zu bezahlen
4)(= difference)
what's the odds? — was macht das schon (aus)?does it really make any odds if I don't come? — macht es etwas aus, wenn ich nicht komme?
5)we are at odds as to the best solution — wir gehen nicht darin einig, wie das am besten gelöst werden soll
* * *Odds Oddfellow m (Mitglied des Independent Order of Oddfellows, einer internationalen humanitären Bruderschaft)* * *plural noun1) (Betting) Odds pl.lay or give/take odds of six to one in favour of/against somebody/a horse — eine 6: 1-Wette auf/gegen jemanden/ein Pferd anbieten/annehmen
[the] odds are that she did it — wahrscheinlich hat sie es getan
the odds are against/in favour of somebody/something — jemandes Aussichten od. Chancen/die Aussichten od. Chancen für etwas sind gering/gut
against [all] the odds — allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz
4) (difference) Unterschied, derit makes no/little odds [whether...] — es ist völlig/ziemlich gleichgültig[, ob...]
what's the odds? — (coll.) was macht das schon?
5) (variance)be at odds with somebody over something — mit jemandem in etwas (Dat.) uneinig sein
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1) (chances; probability: The odds are that he will win.) probabilidades, posibilidades2) (a difference in strength, in favour of one side: They are fighting against heavy odds.) ventajatr[ɒdz]1→ link=odd odd{————————1 (probability, chances) probabilidades nombre femenino plural, posibilidades nombre femenino plural■ the odds are that... lo más probable es que...■ the odds are in your favour llevas ventaja, tienes las de ganar2 (in betting) apuestas nombre femenino pluralodds ['ɑdz] npl1) chances: probabilidades fpl2) : puntos mpl de ventaja (de una apuesta)3)to be at odds : estar en desacuerdon.pl.• posibilidades s.f.pl.ɑːdz, ɒdz1) ( in betting) proporción en que se ofrece pagar una apuesta, que refleja las posibilidades de acierto de la mismabookmakers are giving o laying odds of ten to one — los corredores de apuestas están dando or ofreciendo diez contra uno
by all odds — (AmE) sin lugar a dudas, indiscutiblemente
to pay over the odds — (BrE) pagar* más de la cuenta
2) (likelihood, chances) probabilidades fpl, posibilidades fplall the odds are in your favor — tienes todas las de ganar, lo tienes todo a tu favor
the pilot survived against (all) the odds — aunque parezca increíble, el piloto sobrevivió
3) ( difference) (BrE colloq)it makes no odds (to me) — (me) da igual or da lo mismo, no (me) importa
4) ( variance)to be at odds with somebody/something: those two are always at odds with each other esos dos siempre están en desacuerdo; that's at odds with the official version — eso no concuerda con la versión oficial
[ɒdz]NPL1) (in betting) puntos mpl de ventajawhat odds will you give me? — ¿cuánta ventaja me da?
short/long odds — pocas/muchas probabilidades
to lay odds on sth — (fig) hacer apuestas sobre algo
- pay over the odds2) (=chances for or against) probabilidades fplthe odds are that... — lo más probable es que...
3) * (=difference)what's the odds? — ¿qué importa?, ¿qué más da?
it makes no odds — da lo mismo, da igual
4) (=variance, strife)to be at odds with sb over sth — estar reñido or en desacuerdo con algn por algo
5)odds and ends — (=bits and pieces) trozos mpl, pedacitos mpl, corotos mpl (Col, Ven); [of cloth etc] retazos mpl, retales mpl ; [of food] restos mpl, sobras fpl
6)all the odds and sods ** — todo quisque *, todo hijo de vecina *
* * *[ɑːdz, ɒdz]1) ( in betting) proporción en que se ofrece pagar una apuesta, que refleja las posibilidades de acierto de la mismabookmakers are giving o laying odds of ten to one — los corredores de apuestas están dando or ofreciendo diez contra uno
by all odds — (AmE) sin lugar a dudas, indiscutiblemente
to pay over the odds — (BrE) pagar* más de la cuenta
2) (likelihood, chances) probabilidades fpl, posibilidades fplall the odds are in your favor — tienes todas las de ganar, lo tienes todo a tu favor
the pilot survived against (all) the odds — aunque parezca increíble, el piloto sobrevivió
3) ( difference) (BrE colloq)it makes no odds (to me) — (me) da igual or da lo mismo, no (me) importa
4) ( variance)to be at odds with somebody/something: those two are always at odds with each other esos dos siempre están en desacuerdo; that's at odds with the official version — eso no concuerda con la versión oficial
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[ɒdz]nome plurale1) (in betting) quotazione f.sing., quota f.sing. (on di)the odds are 6 to 1 on, against — la quotazione è di 6 a 1 a favore, a sfavore
2) (likelihood) probabilità f.the odds are against, in favour of sth. — le probabilità in favore di qcs. sono poche, molte
the odds in favour of sth. happening — la probabilità che qcs. accada
••it makes no odds — BE non ha importanza
to pay over the odds for sth. — pagare qcs. più del suo prezzo
at odds — (in dispute) in conflitto; (contradictory) in contraddizione
* * *1) (chances; probability: The odds are that he will win.) probabilità2) (a difference in strength, in favour of one side: They are fighting against heavy odds.) vantaggio* * *[ɒdz]nome plurale1) (in betting) quotazione f.sing., quota f.sing. (on di)the odds are 6 to 1 on, against — la quotazione è di 6 a 1 a favore, a sfavore
