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1 ♦ even

♦ even (1) /ˈi:vn/
a.

1 piano; liscio; piatto: The lawn is perfectly even, il prato è perfettamente liscio; to make even, spianare; lisciare

2 uniforme; uguale; regolare; allo stesso livello: even stitches, punti tutti uguali; punti regolari; The pegs were all even with each other, i pioli erano tutti alla stessa altezza

3 costante; uniforme: at an even pace, con ritmo uniforme; ad andatura costante

4 pari; alla pari; equilibrato; equo; giusto: an even contest, una gara alla pari; uno scontro ad armi pari; even score, punteggio pari; parità; risultato di parità; Our scores are even, siamo alla pari (o in parità); an even balance, un giusto equilibrio; an even exchange, uno scambio equo

5 calmo; placido; tranquillo: an even tone of voice, un tono di voce calmo; an even temper, un carattere calmo; even-tempered, calmo; placido; an even disposition, un temperamento tranquillo

6 (mat. ed estens.) pari: even numbers, numeri pari; even function, funzione pari; even pages, pagine pari

● (fam.) even break, buona probabilità □ even chance, parità di probabilità: It's an even chance that he won't accept, forse accetterà e forse no; to stand an even chance, avere il cinquanta per cento di probabilità □ even-handed, imparziale □ even-handedness, imparzialità □ even money, puntata alla pari; (fig.) pari probabilità □ (fam.) even-steven (agg. e avv.), alla pari □ to be even with sb., essere pari (fam.: pari e patta) con q. □ to break even ► to break □ to get even with sb., saldare i conti con q.; prendersi la rivincita su □ on an even keel ► keel (1).
♦ even (2) /ˈi:vn/
avv.

1 anche; perfino; persino; addirittura: Even a fool could see it, persino uno stupido lo capirebbe; This book is even more interesting than I thought, questo libro è anche (o ancora) più interessante di quello che pensavo

2 proprio; esattamente: I'm listening to your record even as I write, sto ascoltanto il tuo disco proprio ora mentre ti scrivo; Even as he said it, he realized it was wrong, nel momento stesso in cui lo disse si rese conto che era sbagliato

3 almeno: Does he even suspect the danger?, ha almeno il sospetto di trovarsi in pericolo?

● even if, anche se: I'll do it, even if it takes all day, lo farò, anche se ci vorrà tutto il giorno; Even if he asked you to, you still had no business coming here, anche se te l'ha chiesto lui, non dovevi comunque venire qui □ even so, comunque; con tutto ciò; in ogni caso: Even so, I don't think he's dishonest, comunque, non credo che sia disonesto □ even though, anche se; benché; nonostante che: You can contact her, even though she's off duty, puoi contattarla anche se non è di turno: He still eats a lot, even though he knows it's bad for him, mangia sempre molto, benché sappia (o pur sapendo) che gli fa male □ not even (o never even), neanche; nemmeno; neppure: He never even answered my letter, non ha neppure risposto alla mia lettera.
even (3) /ˈi:vn/
n.

(poet.) sera; vespro.
(to) even /ˈi:vn/
A v. t.

1 spianare; livellare

2 appianare

B v. i.

essere (o andare) alla pari; pareggiarsi: Odds have probably evened between the two contestants, le probabilità di successo ora sono forse alla pari tra i due contendenti

● to even the score, ( sport) pareggiare; (fig.) pareggiare il conto con q.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ even
2 ♦ chance

♦ chance /tʃɑ:ns/
A n.

1 [uc] caso; sorte; fortuna: I don't want to leave anything to chance, non voglio lasciar nulla al caso; Many discoveries were made by chance, molte scoperte sono state fatte per caso; by pure chance, per puro caso

2 probabilità; possibilità; possibilità di cavarsela: not to stand a chance, non avere nessuna probabilità (di riuscita, successo, vittoria, ecc.) He has no chance of success, non ha alcuna probabilità di riuscita; He stands a fair chance of winning, ha discrete probabilità di vincere; even chance, parità di probabilità; fighting chance, probabilità di riuscita (o di successo) se ci si dà da fare; piccola ma concreta probabilità; to blow one's chances for st., giocarsi qc.

3 (solo sing.) opportunità; occasione: the chance of a lifetime, un'occasione unica, irripetibile; to give sb. a chance to, offrire a q. la possibilità di; dare modo a q. di; when you get the chance, quando ti capita (l'occasione); to grab a chance, afferrare un'occasione; to miss a chance, perdere un'occasione; to seize a chance, cogliere un'occasione

4 azzardo; rischio: to take chances, correre rischi; rischiare; I'm taking no chances, non intendo rischiare; to take one's chances, rischiare; correre il rischio

5 (leg.) caso fortuito

6 (stat.) probabilità

B a. attr.

casuale; fortuito; accidentale: a chance acquaintance, una conoscenza casuale; a chance meeting, un incontro fortuito

● a chance in a million, una combinazione straordinaria; ( anche) una probabilità assai remota □ (fam.) Chance would be a fine thing!, magari!; fosse vero! □ ( The) chances are that…, è molto probabile che… □ as chance would have it, il caso volle che…; per combinazione □ by any chance, per caso: You wouldn't have a corkscrew by any chance?, non avresti per caso un cavatappi? □ games of chance, giochi d'azzardo □ given a chance, avendone la possibilità; potendo □ (fam.) given half a chance, con un po' di fortuna; se solo potessi; se solo avessi potuto □ (fam.) No chance (o Not a chance)!, macché; neanche per sogno!; niente da fare! □ on the chance of (o on the off chance of), casomai; nell'eventualità che □ to stand a poor chance of, avere poche probabilità di.
(to) chance /tʃɑ:ns/
A v. i.

accadere per caso; succedere; capitare; darsi il caso che: I chanced to meet him, mi è capitato d'incontrarlo; I chanced to find one in a small shop, ne ho trovato uno per caso in un negozietto

B v. t. (form.)

1 rischiare; mettere a repentaglio: to chance all one's money, rischiare tutto il proprio denaro

2 arrischiare; arrischiarsi a fare: I chanced a peek at it, ho arrischiato una sbirciatina

● (fam.) to chance one's arm (o one's luck), correre il rischio; rischiare; tentare la sorte □ (fam.) to chance it, rischiare; tentare: What do you say, shall we chance it?, che ne dici, rischiamo (o tentiamo)?

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ chance
3 chance

{tiams}
I. 1. случай, случайност
by (mere) CHANCE съвсем случайно
do you by any CHANCE know... знаеш ли/да знаеш случайно...
as CHANCE would have it разг. по една случайност, не щеш ли
2. риск, случайност, късмет, съдба
games of CHANCE хазартни игри
to take one's CHANCE осланям се на късмета си, поемам риск, правя нешо на късмет
I am not taking any CHANCEs няма/не искам да рискувам
3. възможност, надежда, изглед, вероятност, шанс
to stand a CHANCE имам (известна) вероятност/възможност/изгледи (of за, да с ger), not to have a ghost of a/a dog's CHANCE нямам абсолютно никакъв шанс/вероятност
to give someone a CHANCE давам някому възможност (да направи, да докаже и пр. нещо)
to do something on the CHANCE правя нещо с надежда (of да с ger), on the off CHANCE със слаба надежда, на слука
4. удобен случай, възможност
now is your CHANCE сега е моментът, използвай случая
it's a CHANCE in a thousand такъв случай рядко се пада
the CHANCE of a lifetime шанс, който едва ли ше се повтори/който не е за изпускане
to have an eye/to look to the main CHANCE гледам собствения си интерес, интересчия съм
even CHANCE равни възможности, еднакъв шанс
5. attr случаен, непредвиден (за събрание, посетител и пр.)
II. 1. случвам се (и безл.)
I CHANCEd to be out, it CHANCEd that I was out случайно бях излязъл
a taxi CHANCEd by случайно мина едно такси
to CHANCE on/upon намирам/срещам случайно, попадам случайно на, натъквам се на
2. поемам риск, рискувам
to CHANCE a scolding правя нещо с риск да ми се скарат
to CHANCE it разг., to CHANCE one's arm si. опитвам, рискувам
to CHANCE one's luck опитвам си късмета

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{tiams} n 1. случай; случайност; by (mere) chance съвсем случайно; (2) v 1. случвам се (и безл.); I chanced to be out, it chanced that I

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шанс; случайност; случвам; случай; рискувам; риск; възможност; вероятност;

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1. a taxi chanced by случайно мина едно такси 2. as chance would have it разг. по една случайност, не щеш ли 3. attr случаен, непредвиден (за събрание, посетител и пр.) 4. by (mere) chance съвсем случайно 5. do you by any chance know... знаеш ли/да знаеш случайно.. 6. even chance равни възможности, еднакъв шанс 7. games of chance хазартни игри 8. i am not taking any chances няма/не искам да рискувам 9. i chanced to be out, it chanced that i was out случайно бях излязъл 10. i. случай, случайност 11. ii. случвам се (и безл.) 12. it's a chance in a thousand такъв случай рядко се пада 13. now is your chance сега е моментът, използвай случая 14. the chance of a lifetime шанс, който едва ли ше се повтори/който не е за изпускане 15. to chance a scolding правя нещо с риск да ми се скарат 16. to chance it разг., to chance one's arm si. опитвам, рискувам 17. to chance on/upon намирам/срещам случайно, попадам случайно на, натъквам се на 18. to chance one's luck опитвам си късмета 19. to do something on the chance правя нещо с надежда (of да с ger), on the off chance със слаба надежда, на слука 20. to give someone a chance давам някому възможност (да направи, да докаже и пр. нещо) 21. to have an eye/to look to the main chance гледам собствения си интерес, интересчия съм 22. to stand a chance имам (известна) вероятност/възможност/изгледи (of за, да с ger), not to have a ghost of a/a dog's chance нямам абсолютно никакъв шанс/вероятност 23. to take one's chance осланям се на късмета си, поемам риск, правя нешо на късмет 24. възможност, надежда, изглед, вероятност, шанс 25. поемам риск, рискувам 26. риск, случайност, късмет, съдба 27. удобен случай, възможност
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chance[tʃa:ns] I. n 1. случай, случайност; by ( mere) \chance съвсем случайнo; as \chance would have it разг. не щеш ли; 2. случайност, съдба; to leave things to \chance оставям всичко на случайността; 3. риск; съдба; късмет; to take o.'s \chance оставям (нещо) на късмет; to take a long \chance рискувам със слаба надежда; a game of \chance хазартна игра; 4. възможност, вероятност, изглед, надежда, шанс; a good ( slim) \chance of success добра (слаба) възможност (изгледи) за успех; not to stand a \chance of, not to have ( a snowball's) \chance in hell нямам изгледи за; to stand no \chance against s.o. нямам никакви изгледи да успея в борбата срещу някого; to have very much of a \chance имам голяма възможност; a fighting \chance надежда за успех в много трудна работа; the scheme was never given a \chance нищо не беше направено, за да получи този проект възможност за успех; a fat \chance голяма възможност; ирон. никаква възможност; on the \chance (of) с надежда (да); on the off \chance със слаба надежда; 5. удобен случай, възможност; now is your \chance сега е удобният случай; it is a \chance in a thousand такъв удобен случай рядко се намира; the \chance of a lifetime единствен случай, рядък шанс, не е за изпускане; to have an eye for the main \chance търся (дебна) удобния момент, за да си подобря положението; to grab at a \chance не пропускам удобен случай; to let a \chance slip пропускам удобен случай; II. v 1. случвам се (и безл.); I \chanced to meet him случи се да го срещна, случайно го срещнах; it \chanced that случи се, че; 2.: to \chance upon случайно попадам (срещам, намирам), натъквам се на; a police car \chanced by случайно се намери една полицейска кола; 3. рискувам, поемам риск; to \chance a scolding правя нещо с риск да ми се скарат; let's \chance it хайде да опитаме (да рискуваме); to \chance ( try, push) o.'s luck, to \chance o.'s arm опитвам си късмета; насилвам късмета си; III. adj случаен; \chance acquaintance случаен познат.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > chance
4 chance

tʃɑ:ns
1. сущ.
1) случайность, неожиданное событие, случай, непредвиденное обстоятельство Syn: fortuity, luck, contingency
2) судьба, счастье, удача;
удачное стечение обстоятельств, возможность, шанс give me a/another chance! ≈ отпустите, простите меня на этот раз! to stand a good chance ≈ иметь хорошие шансы earthly, poor, slight, slim chance ≈ слабая надежда, слабые шансы на что-л. even chance ≈ равные шансы, равные возможности fair chance ≈ благоприятные шансы good chance ≈ хорошая перспектива last chance ≈ последний шанс only chance ≈ единственный шанс outside chance амер. ≈ ничтожный шанс sporting chance ≈ спортивный шанс a small chance of success ≈ малая вероятность успеха theory of chances Syn: probability, fate, fortune, opportunity
3) риск games of chance ∙ to have an eye to the main chance ≈ преследовать личные (особ. корыстные) цели
2. прил. случайный, непредвиденный chance gains ≈ случайные приобретения Syn: accidental, adventitious, contingent, fortuitous, incidental, casual Ant: conclusive, inevitable, inexorable
3. гл.
1) происходить, случаться I chanced to be at home ≈ я случайно был дома Syn: come about, happen
2) решиться( на что-л.), рискнуть let's chance it ≈ рискнем Syn: venture ∙ chance upon случайность;
случай;
- rare * редкий случай;
- by * случайно;
- by what *? какими судьбами?;
- is he, by any *t, behind this scheme? не он, случайно, выдвинул этот план?;
- it was a * that they met on the road они встретились на дороге случайно;
- he goes as * directs him он идет, куда глаза глядят;
- on the * на случай если;
- I called at his house on the * of seeing him я зашел к нему, надеясь застать его дома удобный случай, возможность;
- a * to do smth. удобный случай сделать что-л;
- to get a * to do smth. получить возможность сделать что-л;
- to lose the * упустить возможность;
- to throw away a * отказаться от возможности;
- to give smb. a * дать кому-л возможность - give me another *! простите меня на этот раз!;
дайте мне возможность попытаться еще раз! счастливый случай, удача, счастье;
- * cannot be calculated on на счастливый случай нельзя рассчитывать;
- to take one's * with smth. попытать счастья в чем-л шанс, вероятность, возможность;
- to have a good * иметь много шансов;
- to stand little * of success иметь мало шансов на успех;
- not the slightest * ни малейшей надежды;
- there's just a * that he'll help you не исключено, что он вам поможет;
- there is a * of success есть надежда на успех;
- his * of success is one to ten у него один шанс из десяти;
- even *s равные шансы;
- he has every * он имеет все основания;
у него есть все шансы;
- *s are against him все против него, обстановка складывается неблагоприятно для него;
- to have a * with smb. иметь шансы на успех у кого-л;
- not a got's * (сленг) никаких шансов;
- theory of * (математика) теория вероятностей риск;
- games of * азартные игры;
- it is the * of a lifetime такой случай бывает лишь раз в жизни;
- number nine is my * ставлю на девятый номер;
- we can't take any *s мы не можем рисковать билет вещевой лотереи (часто благотворительный) (книжное) судьба;
превратности судьбы;
- to await no gifts from C. не ждать милостей от судьбы;
- to bear stoutly the *s of fortune спокойно переносить все превратности судьбы;
- all the changes and *s of this mortal life все превратности и случайности нашей бренной жизни > *s are по всей вероятности;
скорее всего;
> *s are he's already heard the news вполне возможно, что это известие уже дошло до него;
> to have an eye to the main * чуять, где можно поживиться;
ловить момент;
> let * decide будь что будет!;
> leave things to * положиться на волю случая не вмешиваться в ход событий;
> as * would have is как нарочно;
случилось так, что... случайный;
- * encounter случайная встреча;
- * shell( военное) случайное попадание снаряда;
случайно попавший снаряд рискнуть;
- let's * it рискнем;
- to * one's luck искушать судьбу случиться, случайно произойти;
- it *d that he lost вышло так, что он проиграл;
- it *d that I was out when he called случилось так, что, когда он пришел, меня не было дома;
- I *d to be passing when she fell я случайно проходил мимо, когда она упала;
- if I * to find it если мне доведется найти это (on, upon) случайно наткнуться на;
обнаружить, найти;
- I *d upon an old friend in a bar в баре я случайно столкнулся со старым знакомым > to * one's arm не щадить себя;
рисковать головой chance вероятность ~ возможность;
вероятность;
шанс;
theory of chances мат. теория вероятностей;
give me a (или another) chance! отпустите, простите меня на этот раз! ~ возможность ~ риск;
games of chance азартные игры ~ риск ~ рискнуть, let's chance it рискнем;
chance upon случайно наткнуться, найти ~ рискнуть ~ случай;
случайность;
by chance случайно;
on the chance в случае ~ случайность ~ случайный ~ случаться;
I chanced to be at home я случайно был дома ~ судьба;
удача, счастье ~ судьба ~ удача ~ удобный случай ~ шанс ~ рискнуть, let's chance it рискнем;
chance upon случайно наткнуться, найти ~ риск;
games of chance азартные игры ~ возможность;
вероятность;
шанс;
theory of chances мат. теория вероятностей;
give me a (или another) chance! отпустите, простите меня на этот раз! to have an eye to the main ~ преследовать личные (особ. корыстные) цели ~ случаться;
I chanced to be at home я случайно был дома ~ рискнуть, let's chance it рискнем;
chance upon случайно наткнуться, найти ~ случай;
случайность;
by chance случайно;
on the chance в случае to stand a good ~ иметь хорошие шансы;
to take one's (или а) chance (of) решиться (на что-л.) ;
рискнуть to stand a good ~ иметь хорошие шансы;
to take one's (или а) chance (of) решиться (на что-л.) ;
рискнуть ~ возможность;
вероятность;
шанс;
theory of chances мат. теория вероятностей;
give me a (или another) chance! отпустите, простите меня на этот раз! theory: ~ of chances теория вероятностей

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > chance
5 chance

1. noun
1) no art. (fortune) Zufall, der; attrib. Zufalls-; zufällig

leave something to chance — es dem Zufall od. Schicksal überlassen

pure chance — reiner Zufall

by chance — zufällig; durch Zufall

2) (trick of fate) Zufall, der

could you by any chance give me a lift? — könntest du mich vielleicht mitnehmen?

3) (opportunity) Chance, die; Gelegenheit, die; (possibility) Chance, die; Möglichkeit, die

give somebody a chance — jemandem eine Chance geben

give somebody half a chance — jemandem nur die [geringste] Chance geben

given the chance — wenn ich usw. die Gelegenheit dazu hätte

give something a chance to do something — einer Sache (Dat.) Gelegenheit geben, etwas zu tun

get a/the chance to do something — eine/die Gelegenheit haben, etwas zu tun

this is my big chance — das ist die Chance für mich

now's your chance! — das ist deine Chance!

on the [off] chance of doing something/that... — in der vagen Hoffnung, etwas zu tun/dass...

stand a chance of doing something — die Chance haben, etwas zu tun

4) in sing. or pl. (probability)

have a good/fair chance of doing something — gute Aussichten haben, etwas zu tun

[is there] any chance of your attending? — besteht eine Chance, dass Sie kommen können?

there is every/not the slightest chance that... — es ist sehr gut möglich/es besteht keine Möglichkeit, dass...

the chances are that... — es ist wahrscheinlich, dass...

5) (risk)

take one's chance — es darauf ankommen lassen

take a chance/chances — ein Risiko/Risiken eingehen; es riskieren

take a chance on something — es bei etwas auf einen Versuch ankommen lassen
2. transitive verb
riskieren

chance it — es riskieren od. darauf ankommen lassen

we'll have to chance that happening — wir müssen es riskieren

chance one's arm — (Brit. coll.) es riskieren

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1. noun
1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) der Zufall, das Glück

2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) die Chance

3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) die Aussicht

4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) das Risiko
2. verb
1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) riskieren

2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) zufällig geschehen
3. adjective
(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) zufällig

- academic.ru/12029/chancy">chancy
- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are
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chance

[tʃɑ:n(t)s, AM tʃæ:n(t)s]

I. n

1. no pl (luck) Glück; (coincidence) Zufall m

to be pure [or sheer] \chance [that...] reiner Zufall sein[, dass...]

to leave nothing to \chance nichts dem Zufall überlassen

as \chance would have it wie es der Zufall wollte

by \chance (accidentally) zufällig; (perhaps) vielleicht

by any \chance vielleicht

do you have a light by any \chance? hätten Sie vielleicht zufällig Feuer?

2. (likelihood) Wahrscheinlichkeit f; (prospect) Aussicht[en] f[pl], Chance[n] f[pl]

there's not much of a \chance of my coming to the party es ist eher unwahrscheinlich, dass ich zur Party komme

there's not a \chance in hell of my ever going out with him again mit dem werde ich nie im Leben nochmal weggehen

the \chance was one in a million die Chancen standen eins zu einer Million

\chances are [that] they'll be late as usual aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach werden sie wie immer zu spät kommen

\chances are against it es ist eher unwahrscheinlich

there's a faint [or slight] [or slim] chance that... es besteht eine geringe Chance, dass...

\chances of promotion Aufstiegschancen

\chances of survival Überlebenschancen

to do sth on the off \chance etw auf gut Glück tun

to be in with a \chance eine Chance haben

to [not] have [or stand] a \chance with sb/sth bei jdm/etw [keine] Chancen haben

to stand a \chance of doing sth Aussichten haben, etw zu tun

I don't think I stand a \chance of winning ich halte es nicht für sehr wahrscheinlich, dass ich gewinne

on the \chance für den Fall

on the \chance of his retiring falls er zurücktritt

3. (opportunity) Möglichkeit f, Gelegenheit f

given half a \chance, I'd give up working tomorrow wenn ich nur könnte, würde ich sofort aufhören zu arbeiten

no \chance! BRIT ( fam) niemals!

the \chance of a lifetime eine einmalige Chance

to give sb a second \chance jdm eine zweite Chance geben

to miss one's \chance seine Chance verpassen

you missed the perfect \chance du hast die Chance deines Lebens verpasst

4. (risk) Risiko nt

the \chance of failure with this project is high die Gefahr, dass dieses Projekt fehlschlägt, ist hoch

there's a \chance of injury in almost any sport fast jede Sportart birgt ein Verletzungsrisiko

to take a \chance [or \chances] etwas riskieren

taking \chances with your health is a bad idea seine Gesundheit aufs Spiel zu setzen, ist dumm

to take no \chances kein Risiko eingehen

5.