2) (likelihood) probabilità f.the odds are against, in favour of sth. — le probabilità in favore di qcs. sono poche, molte
the odds in favour of sth. happening — la probabilità che qcs. accada
••it makes no odds — BE non ha importanza
to pay over the odds for sth. — pagare qcs. più del suo prezzo
at odds — (in dispute) in conflitto; (contradictory) in contraddizione
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[ɒdz] n употр. с гл. в ед. и мн. ч.1. шансы, вероятность, возможностьlong odds - а) неравные шансы; б) значительное неравенство ставок
the odds are two-to-one that it won't rain today - два против одного, что сегодня не будет дождя
2. 1) преимущество, перевес; превосходство ( одной из сторон)against heavy /fearful/ odds - в исключительно неблагоприятных условиях, против значительно превосходящих сил
to ask /to beg/ no odds (of) - амер. не добиваться преимуществ /скидок/
to give [to receive] odds - давать [получать] преимущество [ср. тж. ♢ ]
to win the election by considerable odds - пройти на выборах со значительным перевесом
the odds are against us - обстоятельства против нас /не в нашу пользу/
2) спорт. гандикап3. разногласияto be at odds - а) иметь разногласия; быть в ссоре /ссориться, не ладить, быть не в ладах/ (с кем-л.); б) не гармонировать, находиться в противоречии, расходиться, не соответствовать; в) находиться в неблагоприятных условиях
4. разница, неравенствоover the odds - слишком много, с избытком; более чем достаточно
to make odds even - устранить различия /разницу/
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what's the odds? - а) какое это имеет значение?; ну и что?; б) спорт. какой счёт?to give /to lay/ odds - держать пари на невыгодных для себя условиях (при проигрыше заплатить больше, чем получить при выигрыше) [ср. тж. 2, 1)]
to shout the odds - хвастаться, бахвалиться
the odds are that... - вероятнее всего, что...
by long /all/ odds - намного, значительно, гораздо, решительно; несомненно, бесспорно
it is /makes/ no odds - неважно, не имеет значения; не составляет существенной разницы
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1) (chances; probability: The odds are that he will win.) sjanser, odds, sannsynlighet2) (a difference in strength, in favour of one side: They are fighting against heavy odds.) ulikhet, forskjelloddssubst. \/ɒdz\/ ( tar verb i flertall)1) ( spill e.l.) odds• long\/large odds2) utsikter, sjanser, sannsynlighet, oddshan har gode utsikter\/han har store sjanser3) ( sport) handikap, fordel4) forskjell, ulikhetat odds uenig, på kant medby all odds (amer.) etter all sannsynlighetfight against (heavy) odds kjempe mot overmaktenit makes no odds (hverdagslig, spesielt britisk) det spiller ingen rollelay\/give odds vedde• lay\/give odds of 3 to 1sette 3 mot 1 \/ vedde 3 mot 1make odds even utligne forskjellenover the odds ( britisk) over det akseptable, for myesplit the odds møtes på halvveientake odds forklaring: gå med på et veddemål hvor sjansene er ulikewhat's the odds? ( hverdagslig) hva gjør det?, hvilken rolle spiller det?
См. также в других словарях:
the odds are against sb — the odds are against sb/in sb s favour ► someone is unlikely/likely to succeed: »In a case like this, the odds are against the defendant. Main Entry: ↑odds … Financial and business terms
the odds are against sb/in sb's favour — ► someone is unlikely/likely to succeed: »In a case like this, the odds are against the defendant. Main Entry: ↑odds … Financial and business terms
the odds are sb's favour — the odds are against sb/in sb s favour ► someone is unlikely/likely to succeed: »In a case like this, the odds are against the defendant. Main Entry: ↑odds … Financial and business terms
odds are against — {v. phr.} The likelihood of success is not probable; the chances of success are poor. * /The odds are against her getting here before Monday./ … Dictionary of American idioms
odds are against — {v. phr.} The likelihood of success is not probable; the chances of success are poor. * /The odds are against her getting here before Monday./ … Dictionary of American idioms
odds\ are\ against — v. phr. the likelihood of success is not probable; the chances of success are poor. The odds are against her getting here before Monday … Словарь американских идиом
(the) odds are stacked against you — the cards/odds/are stacked against you phrase used for saying that you are likely to fail, often because people are being unfair Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym unfairsynonym … Useful english dictionary
odds are — Odds 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
(the) cards are stacked against you — the cards/odds/are stacked against you phrase used for saying that you are likely to fail, often because people are being unfair Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym unfairsynonym … Useful english dictionary
Against the Odds — infobox Book | name = Against the Odds title orig = translator = image caption = author = Elizabeth Moon illustrator = cover artist = Gary Ruddell country = United States language = English series = Familias Regnant genre = Space opera, Military… … Wikipedia
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