▶ \chance would be a fine thing BRIT schön wär's fam

▶ to have an eye to the main \chance den eigenen Vorteil im Auge haben

II. vi

▪ to \chance to do sth etw zufällig tun

they \chanced to be in the restaurant just when I arrived als ich ankam, waren sie zufälligerweise auch gerade in dem Restaurant

it \chanced that... es traf sich, dass...

III. vt ( fam)

▪ to \chance sth (hazard) etw riskieren; (try) etw versuchen

don't \chance your life's savings on a single investment setz deine ganzen Ersparnisse doch nicht auf eine einzige Kapitalanlage!

to \chance it es riskieren

to \chance sth happening es darauf ankommen lassen, dass etw geschieht

to \chance one's luck sein Glück versuchen

▶ to \chance one's arm BRIT es riskieren [o darauf ankommen lassen]

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[tʃAːns]
1. n

1) (= coincidence) Zufall m; (= luck, fortune) Glück nt

by chance — durch Zufall, zufällig

a game of chance — ein Glücksspiel nt

would you by any chance be able to help? — könnten Sie mir wohl or vielleicht behilflich sein?

to leave things to chance — die Dinge dem Zufall überlassen

to trust to chance — auf sein Glück vertrauen

2) (= possibility) Aussicht(en pl) f, Chance(n pl) f; (= probability, likelihood) Möglichkeit f

(the) chances are that... — aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach..., wahrscheinlich...

the chances are against that happening — vieles spricht dagegen or die Wahrscheinlichkeit ist gering, dass das eintritt

what are the chances of him agreeing? — wie sind die Aussichten or wie stehen die Chancen, dass er zustimmt?

what are the chances of his coming? — wie groß ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass er kommt?

is there any chance of us meeting again? — könnten wir uns vielleicht wiedersehen?

is there any chance he might be lost? —

on the chance of finding her at home — in der Hoffnung, sie zu Hause anzutreffen

he doesn't stand or hasn't got a chance — er hat keine(rlei) Chance(n)

he doesn't stand a chance of winning — er hat keine Chance zu gewinnen

he has a good chance of winning — er hat gute Aussicht zu gewinnen, er hat gute Siegeschancen

there will be a chance of rain on Thursday — am Donnerstag könnte es vereinzelt regnen

to be in with a chance — eine Chance haben

no chance! (inf) — nee! (inf), ist nicht drin

will you lend me £50? – sorry, no chance (inf) — leihst du mir £ 50? – bedaure, nichts zu machen or ist nicht drin (inf)

3) (= opportunity) Chance f

the chance of a lifetime — eine einmalige Chance

you won't get another chance of going there or to go there — die Gelegenheit, dahin zu fahren, bietet sich (dir) nicht noch einmal

you won't get another chance — das ist eine einmalige Gelegenheit

I had the chance to go or of going — ich hatte (die) Gelegenheit, dahin zu gehen

now's your chance! — das ist deine Chance!

this is my big chance — das ist DIE Chance für mich

to take one's chance — die Gelegenheit nutzen

to have an eye to the main chance (pej) —

he never had a chance in life — er hat im Leben nie eine Chance gehabt

give me a chance! — nun mach aber mal langsam (inf)

to give sb a chance —

you never gave me a chance to explain — du hast mir ja nie die Chance gegeben, das zu erklären

chance would be a fine thing! (inf) — schön wärs!

4) (= risk) Risiko nt

to take a chance — es darauf ankommen lassen

aren't you taking a bit of a chance? — ist das nicht ein bisschen riskant?

he's not taking any chances — er geht kein Risiko ein

2. attr
zufällig
chance meeting — zufällige Begegnung

3. vi

it chanced that... — es traf or fügte (geh) sich, dass...

4. vt

1)

to chance to do sth — zufällig etw tun

2)

I'll chance it! (inf) — ich versuchs mal (inf)

to chance one's arm (inf) — (et)was riskieren

I'll just have to chance that happening — das muss ich eben riskieren

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chance [tʃɑːns; US tʃæns]

A s

1. Zufall m:

a lucky chance;

game of chance Glücksspiel n;

by chance durch Zufall, zufällig;

can you lend me £100 by any chance? kannst du mir zufällig oder vielleicht 100 Pfund leihen?;

leave sth (nothing) to chance etwas (nichts) dem Zufall überlassen;

as chance would have it wie es der Zufall wollte

2. Schicksal n:

whatever be my chance

3. Möglichkeit f, Wahrscheinlichkeit f:

all chances of error alle denkbaren Fehlerquellen;

on the off chance

a) auf die entfernte Möglichkeit hin, für den Fall (of sb’s doing sth dass jemand etwas tut),

b) auf gut Glück;

I’ll go there on the off chance of seeing him ich gehe hin, vielleicht sehe ich ihn (ja) doch;

(the) chances are that … es besteht Aussicht, dass …; aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach …

4. Chance f:

a) (günstige) Gelegenheit, (sich bietende) Möglichkeit, SPORT (Tor)Gelegenheit f:

the chance of a lifetime eine einmalige Gelegenheit, die Chance seines etc Lebens;

give him a chance gib ihm eine Chance!, versuchs mal mit ihm!; → main chance

b) Aussicht f (of auf akk):

chances of advancement (berufliche) Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten;

a good chance of success gute Erfolgschancen pl;

chances of survival ( oder surviving) Überlebenschancen;

the chances are against you die Umstände sind gegen dich, es sieht nicht gut für dich aus;

there is at least a 50 per cent chance that … die Chancen stehen mindestens 50:50, dass …;

chance would be a fine thing! umg schön wärs!;

I haven’t got a chance with him ich habe keine Chance gegen ihn, gegen ihn komme ich nicht an

5. Risiko n:

take a chance es darauf ankommen lassen, es riskieren (on mit);

take no chances nichts riskieren (wollen), kein Risiko eingehen (wollen);

that’s a chance I’ll have to take dieses Risiko muss ich eingehen

6. obs Missgeschick n

7. US dial Menge f, Anzahl f

B v/i

1. (unerwartet) eintreten oder geschehen:

it chanced that … es fügte sich (so), dass …;

I chanced to meet her zufällig traf ich sie

2. chance (up)on

a) zufällig begegnen (dat) oder treffen (akk),

b) zufällig stoßen auf (akk) oder finden (akk)

C v/t es auf eine Niederlage etc ankommen lassen, riskieren:

chance missing sb es riskieren, jemanden zu verfehlen;

chance one’s arm Br etwas riskieren;

chance it umg es darauf ankommen lassen;

chance one’s luck sein Glück versuchen

D adj zufällig, Zufalls…:

a chance acquaintance;

chance customers pl Laufkundschaft f;

chance hit Zufallstreffer m

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1. noun
1) no art. (fortune) Zufall, der; attrib. Zufalls-; zufällig

leave something to chance — es dem Zufall od. Schicksal überlassen

pure chance — reiner Zufall

by chance — zufällig; durch Zufall

2) (trick of fate) Zufall, der

could you by any chance give me a lift? — könntest du mich vielleicht mitnehmen?

3) (opportunity) Chance, die; Gelegenheit, die; (possibility) Chance, die; Möglichkeit, die

give somebody a chance — jemandem eine Chance geben

give somebody half a chance — jemandem nur die [geringste] Chance geben

given the chance — wenn ich usw. die Gelegenheit dazu hätte

give something a chance to do something — einer Sache (Dat.) Gelegenheit geben, etwas zu tun

get a/the chance to do something — eine/die Gelegenheit haben, etwas zu tun

this is my big chance — das ist die Chance für mich

now's your chance! — das ist deine Chance!

on the [off] chance of doing something/that... — in der vagen Hoffnung, etwas zu tun/dass...

stand a chance of doing something — die Chance haben, etwas zu tun

4) in sing. or pl. (probability)

have a good/fair chance of doing something — gute Aussichten haben, etwas zu tun

[is there] any chance of your attending? — besteht eine Chance, dass Sie kommen können?

there is every/not the slightest chance that... — es ist sehr gut möglich/es besteht keine Möglichkeit, dass...

the chances are that... — es ist wahrscheinlich, dass...

5) (risk)

take one's chance — es darauf ankommen lassen

take a chance/chances — ein Risiko/Risiken eingehen; es riskieren

take a chance on something — es bei etwas auf einen Versuch ankommen lassen
2. transitive verb
riskieren

chance it — es riskieren od. darauf ankommen lassen

we'll have to chance that happening — wir müssen es riskieren

chance one's arm — (Brit. coll.) es riskieren

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n.

Chance -en f.

Gelegenheit f.

Möglichkeit f.

Zufall -¨e m.

English-german dictionary > chance
6 chance

1. noun
1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) suerte, by chance: por casualidad

2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) oportunidad, ocasión

3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) posibilidades

4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) riesgo

2. verb
1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) arriesgar

2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) suceder algo por casualidad

3. adjective
(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) fortuito, casual

- chancy
- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are

chance n

1. casualidad

we met by chance nos encontramos por casualidad

2. posibilidad

you have no chance of winning no tienes ninguna posibilidad de ganar

3. oportunidad

give me a chance, I won't disappoint you dame una oportunidad, no te decepcionaré

4. riesgo

I'm not taking any chances no voy a correr ningún riesgo

chance f or m (AmL) ( oportunidad) chance;
◊ dar chance a algn to give sb the chance;
tiene pocas chances de ganar he doesn't have o stand much chance of winning
chance sustantivo masculino LAm opportunity ' chance' also found in these entries: Spanish: accidental - accidente - asomo - azar - casual - casualidad - casualmente - chiripa - cielo - coincidir - destinada - destinado - encuentro - entrever - fortuita - fortuito - inesperada - inesperado - juego - malograr - mía - mío - momento - ninguna - ninguno - ocasión - ocasional - opción - oportunidad - presentarse - primera - primero - probabilidad - resquicio - suerte - terciarse - última - último - una - uno - arriesgar - carambola - coincidencia - facilidad - hablar - posibilidad English: avail - blow - bungle - by - cat - chance - encounter - fact - fair - fifty - fighting chance - forfeit - game - hang back - happy - jump at - last - lifetime - off-chance - outside - parting - remote - second - accident - accidentally - any - bump - casual - fifty-fifty - grab - have - jump - leave - life - miss - muff - now - off - pass - proper - providence - purely - seize - slight - slim - to

chance

tr[ʧɑːns]

noun

1 (fate, fortune) azar nombre masculino, casualidad nombre femenino

■ it was pure chance that I saw you te vi por pura casualidad

■ we left nothing to chance no dejamos nada al azar

2 (opportunity) oportunidad nombre femenino, ocasión nombre femenino

■ I never miss a chance to travel nunca desperdicio una oportunidad de viajar

■ the chance of a lifetime una oportunidad única en la vida

■ you won't get another chance like this no se te presentará otra oportunidad como ésta

3 (possibility, likelihood) posibilidad nombre femenino

■ any chance of a lift? no me podrías llevar, ¿verdad?

■ what are our chances of winning? ¿qué posibilidades tenemos de ganar?

■ he's got no chance lo tiene muy difícil

4 (risk, gamble) riesgo

■ that's a chance I'll have to take es un riesgo que tendré que correr

adjective

1 (meeting, discovery, occurrence) fortuito,-a, casual

transitive verb

1 (risk) arriesgar

■ let's chance it arriesguémonos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as chance would have it da la casualidad

by any chance por casualidad

by chance por casualidad

chance would be a fine thing ¡ojalá!

no chance ¡ni en broma!

on the (off) chance por si acaso

(the) chances are that... lo más posible es que...

to chance on something encontrar algo por casualidad

to chance to do something hacer algo por casualidad

to have/stand a good chance of doing something tener muchas posibilidades de hacer algo

to take chances arriesgarse, correr riesgos

game of chance juego de azar

chance meeting encuentro casual

chance ['ʧænts] v, chanced ; chancing vi

1) happen: ocurrir por casualidad

2)

to chance upon : encontrar por casualidad

chance vt

risk: arriesgar

chance adj

: fortuito, casual

a chance encounter: un encuentro casual

chance n

1) fate, luck: azar m, suerte f, fortuna f

2) opportunity: oportunidad f, ocasión f

3) probability: probabilidad f, posibilidad f

4) risk: riesgo m

5) : boleto m (de una rifa o lotería)

6)

by chance : por casualidad

chance

adj.

• casual adj.

• fortuito, -a adj.

n.

• acaso s.m.

• albur s.m.

• aventura s.f.

• azar s.m.

• carambola s.f.

• caso s.m.

• casualidad s.f.

• ocasión s.f.

• oportunidad s.f.

• posibilidad s.f.

• probibilidad s.f.

• riesgo s.m.

• suerte s.f.

• vaivén s.m.

v.

• arriesgar v.

I tʃæns, tʃɑːns
noun

1) u ( fate) casualidad f, azar m

it was pure chance that we met — nos encontramos de or por pura casualidad

to leave nothing to chance — no dejar nada (librado) al azar

by chance — por or de casualidad

have you seen my hat, by any chance? — ¿has visto mi sombrero por casualidad?; (before n) <meeting, occurrence> casual, fortuito

2) c ( risk) riesgo m

don't take any chances — no te arriesgues, no corras riesgos

3) c

a) ( opportunity) oportunidad f, ocasión f

to jump o leap at the chance — aprovechar or no dejar escapar la oportunidad or ocasión

the chance of a lifetime — la oportunidad de su (or mi etc) vida

finished yet? - give me a chance! — ¿has acabado ya? - espera un poco!

give them half a chance and they'll fleece you — en cuanto te descuidas te despluman

b) ( raffle ticket) (AmE) número m, boleto m

4) c ( likelihood) posibilidad f, chance f or m (esp AmL)

they don't stand much of a chance — lo tienen (bien) difícil

not a o no chance! — (colloq) ni de casualidad or ni en broma! (fam)

it's a million-to-one chance o a chance in a million — las posibilidades son muy remotas

(the) chances are (that)... — (colloq) lo más probable es que...

to be in with a chance — (BrE) tener* posibilidades or chances

II

transitive verb

a) ( risk)

to chance it — arriesgarse*, correr el riesgo

b) ( happen)

to chance to + INF: I just chanced to be passing your office — pasaba por tu oficina por casualidad

Phrasal Verbs:

- chance on

[tʃɑːns]
1. N

1) (=fate) azar m; (=coincidence) casualidad f

• by chance — por casualidad

we met by chance in Paris — nos encontramos por casualidad en París

do you have a room available, by any chance? — ¿no tendrá por casualidad una habitación libre?, ¿por casualidad tiene una habitación libre?

• to leave nothing to chance — no dejar nada al azar or a la casualidad, no dejar ningún cabo suelto or por atar

• to trust sth to chance — dejar algo al azar
game I, 1., 1), a)
2) (=opportunity) oportunidad f, ocasión f

• chance would be a fine thing! * — ¡ojalá!, ¡ya quisiera yo!

• you'll never get another chance like this — nunca se te presentará otra oportunidad or ocasión como esta

all those eligible will get a chance to vote — todas las personas que cumplan los requisitos podrán votar

• to give sb a chance, he didn't give me a chance to say anything — no me dio (la) oportunidad de decir nada

give me a chance, I've only just got here! — ¡espera un ratito, acabo de llegar!

• he never had a chance in life — nunca tuvo suerte en la vida

• given half a chance he'd eat the lot * — si se le dejara, se lo comería todo

• you always wanted to ride a horse, and here's your chance — siempre quisiste montar a caballo, ahora tienes la oportunidad

• to jump or leap at the chance — aprovechar la oportunidad or ocasión, no dejar escapar la oportunidad or ocasión

• it's the chance of a lifetime — es la oportunidad de mi/tu/su etc vida

• to have an eye on or to the main chance * — pej estar a la que salta *

• to miss one's chance — perder la or su oportunidad

• she's gone out, now's your chance! — ha salido, ¡ésta es tu oportunidad!

• they decided to give me a second chance — decidieron darme una segunda oportunidad

3) (=possibility) posibilidad f

his chances of survival are slim — tiene escasas posibilidades de sobrevivir, sus posibilidades de sobrevivir son escasas

the chances are that... — lo más probable es que...

it has a one in 11,000 chance (of winning) — tiene una posibilidad entre 11.000 (de ganar)

• to have a good chance of success — tener bastantes posibilidades de éxito

• to be in with a chance — (Brit) * tener muchas posibilidades

• I had very little chance of winning — tenía muy pocas posibilidades de ganar

• he has no chance of winning — no tiene ninguna posibilidad de ganar, no tiene posibilidad alguna de ganar

no chance! * — (refusing) ¡ni hablar! *; (dismissing a possibility) ¡qué va! *

• there is a slight chance she may still be there — puede que exista una pequeña posibilidad de que todavía esté allí

• they don't stand a chance (of winning) — no tienen ninguna posibilidad or posibilidad alguna (de ganar)

he never stood a chance, the truck went straight into him — no pudo hacer nada, el camión se fue derecho a él
fat 1., 5)
4) (=risk) riesgo m

I'll take that chance — correré ese riesgo, me arriesgaré

• I'm not taking any chances — no quiero arriesgarme

you shouldn't take any chances where your health is concerned — no deberías correr riesgos or arriesgarte cuando se trata de tu salud

• we decided to take a chance on the weather — decidimos arriesgarnos con el tiempo

2. VT

1) (=run the risk of) [+ rejection, fine] arriesgarse a

to chance doing sth — arriesgarse a hacer algo

to chance it * — jugársela, arriesgarse

- chance one's arm or one's luck

2) frm (=happen)

to chance to do sth — hacer algo por casualidad

she chanced to look up at that moment — en ese momento dio la casualidad de que levantó la vista or levantó la vista por casualidad

I chanced to catch sight of her as she passed — la vi por casualidad cuando pasaba

3.

CPD

chance meeting N — encuentro m fortuito or casual

chance remark N — comentario m casual

- chance on

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I [tʃæns, tʃɑːns]
noun

1) u ( fate) casualidad f, azar m

it was pure chance that we met — nos encontramos de or por pura casualidad

to leave nothing to chance — no dejar nada (librado) al azar

by chance — por or de casualidad

have you seen my hat, by any chance? — ¿has visto mi sombrero por casualidad?; (before n) <meeting, occurrence> casual, fortuito

2) c ( risk) riesgo m

don't take any chances — no te arriesgues, no corras riesgos

3) c

a) ( opportunity) oportunidad f, ocasión f

to jump o leap at the chance — aprovechar or no dejar escapar la oportunidad or ocasión

the chance of a lifetime — la oportunidad de su (or mi etc) vida

finished yet? - give me a chance! — ¿has acabado ya? - espera un poco!

give them half a chance and they'll fleece you — en cuanto te descuidas te despluman

b) ( raffle ticket) (AmE) número m, boleto m

4) c ( likelihood) posibilidad f, chance f or m (esp AmL)

they don't stand much of a chance — lo tienen (bien) difícil

not a o no chance! — (colloq) ni de casualidad or ni en broma! (fam)

it's a million-to-one chance o a chance in a million — las posibilidades son muy remotas

(the) chances are (that)... — (colloq) lo más probable es que...

to be in with a chance — (BrE) tener* posibilidades or chances

II

transitive verb

a) ( risk)

to chance it — arriesgarse*, correr el riesgo

b) ( happen)

to chance to + INF: I just chanced to be passing your office — pasaba por tu oficina por casualidad

Phrasal Verbs:

- chance on

English-spanish dictionary > chance
7 chance

1. noun
1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sjanse, slump, tilfelle

2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) mulighet, anledning

3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) sjanse, mulighet

4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) sjanse, risiko
2. verb
1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) risikere, våge, ta sjansen, la det stå til

2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) falle seg, skje tilfeldig
3. adjective
(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) tilfeldig

- chancy
- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are

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tilfeldig

I
subst. \/tʃɑːns\/

1) tilfeldighet, sammentreff, lykketreff

2) sjanse, mulighet, utsikt, anledning, leilighet

• the chances are a hundred to one

sjansene er hundre mot en

3) skjebne, tilfelle

• they left things to chance

de overlot alt til skjebnen

as chance would have it ved et skjebnens spill, ved et lykketreff

by chance tilfeldigvis, på slump

• do you know him by any chance?

du skulle vel ikke tilfeldigvis kjenne ham?

chance of utsikt til, mulighet til

• is there a chance of a wash here?

er det mulig å få vasket seg her?

game of chance hasardspill, sjansespill

give someone a chance gi noen en sjanse, la noen forsøke seg

no chance ( hverdagslig) ikke snakk om, ikke tale om

on the chance of i håp om å

• she went to the cinema on the chance of seeing him

hun drog på kino i håp om å treffe ham

on the chance that i håp om at

on the off chance for sikkerhets skyld, for alle eventualiteters skyld

run a chance løpe en risiko, risikere

• he ran the chance of getting lost

han risikerte å gå seg vill

see one's chance to se sitt snitt til

stand a chance ha en sjanse

• he doesn't stand a chance

han har ikke en sjanse

• she stands a fair chance

hun har gode muligheter

take a chance ta en sjanse

• Sue took a chance on trusting him

Sue tok sjansen på å stole på ham

take chances ta sjanser, løpe risikoer

take one's chance ta sjansen, prøve seg

the chances are alt tyder på

• the chances are against it

alt taler mot det\/ingenting tyder på det
II
verb \/tʃɑːns\/

1) risikere, ta sjansen

2) hende på slump, tilfeldigvis være

• I chanced to be out when you called

jeg var tilfeldigvis ute da du kom innom

chance one's arm se ➢ arm, 1

chance (up)on finne tilfeldigvis, snuble over

• they chanced upon a solution

de snublet over svaret
III
adj. \/tʃɑːns\/

1) tilfeldig

• chance likeness

tilfeldig likhet

• a chance remark

en bemerkning i forbifarten\/en tilfeldig bemerkning

2) uforutsett, overraskende, uberegnelig

English-Norwegian dictionary > chance
8 chance

I 1. [tʃɑːns] [AE tʃæns]
nome

1) (opportunity) opportunità f., occasione f.

to have o get the chance to do avere l'opportunità di fare; to give sb. a o the chance to do dare a qcn. la possibilità di fare; to take one's chance cogliere la propria occasione; you've missed your chance hai perso la tua occasione; now's your chance! questo è il tuo momento! questa è la tua occasione! this is your big chance questa è la tua grande occasione; if you get a chance se ti capita l'occasione; when you get a o the chance, can you...? — quando ti capita, potresti...?

2) (likelihood) probabilità f., possibilità f. ( of doing di fare)

there's little chance of sb. doing — ci sono poche possibilità che qcn. faccia

there is a chance that sb. will do — è probabile che qcn. faccia

the chances are that — è probabile che

she has a good chance — ha delle buone probabilità

what are his chances of recovery? — quali sono le sue possibilità di recupero?

any chance of a coffee? — colloq. sarebbe possibile avere un caffè?

3) (luck) caso m., fortuna f.

a game of chance — un gioco d'azzardo

by chance — per caso

by a lucky chance — per un caso fortunato

4) (risk) rischio m.

to take a chance — correre un rischio

to take a chance on doing — correre il rischio di fare

it's a chance I'm willing to take — è un rischio che ho intenzione di correre

5) (possibility) possibilità f.

not to stand a chance — non avere alcuna possibilità

do you have his address by any chance? — hai il suo indirizzo, per caso?
2.
modificatore [encounter, occurrence] fortuito; [ discovery] accidentale, casuale

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no chance! — colloq. (proprio) per niente! assolutamente no!
II [tʃɑːns] [AE tʃæns]
verbo transitivo

1) (risk)

to chance doing — correre il rischio di fare

to chance one's arm — tentare la sorte, rischiare

we'll just have to chance it — proviamo

I wouldn't chance it — non correrei il rischio

2) (happen to do)

I chanced to see it — mi capitò di vederlo

•

- chance upon, chance on

* * *
1. noun
1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) caso

2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) opportunità

3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) possibilità

4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) rischio
2. verb
1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) rischiare

2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) accadere, capitare
3. adjective
(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) casuale, fortuito

- chancy
- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are
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I 1. [tʃɑːns] [AE tʃæns]
nome

1) (opportunity) opportunità f., occasione f.

to have o get the chance to do avere l'opportunità di fare; to give sb. a o the chance to do dare a qcn. la possibilità di fare; to take one's chance cogliere la propria occasione; you've missed your chance hai perso la tua occasione; now's your chance! questo è il tuo momento! questa è la tua occasione! this is your big chance questa è la tua grande occasione; if you get a chance se ti capita l'occasione; when you get a o the chance, can you...? — quando ti capita, potresti...?

2) (likelihood) probabilità f., possibilità f. ( of doing di fare)

there's little chance of sb. doing — ci sono poche possibilità che qcn. faccia

there is a chance that sb. will do — è probabile che qcn. faccia

the chances are that — è probabile che

she has a good chance — ha delle buone probabilità

what are his chances of recovery? — quali sono le sue possibilità di recupero?

any chance of a coffee? — colloq. sarebbe possibile avere un caffè?

3) (luck) caso m., fortuna f.

a game of chance — un gioco d'azzardo

by chance — per caso

by a lucky chance — per un caso fortunato

4) (risk) rischio m.

to take a chance — correre un rischio

to take a chance on doing — correre il rischio di fare

it's a chance I'm willing to take — è un rischio che ho intenzione di correre

5) (possibility) possibilità f.

not to stand a chance — non avere alcuna possibilità

do you have his address by any chance? — hai il suo indirizzo, per caso?
2.
modificatore [encounter, occurrence] fortuito; [ discovery] accidentale, casuale

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no chance! — colloq. (proprio) per niente! assolutamente no!
II [tʃɑːns] [AE tʃæns]
verbo transitivo

1) (risk)

to chance doing — correre il rischio di fare

to chance one's arm — tentare la sorte, rischiare

we'll just have to chance it — proviamo

I wouldn't chance it — non correrei il rischio

2) (happen to do)

I chanced to see it — mi capitò di vederlo

•

- chance upon, chance on

English-Italian dictionary > chance
9 chance

[tʃaːns]
n

1) возможность, удобный случай, случайность, неожиданное событие, случай, шанс

He had a better chance of recovery. — У него было больше шансов на выздоровление.

It is his only chance. — Это его единственный шанс.

It is the chance of a lifetime. — Такая возможность бывает раз в жизни.

There is a good chance. — Есть благоприятная возможность.

By what chance? — Какими судьбами?

Is he by any chance behind it? — Не он ли случайно стоит за всем этим?

I had no chance to speak to him. — У меня не было удобного случая поговорить с ним.

He gave me no chance to say a word. — Он не дал мне сказать ни слова.

- good chance
- rare chance
- happy chance
- another chance like this
- chance to do smth
- chance of getting the job
- have a chance
- have many chances
- give smb another chance
- have no proper chance to do the job
- lose one's chance
- cut smb off from all chances of return
- stand a good chance
- have no chance to do smth
- do smth on the chance
- not the remotest chance
- not the slightest chance
2) случай, случайность

It couldn't be a matter of chance. — Что не могло быть случайностью.

I can't take any chances. — Я не могу рисковать. /Я не могу идти на какой-либо риск.

I will not take any chances. — Я рисковать не буду. /Я не пойду ни на какой риск.

Do you by any chance know where he is? — Вы случайно не знаете, где он?

- lucky chance
- unexpected chance
- a chance bullet

- chance remark
- chance meeting
- chance talk
- quite by chance
- matter of chance
- games of chance
- theory of chances
- by chance
- by a lucky chance
- do smth by chance
- leave things to chance
- leave nothing to chance
- take chances
- hear smth by chance
3) шанс, вероятность, надежда

There is not the slightest chance of improvement (of recovery). — На улучшение (на выздоровление) нет никаких надежд.

There is just a chance that he will come (of getting there in time). — Не исключено, что он еще придет (что мы успеем туда во время).

The plan has no chance with them. — Шансы на то, что план будет иметь у них успех ничтожны.

An evil chance seldom comes alone. — ◊ Беда беду кличет. /Лиха беда не живет одна. /Пришла беда - отворяй ворота.

Nine chances out of ten. — ◊ В девяти случаях из десяти.

One chance in a thousand. — ◊ Один шанс на тысячу.

- even chances
- chances for recovery
- chance of success
- have a small chance
- have little chance for smth
- have every chance to win
- have a slender chance for smth
- have every chance
- offer little chance
- chances are that...
- no earthly chance for smth
•

USAGE:

See attempt, n

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > chance
10 chance

1. noun
1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sorte

2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) oportunidade

3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) possibilidade

4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) acaso
2. verb
1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) arriscar

2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) acontecer
3. adjective
(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) casual

- chancy
- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are
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[tʃa:ns; tʃæns] n 1 oportunidade. when I get a chance I’ll help you / logo que puder, ajudá-lo-ei. she had the chance to meet him / ela teve oportunidade de encontrá-lo. 2 possibilidade, chance. let us give him a chance! / vamos dar a ele uma chance! 3 probabilidade, eventualidade. 4 sorte, fortuna. 5 risco, ventura. 6 ocorrência, acaso. • vt+vi 1 ocorrer, acontecer acidental ou eventualmente. I chanced to be there / por acaso eu estive lá. 2 tomar a oportunidade, arriscar, pôr em contingência • adj acidental, casual, provável, fortuito. a Chinaman’s chance sl sem chance alguma. by chance por acaso. don’t take chances! não se arrisque! it has a chance isto é provável. not a chance! sem esperança!, sem chance! outside chance sl remota possibilidade. take your chance! arrisque a sorte! the chances are é provável. to chance on, to chance upon encontrar inesperadamente, topar. to leave it to chance confiar na sorte. to stand a chance of ter probabilidade de.

English-Portuguese dictionary > chance
11 chance

1. noun
1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sreča, naključje

2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) priložnost

3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) možnost

4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) tveganje
2. verb
1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) tvegati

2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) slučajno se zgoditi
3. adjective
(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) naključen

- chancy
- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are
* * *
I [ča:ns]
noun

prilika; usoda, sreča; slučaj, naključje; priložnost, možnost, verjetnost; tveganje, upanje

by chance — slučajno, po naključju

on the chance that — v primeru, da

on the chance of — v upanju česa

to take one's chance — tvegati

colloquially to have the eye ( —ali to look) to the main chance — biti koristoljuben

to stand a chance — imeti upanje

colloquially not a dog's ( —ali an earthly) chance, not a ghost of a chance — niti trohica upanja

on the chance of — na slepo srečo

a mere chance — golo naključje

chance of arms — bojna sreča

the chances are that — vse kaže, da
II [ča:ns]
1.

transitive verb colloquially

tvegati, upati si, predrzniti si;

2.

intransitive verb

zgoditi se, pripetiti se, primeriti se

to chance upon — s.o. naleteti na koga

he chanced to be at home — slučajno je bil doma

if my letter should chance to get lost — če bi se moje pismo zgubilo
III [čá:ns]
adjective

slučajen, naključen, nepričakovan

English-Slovenian dictionary > chance
12 chance

[ʧɑːn(t)s] 1. сущ.
1) случайность; неожиданное событие, случай, непредвиденное обстоятельство

Syn:

fortuity, contingency

2) судьба, счастье, удача; удачное стечение обстоятельств

Syn:

luck 1., fate 1., fortune 1.

3) шанс, возможность, вероятность

earthly / poor / slight / slim chance — слабая надежда, слабые шансы (на что-л.)

even chance — равные шансы, равные возможности

fair chance — благоприятные шансы

last chance — последний шанс

only chance — единственный шанс

outside chance — амер. ничтожный шанс

sporting chance — спортивный шанс

a small chance of success — малая вероятность успеха

give me a / another chance! — отпустите, простите меня на этот раз!

to stand a good chance — иметь хорошие шансы

- theory of chances

Syn:

probability, opportunity

4) риск

- games of chance

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to have an eye to the main chance — преследовать личные ( особенно корыстные) цели
2. прил.
случайный, непредвиденный

chance gains — случайные приобретения

Syn:

accidental 1., contingent 2., fortuitous, casual 1.

Ant:

inevitable, inexorable
3. гл.
1) происходить, случаться

I chanced to be at home. — (В тот момент) я как раз был дома.

Syn:

come about, happen

2) решиться (на что-л.), рискнуть

let's chance it — рискнём

Syn:

venture 2.

3) (chance on, chance upon) случайно наткнуться на что-л., найти

I chanced upon this old photograph in the back of the drawer. — Я случайно обнаружил эту старую фотографию на дне ящика.

Англо-русский современный словарь > chance
13 stand

stand [stænd]

stand ⇒ 1 (a) étal ⇒ 1 (a) support ⇒ 1 (b) plate-forme ⇒ 1 (c) tribune ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) barre ⇒ 1 (f) position ⇒ 1 (g) mettre ⇒ 2 (a) poser ⇒ 2 (a) supporter ⇒ 2 (b)-(d) se lever ⇒ 3 (a) être debout ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) être ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (e), 3 (f) se tenir ⇒ 3 (b) reposer ⇒ 3 (d), 3 (g) se trouver ⇒ 3 (e) rester ⇒ 3 (g) rester valable ⇒ 3 (h) se classer ⇒ 3 (j)

(pt & pp stood [stʊd])

1 noun

(a) (stall, booth → at exhibition, trade fair) stand m; (→ in market) étal m, éventaire m; (kiosk) kiosque m;

∎ a shooting stand un stand de tir;

∎ newspaper stand kiosque m (à journaux)

(b) (frame, support → gen) support m; (→ for lamp, sink) pied m; (→ on bicycle, motorbike) béquille f; (→ for pipes, guns) râtelier m; Commerce (→ for magazines, sunglasses) présentoir m; (lectern) lutrin m;

∎ bicycle stand (in street) râtelier m à bicyclettes;

∎ plant stand sellette f;

∎ plate stand support m à assiette, présentoir m;

∎ Commerce revolving stand tourniquet m, présentoir m rotatif

(c) (platform → gen) plate-forme f; (→ for speaker) tribune f; (pulpit) chaire f

(d) (in sports ground) tribune f;

∎ the stands roared un rugissement s'éleva des tribunes ou des gradins

(e) (for taxis)

∎ (taxi) stand station f de taxis

(f) (in courtroom) barre f;

∎ the first witness took the stand le premier témoin est venu à la barre

(g) (position, stance) position f;

∎ to take a stand on sth prendre position sur qch;

∎ what's your stand on the issue? quelle est votre position sur la question?;

∎ he refuses to take a stand il refuse de prendre position

(h) Military & figurative (defensive effort) résistance f, opposition f;

∎ to make a stand résister;

∎ they made a stand at the foot of the hill ils ont résisté au pied de la colline;

∎ to make a stand against an abuse s'opposer résolument à un abus;

∎ History Custer's last stand la dernière bataille de Custer

(i) (of trees) bosquet m, futaie f; (of crop) récolte f sur pied;

∎ a fine stand of corn un beau champ de blé;

∎ a stand of bamboo un massif de bambous

2 transitive verb

(a) (set, place) mettre, poser;

∎ he stood the boy on a chair il a mis le garçon debout sur une chaise;

∎ she stood her umbrella in the corner elle a mis son parapluie dans le coin;

∎ to stand sth on (its) end mettre qch debout;

∎ help me stand the bedstead against the wall aide-moi à dresser le sommier ou mettre le sommier debout contre le mur

(b) (endure, withstand) supporter;

∎ his heart couldn't stand the shock son cœur n'a pas résisté au ou n'a pas supporté le choc;

∎ it will stand high temperatures without cracking cela peut résister à ou supporter des températures élevées sans se fissurer;

∎ how much weight can the bridge stand? quel poids le pont peut-il supporter?;

∎ the motor wasn't built to stand intensive use le moteur n'a pas été conçu pour supporter un usage intensif;

∎ wool carpeting can stand a lot of hard wear les moquettes en laine sont très résistantes;

∎ she's not strong enough to stand another operation elle n'est pas assez forte pour supporter une nouvelle opération;

∎ he certainly doesn't stand comparison with Bogart il n'est absolument pas possible de le comparer avec Bogart;

∎ their figures don't stand close inspection leurs chiffres ne résistent pas à un examen sérieux

(c) (put up with, bear → toothache, cold) supporter; (→ behaviour) supporter, tolérer;

∎ I can't stand it any longer! je n'en peux plus!;

∎ how can you stand working with him? comment est-ce que vous faites pour ou comment arrivez-vous à travailler avec lui?;

∎ I've had as much as I can stand of your griping! j'en ai assez de tes jérémiades!;

∎ if there's one thing I can't stand, it's hypocrisy s'il y a quelque chose que je ne supporte pas, c'est bien l'hypocrisie;

∎ I can't stand (the sight of) him! je ne peux pas le supporter!, je ne peux pas le voir en peinture!;

∎ she can't stand Wagner/smokers elle ne peut pas supporter Wagner/les fumeurs;

∎ he can't stand flying il déteste prendre l'avion

(d) familiar (do with, need) supporter^□, avoir besoin de^□ ;

∎ oil company profits could certainly stand a cut une diminution de leurs bénéfices ne ferait aucun mal aux compagnies pétrolières;

∎ he could stand a bath! un bain ne lui ferait pas de mal!;

∎ American could I stand a drink! je prendrais bien un petit verre!

(e) (perform duty of) remplir la fonction de;

∎ to stand witness for sb (at marriage) être le témoin de qn

(f) familiar (treat to)

∎ to stand sb a meal payer un repas à qn;

∎ British I'll stand you a drink, American I'll stand you to a drink je t'offre un verre

(g) (idiom)

∎ to stand a chance (of doing sth) avoir de bonnes chances (de faire qch);

∎ you don't stand a chance! vous n'avez pas la moindre chance!;

∎ the plans stand little chance of being approved les projets ont peu de chances d'être approuvés

3 intransitive verb

(a) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;

∎ he refused to stand for the national anthem il a refusé de se lever pendant l'hymne national

(b) (be on one's feet) être debout, se tenir debout; (in a specified location, posture) être, se tenir;

∎ I've been standing all day je suis resté debout toute la journée;

∎ I had to stand all the way j'ai dû voyager debout pendant tout le trajet;

∎ she was so tired she could hardly stand elle était si fatiguée qu'elle avait du mal à tenir debout ou sur ses jambes;

∎ wear flat shoes if you have to stand a lot portez des chaussures à talons plats si vous devez rester debout pendant des heures;

∎ I don't mind standing ça ne me gêne pas de rester debout;

∎ don't stand near the edge ne restez pas près du bord;

∎ don't just stand there, do something! ne restez pas là à ne rien faire!;

∎ stand clear! écartez-vous!;

∎ I saw her standing at the window je l'ai vue (debout) à la fenêtre;

∎ a man stood in the doorway un homme se tenait à la porte;

∎ do you see that man standing over there? vous voyez cet homme là-bas?;

∎ where should I stand? - beside Yvonne où dois-je me mettre? - à côté d'Yvonne;

∎ I'll be standing outside the theatre j'attendrai devant le théâtre;

∎ small groups of men stood talking at street corners des hommes discutaient par petits groupes au coin des rues;

∎ he was standing at the bar il était debout au comptoir;

∎ is there a chair I can stand on? y a-t-il une chaise sur laquelle je puisse monter?;

∎ they were standing a little way off ils se tenaient un peu à l'écart;

∎ excuse me, you're standing on my foot excusez-moi, vous me marchez sur le pied;

∎ American to stand in line faire la queue;

∎ School stand in the corner! au coin!;

∎ to stand upright or erect se tenir droit;

∎ he was so nervous he couldn't stand still il était si nerveux qu'il ne tenait pas en place;

∎ I stood perfectly still, hoping they wouldn't see me je me suis figé sur place en espérant qu'ils ne me verraient pas;

∎ stand still! ne bougez pas!, ne bougez plus!;

∎ stand with your feet apart écartez les pieds;

∎ the heron was standing on one leg le héron se tenait debout sur une patte;

∎ to stand on tiptoe se tenir sur la pointe des pieds;

∎ stand and deliver! la bourse ou la vie!;

∎ figurative to stand on one's own two feet se débrouiller tout seul;

∎ figurative he left the others standing (gen) il était de loin le meilleur; (in race) il a laissé les autres sur place

(c) (be upright → post, target etc) être debout;

∎ not a stone (of the building) was left standing le bâtiment était complètement détruit;

∎ the house is still standing la maison tient toujours debout;

∎ the aqueduct has stood for centuries l'aqueduc est là depuis des siècles;

∎ the wheat stood high les blés étaient hauts

(d) (be supported, be mounted) reposer;

∎ the coffin stood on trestles le cercueil reposait sur des tréteaux;

∎ the house stands on solid foundations la maison repose ou est bâtie sur des fondations solides;

∎ figurative this argument stands on three simple facts ce raisonnement repose sur trois simples faits

(e) (be located → building, tree, statue) se trouver; (→ clock, vase, lamp) être, être posé;

∎ the fort stands on a hill la forteresse se trouve en haut d'une colline;

∎ this is where the city gates once stood c'est ici qu'autrefois se dressaient les portes de la ville;

∎ the piano stood in the centre of the room le piano était au centre ou occupait le centre de la pièce;

∎ the bottles stood in rows of five les bouteilles étaient disposées en rangées de cinq;

∎ do you see the lorry standing next to my car? vous voyez le camion qui est à côté de ma voiture?;

∎ a wardrobe stood against one wall il y avait une armoire contre un mur

(f) (indicating current state of affairs, situation) être;

∎ how do things stand? où en est la situation?;

∎ how do we stand? (in work etc) où en sommes-nous?; (financially) où en sont nos comptes?;

∎ I'd like to know where I stand with you j'aimerais savoir où en sont les choses entre nous;

∎ I don't know where I stand j'ignore quelle est ma situation ou ma position;

∎ you never know how or where you stand with her on ne sait jamais sur quel pied danser avec elle;

∎ as things stand, as matters stand telles que les choses se présentent;

∎ he's dissatisfied with the contract as it stands il n'est pas satisfait du contrat tel qu'il a été rédigé;

∎ just print the text as it stands imprimez le texte tel quel;

∎ he stands accused of rape il est accusé de viol;

∎ she stands alone in advocating this approach elle est la seule à préconiser cette approche;

∎ I stand corrected je reconnais m'être trompé ou mon erreur;

∎ the doors stood wide open les portes étaient grandes ouvertes;

∎ I've got a taxi standing ready j'ai un taxi qui attend;

∎ the police are standing ready to intervene la police se tient prête à intervenir;

∎ the party stands united behind him le parti est uni derrière lui;

∎ no-one stands above the law personne n'est au-dessus des lois;

∎ to stand at (gauge, barometer) indiquer; (score) être de; (unemployment) avoir atteint;

∎ their turnover now stands at three million pounds leur chiffre d'affaires atteint désormais les trois millions de livres;

∎ the exchange rate stands at 5 francs to the dollar le taux de change est de 5 francs pour un dollar;

∎ we're standing right behind you nous sommes avec vous;

∎ with the union standing behind him avec le soutien du syndicat;

∎ nothing stood between her and victory rien ne pouvait désormais l'empêcher de gagner;

∎ it's the only thing standing between us and financial disaster c'est la seule chose qui nous empêche de sombrer dans un désastre financier;

∎ to stand in need of… avoir besoin de…;

∎ he stands in danger of losing his job il risque de perdre son emploi;

∎ I stood lost in admiration j'en suis resté béat d'admiration;

∎ to stand in sb's way bloquer le passage à qn;

∎ figurative don't stand in my way! n'essaie pas de m'en empêcher!;

∎ nothing stands in our way now maintenant, la voie est libre;

∎ if you want to leave school I'm not going to stand in your way si tu veux quitter l'école, je ne m'y opposerai pas;

∎ it's his lack of experience that stands in his way c'est son manque d'expérience qui le handicape;

∎ their foreign debt stands in the way of economic recovery leur dette extérieure constitue un obstacle à la reprise économique;

∎ her pride is the only thing standing in the way of their reconciliation son orgueil est le seul obstacle à leur réconciliation

(g) (remain) rester; (be left undisturbed → marinade, dough) reposer; (→ tea) infuser;

∎ the machines stood idle les machines étaient arrêtées;

∎ the houses stood empty awaiting demolition les maisons, vidées de leurs occupants, attendaient d'être démolies;

∎ time stood still le temps semblait s'être arrêté;

∎ the car has been standing in the garage for a year ça fait un an que la voiture n'a pas bougé du garage;

∎ I've decided to let my flight reservation stand j'ai décidé de ne pas changer ma réservation d'avion;

∎ let the mixture stand until the liquid is clear laissez reposer le mélange jusqu'à ce que le liquide se clarifie;

∎ the champion stands unbeaten le champion reste invaincu;

∎ his theory stood unchallenged for a decade pendant dix ans, personne n'a remis en cause sa théorie;

∎ the government will stand or fall on the outcome of this vote le maintien ou la chute du gouvernement dépend du résultat de ce vote;

∎ united we stand, divided we fall l'union fait la force

(h) (be valid, effective → offer, law) rester valable; (→ decision) rester inchangé;

∎ my invitation still stands vous êtes toujours invité;

∎ the verdict stands unless there's an appeal le jugement reste valable à moins que l'on ne fasse appel;

∎ even with this new plan, our objection still stands ce nouveau projet ne remet pas en cause notre objection première;

∎ the bet stands le pari tient;

∎ what you said last week, does that still stand? et ce que tu as dit la semaine dernière, ça tient toujours?

(i) (measure → person, tree) mesurer;

∎ she stands 5 feet in her stocking feet elle mesure moins de 1,50 m pieds nus;

∎ the building stands ten storeys high l'immeuble compte dix étages

(j) (rank) se classer, compter;

∎ this hotel stands among the best in the world cet hôtel figure parmi les meilleurs du monde;

∎ American she stands first/last in her class elle est la première/la dernière de sa classe;

∎ I know she stands high in your opinion je sais que tu as une très bonne opinion d'elle;

∎ for price and quality, it stands high on my list en ce qui concerne le prix et la qualité, je le range ou le compte parmi les meilleurs

(k) (on issue)

∎ how or where does he stand on the nuclear issue? quelle est sa position ou son point de vue sur la question du nucléaire?;

∎ you ought to tell them where you stand vous devriez leur faire part de votre position

(l) (be likely)

∎ to stand to lose risquer de perdre;

∎ to stand to win avoir des chances de gagner;

∎ they stand to make a huge profit on the deal ils ont des chances de faire un bénéfice énorme dans cette affaire;

∎ no one stands to gain from a quarrel like this personne n'a rien à gagner d'une telle querelle

(m) British (run in election) se présenter, être candidat;

∎ she stood for Waltham elle a été candidate à la circonscription de Waltham;

∎ will he stand for re-election? va-t-il se représenter aux élections?;

∎ she's standing as an independent elle se présente en tant que candidate indépendante

(n) American (stop) s'arrêter (pour un court instant);

∎ no standing (sign) arrêt interdit

(o) American (pay) payer la tournée;

∎ you're standing c'est ta tournée

➲ stand about, stand around intransitive verb

rester là;

∎ we stood about or around waiting for the flight announcement nous restions là à attendre que le vol soit annoncé;

∎ the prisoners stood about or around in small groups les prisonniers se tenaient par petits groupes;

∎ after Mass, the men stand about or around in the square après la messe, les hommes s'attardent sur la place;

∎ I can't afford to pay people to stand around all day doing nothing je n'ai pas les moyens de payer les gens à ne rien faire;

∎ I'm not just going to stand about waiting for you to make up your mind! je n'ai pas l'intention de rester là à attendre que tu te décides!

➲ stand aside intransitive verb

(move aside) s'écarter;

∎ stand aside, someone's fainted! écartez-vous, quelqu'un s'est évanoui!;

∎ he politely stood aside to let us pass il s'écarta ou s'effaça poliment pour nous laisser passer;

∎ figurative to stand aside in favour of sb (gen) laisser la voie libre à qn; Politics se désister en faveur de qn

➲ stand back intransitive verb

(a) (move back) reculer, s'écarter;

∎ stand back from the doors! écartez-vous des portes!;

∎ she stood back to look at herself in the mirror elle recula pour se regarder dans la glace;

∎ the painting is better if you stand back from it le tableau est mieux si vous prenez du recul

(b) (be set back) être en retrait ou à l'écart;

∎ the house stands back from the road la maison est en retrait (de la route)

(c) (take mental distance) prendre du recul;

∎ I need to stand back and take stock j'ai besoin de prendre du recul et de faire le point

➲ stand by

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (support → person) soutenir;

∎ I'll stand by you through thick and thin je te soutiendrai ou je resterai à tes côtés quoi qu'il arrive

(b) (adhere to → promise, word) tenir; (→ decision, offer) s'en tenir à;

∎ to stand by an agreement respecter un accord;

∎ I stand by what I said/my original analysis of the situation je m'en tiens à ce que j'ai dit/ma première analyse de la situation

2 intransitive verb

(a) (not intervene) rester là (sans rien faire ou sans intervenir);

∎ how could you just stand by and watch them mistreat that poor dog? comment as-tu pu rester là à les regarder maltraiter ce pauvre chien (sans intervenir)?;

∎ I stood by helplessly while they searched the room je restais là, impuissant, pendant qu'ils fouillaient la pièce

(b) (be ready → person) être ou se tenir prêt; (→ vehicle) être prêt; (→ army, embassy) être en état d'alerte;

∎ the police were standing by to disperse the crowd la police se tenait prête à disperser la foule;

∎ we have an oxygen machine standing by nous avons une machine à oxygène prête en cas d'urgence;

∎ stand by! attention!; Nautical paré!, attention!;

∎ Aviation stand by for takeoff préparez-vous pour le décollage;

∎ Radio stand by to receive prenez l'écoute;

∎ Military standing by for orders! à vos ordres!

➲ stand down

1 intransitive verb

(a) British Politics (withdraw) se désister; (resign) démissionner;

∎ will he stand down in favour of a younger candidate? va-t-il se désister en faveur d'un candidat plus jeune?

(b) (leave witness box) quitter la barre;

∎ you may stand down, Mr Simms vous pouvez quitter la barre, M. Simms

(c) Military (troops) être déconsigné (en fin d'alerte);

∎ stand down! (after drill) rompez (les rangs)!

2 separable transitive verb

(workers) licencier

➲ stand for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (represent) représenter;

∎ what does DNA stand for? que veut dire l'abréviation ADN?;

∎ the R stands for Ryan le R signifie Ryan;

∎ the dove stands for peace la colombe symbolise la paix;

∎ we want our name to stand for quality and efficiency nous voulons que notre nom soit synonyme de qualité et d'efficacité;

∎ she supports the values and ideas the party once stood for elle soutient les valeurs et les idées qui furent autrefois celles du parti;

∎ I detest everything that they stand for! je déteste tout ce qu'ils représentent!

(b) (tolerate) tolérer, supporter; (allow) permettre;

∎ I'm not going to stand for it! je ne le tolérerai ou permettrai pas!

➲ stand in intransitive verb

assurer le remplacement;

∎ to stand in for sb remplacer qn; Cinema doubler qn

➲ stand off

1 separable transitive verb

British (workers) mettre en chômage technique

2 inseparable transitive verb

Nautical (coast, island) croiser au large de;

∎ they have an aircraft carrier standing off Aden ils ont un porte-avions qui croise au large d'Aden

3 intransitive verb

(a) (move away) s'écarter

(b) Nautical (take up position) croiser; (sail away) mettre le cap au large

➲ stand out intransitive verb

(a) (protrude → vein) saillir; (→ ledge) faire saillie, avancer;

∎ the veins in his neck stood out les veines de son cou saillaient ou étaient gonflées

(b) (be clearly visible → colour, typeface) ressortir, se détacher; (→ in silhouette) se découper;

∎ the pink stands out against the green background le rose ressort ou se détache sur le fond vert;

∎ the masts stood out against the sky les mâts se découpaient ou se dessinaient contre le ciel;

∎ the name on the truck stood out clearly le nom sur le camion était bien visible;

∎ she stands out in a crowd on la remarque dans la foule;

∎ figurative I don't like to stand out in a crowd je n'aime pas me singulariser;

∎ this one book stands out from all his others ce livre-ci surclasse tous ses autres livres;

∎ there is no one issue which stands out as being more important than the others il n'y a pas une question qui soit plus importante que les autres;

∎ the qualities that stand out in his work les qualités marquantes de son œuvre;

∎ she stands out above all the rest elle surpasse ou surclasse tous les autres;

∎ the day stands out in my memory cette journée est marquée d'une pierre blanche dans ma mémoire;

∎ familiar that stands out a mile! (is very obvious) ça se voit comme le nez au milieu de la figure!;

∎ it really stands out that he's not a local ça se voit ou se remarque vraiment qu'il n'est pas d'ici

(c) (resist, hold out) tenir bon, tenir, résister;

∎ they won't be able to stand out for long ils ne pourront pas tenir ou résister longtemps;

∎ to stand out against (attack, enemy) résister à; (change, tax increase) s'opposer avec détermination à;

∎ to stand out for sth revendiquer qch;

∎ they are standing out for a pay increase ils revendiquent ou réclament une augmentation de salaire

➲ stand over

1 inseparable transitive verb

(watch over) surveiller;

∎ I can't work with someone standing over me je ne peux pas travailler quand quelqu'un regarde par-dessus mon épaule;

∎ she stood over him until he'd eaten every last bit elle ne l'a pas lâché avant qu'il ait mangé la dernière miette

2 separable transitive verb

British (postpone) remettre (à plus tard);

∎ I'd prefer to stand this discussion over until we have more information je préférerais remettre cette discussion jusqu'à ce que nous disposions de plus amples renseignements

3 intransitive verb

British être remis (à plus tard);

∎ we have two items standing over from the last meeting il nous reste deux points à régler depuis la dernière réunion

➲ stand to

1 separable transitive verb

Military mettre en état d'alerte

2 intransitive verb

Military se mettre en état d'alerte;

∎ stand to! à vos postes!

➲ stand together intransitive verb

être ou rester solidaire

➲ stand up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (set upright → chair, bottle) mettre debout;

∎ they stood the prisoner up against a tree ils ont adossé le prisonnier à un arbre;

∎ stand the ladder up against the wall mettez ou appuyez l'échelle contre le mur;

∎ to stand a child up (again) (re)mettre un enfant sur ses pieds

(b) familiar (fail to meet) poser un lapin à;

∎ I was stood up twice in a row on m'a posé un lapin deux fois de suite

2 intransitive verb

(a) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;

∎ she stood up to offer me her seat elle se leva pour m'offrir sa place;

∎ stand up! levez-vous!, debout!;

∎ figurative to stand up and be counted avoir le courage de ses opinions

(b) (be upright) être debout;

∎ I can't get the candle to stand up straight je n'arrive pas à faire tenir la bougie droite

(c) (last) tenir, résister;

∎ how is that repair job standing up? est-ce que cette réparation tient toujours?

(d) (be valid → argument, claim) être valable, tenir debout;

∎ his evidence won't stand up in court son témoignage ne sera pas valable en justice

➲ stand up for inseparable transitive verb

défendre;

∎ to stand up for oneself se défendre

➲ stand up to inseparable transitive verb

∎ to stand up to sth résister à qch;

∎ to stand up to sb tenir tête à ou faire face à qn;

∎ he's too weak to stand up to her il est trop faible pour lui tenir tête;

∎ she had a hard time standing up to their criticism ça ne lui a pas été facile de faire face à leurs critiques;

∎ it won't stand up to that sort of treatment ça ne résistera pas à ce genre de traitement;

∎ her hypothesis doesn't stand up to empirical testing son hypothèse ne résiste pas à la vérification expérimentale

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > stand
14 chance

1. [tʃɑ:ns] n
1. случайность; случай

rare [happy, unexpected] chance - редкий [счастливый, неожиданный] случай

by chance - случайно

by a lucky chance - по счастливой случайности

by what chance? - какими судьбами?

is he, by any chance, behind this scheme? - не он, случайно, выдвинул этот план?

it was a chance that they met on the road - они встретились на дороге случайно

he goes as chance directs him - он идёт, куда глаза глядят

on the chance - на случай если

I called at his house on the chance of seeing him - я зашёл к нему, надеясь застать его дома

2. удобный случай, возможность

a chance to do smth. - удобный случай /возможность/ сделать что-л.

to get a chance to do smth. - получить возможность сделать что-л.

to lose /to miss/ the chance - упустить возможность /удобный случай/

to throw away a chance - отказаться от возможности

to give smb. a /the/ chance - дать /предоставить/ кому-л. возможность

give me another chance! - а) простите меня на этот раз!; б) дайте мне возможность попытаться ещё раз!

3. счастливый случай, удача, счастье

chance cannot be calculated on - на счастливый случай /на удачу/ нельзя рассчитывать

to take one's chance with smth. - попытать счастья в чём-л.

4. шанс, вероятность, возможность

to have a good /a fair/ chance - иметь много шансов

to stand little chance of success - иметь мало шансов /надежды/ на успех

not the slightest /the ghost of a/ chance - ни малейшей надежды

there's just a chance that he'll help you - не исключено, что он вам поможет

there is a chance [no chance] of success - есть надежда [нет надежды] на успех

his chance of success is one to ten - у него один шанс из десяти

even chances - равные шансы /возможности/

he has every chance - он имеет все основания; у него есть все шансы

chances are against him - всё против него, обстановка складывается неблагоприятно для него

to have a chance with smb. - иметь шансы на успех у кого-л.

not a dog's /a cat's/ chance - сл. никаких шансов (на что-л.)

theory of chances - мат. теория вероятностей

5. 1) риск

games of chance - азартные игры

it is the chance of a lifetime - такой (удачный) случай бывает лишь раз в жизни

number nine is my chance - ставлю на девятый номер

we can't take any chances - мы не можем рисковать

2) билет вещевой лотереи ( часто благотворительной)

6. книжн. судьба; превратности судьбы

to await no gifts from Chance - поэт. не ждать милостей от судьбы

bludgeonings of Chance - удары судьбы

to bear stoutly the chances of fortune - спокойно переносить все превратности судьбы

all the changes and chances of this mortal life - все превратности и случайности нашей бренной жизни

♢ (the) chances are - по всей вероятности; скорее всего

chances are he's already heard the news - вполне возможно, что это известие уже дошло до него

to have an eye /to look/ to the main chance - чуять, где можно поживиться /нажиться/; ловить момент

let chance decide - будь что будет!

leave things to chance - положиться на волю случая, не вмешиваться в ход событий

as chance would have it - как нарочно; (всё-таки) случилось так, что...
2. [tʃɑ:ns] a
случайный

chance encounter - случайная встреча

chance shell - воен. случайное попадание снаряда; случайно попавший снаряд
3. [tʃɑ:ns] v
1. рискнуть

let's chance it - рискнём

to chance one's luck - искушать судьбу

2. случиться, случайно произойти

it chanced that he lost - вышло так, что он проиграл

it chanced that I was out when he called - случилось так, что, когда он пришёл, меня не было дома

I chanced to be passing when she fell - я случайно проходил мимо, когда она упала

if I chance to find it - если мне доведётся найти это

3. (on, upon) случайно наткнуться на; обнаружить, найти

I chanced upon an old friend in a bar - в баре я случайно столкнулся со старым знакомым

♢ to chance one's arm - не щадить себя; рисковать головой

НБАРС > chance
15 chance

1. n случайность; случай

rare chance — редкий случай

by chance — случайно

by a lucky chance — по счастливой случайности

by what chance? — какими судьбами?

is he, by any chance, behind this scheme? — не он, случайно, выдвинул этот план?

it was a chance that they met on the road — они встретились на дороге случайно

he goes as chance directs him — он идёт, куда глаза глядят

to let a chance slip — упустить удобный случай

to snatch at a chance — воспользоваться случаем

necessity and chance — необходимость и случайность

to leave smth. to chance — предоставить дело случаю

splendid chance for escape — прекрасный случай скрыться

2. n удобный случай, возможность

to lose the chance — упустить возможность

prevent all chance — предотвращать всякую возможность

he danced away his chance — он упустил возможность

to leap at the chance — ухватиться за возможность

give a chance — предоставлять возможность

he muffed his chance — он упустил случай

3. n счастливый случай, удача, счастье

chance cannot be calculated on — на счастливый случай нельзя рассчитывать

purely by chance — чисто случайно

chance upon — случайно найти

4. n шанс, вероятность, возможность

to have a good chance — иметь много шансов

to stand little chance of success — иметь мало шансов на успех

not the slightest chance — ни малейшей надежды

there is a chance of success — есть надежда на успех

his chance of success is one to ten — у него один шанс из десяти

even chances — равные шансы

he has every chance — он имеет все основания; у него есть все шансы

real chance — реальный шанс

treble chance — тройной шанс

bare chance — минимальный шанс

missed a chance — упустил шанс

remote chance — небольшой шанс

5. n риск

games of chance — азартные игры

taking a chance — рискующий; риск

they took an awful chance — они пошли на огромный риск

6. n билет вещевой лотереи

7. n книжн. судьба; превратности судьбы

to await no gifts from Chance — не ждать милостей от судьбы

bludgeonings of Chance — удары судьбы

to bear stoutly the chances of fortune — спокойно переносить все превратности судьбы

all the changes and chances of this mortal life — все превратности и случайности нашей бренной жизни

to have an eye to the main chance — чуять, где можно поживиться ; ловить момент

let chance decide — будь что будет!

8. a случайный

chance encounter — случайная встреча

chance error — случайная ошибка; несистематическая ошибка

chance variability — случайная изменчивость

chance fluctuation — случайное отклонение

chance variable — случайная переменная

chance mutation — случайная мутация

9. v рискнуть

10. v случиться, случайно произойти

it chanced that he lost — вышло так, что он проиграл

it chanced that I was out when he called — случилось так, что, когда он пришёл, меня не было дома

chance failure — случайный сбой

chance gain — случайный выигрыш

chance meeting — случайная встреча

11. v случайно наткнуться на; обнаружить, найти

I chanced upon an old friend in a bar — в баре я случайно столкнулся со старым знакомым

Синонимический ряд:

1. accidental (adj.) accidental; casual; coincidental; contingent; fluky; fortuitous; haphazard; inadvertent; incidental; lucky; odd; unintentional; unplanned

2. random (adj.) arbitrary; capricious; random; whimsical; wilful

3. risky (adj.) chancy; hazardous; risky; speculative; uncertain; venturesome

4. accident (noun) accident; coincidence; fluke; fortuity; hap; happenstance

5. fate (noun) bad luck; destiny; fate; fortuitousness; fortune; good luck; luck; outcome; throw

6. opportunity (noun) adventure; break; look-in; occasion; opening; opportunity; shot; show; squeak; time

7. outlook (noun) contingency; likelihood; likeliness; odds; outlook; possibility; probability; prospect

8. risk (noun) danger; gamble; hazard; jeopardy; peril; risk; speculation; venture; wager

9. gamble (verb) adventure; gamble; hazard; plunge; risk; speculate; venture; wager

10. happen (verb) betide; break; bump; come; come off; develop; do; fall out; give; go; hap; happen; hit; light; luck; meet; pass; rise; stumble; transpire; tumble

11. occur (verb) arrive; befall; come about; light upon; occur; take place; turn up

Антонимический ряд:

assurance; certainty; consequence; design; foreseen; inevitability; intention; law; necessity; plan; purpose; rule; scheme; secure; sequence

English-Russian base dictionary > chance
16 try

1. noun
1) (attempt) Versuch, der

have a try at something/doing something — etwas versuchen/versuchen, etwas zu tun

give somebody/something a try — jemandem eine Chance geben/etwas einmal ausprobieren

I'll give him another try — (ask him again for help, a favour, etc.) ich versuche es noch einmal bei ihm; (give him another chance) ich versuche es noch einmal mit ihm; (on telephone) ich versuche noch einmal, ihn zu erreichen

give it a try — es versuchen

2) (Rugby) Versuch, der
2. transitive verb
1) (attempt, make effort) versuchen

it's trying to rain — es tröpfelt ein wenig

do try to be on time — bitte versuche, pünktlich zu sein

it's no use trying to do something — es hat keinen Zweck zu versuchen, etwas zu tun

I've given up trying to do something — ich versuche schon gar nicht mehr, etwas zu tun

try one's best — sein Bestes tun

2) (test usefulness of) probieren

if the stain is difficult to remove, try soap and water — wenn der Fleck schwer zu entfernen ist, versuche od. probiere es doch mal mit Wasser und Seife

I've tried all the bookshops for this book — ich habe in allen Buchhandlungen versucht, dieses Buch zu bekommen

try one's hand at something — sich an etwas (Dat.) versuchen

try shaking it! — probier es mal mit Schütteln!

I'll try anything once — ich probiere alles einmal aus

3) (test) auf die Probe stellen [Fähigkeit, Kraft, Mut, Geduld]

try the door/window [to see if it's locked] — versuchen, die Tür/das Fenster zu öffnen[, um zu sehen, ob sie/es verschlossen ist]

4) (Law.): (take to trial)

try a case — einen Fall verhandeln

try somebody [for something] — jemanden [wegen einer Sache] vor Gericht stellen; jemandem [wegen einer Sache] den Prozess machen

he was tried for murder — er stand wegen Mordes vor Gericht

he was tried before a jury — er wurde vor ein Schwurgericht gestellt
3. intransitive verb
es versuchen

she wasn't even trying — sie hat sich (Dat.) überhaupt keine Mühe gegeben od. es gar nicht erst versucht

it was not for want of trying — es lag nicht daran, dass er/sie usw. sich nicht bemüht hätte

try and do something — (coll.) versuchen, etwas zu tun

try hard/harder — sich (Dat.) viel/mehr Mühe geben

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/92970/try_for">try for

- try on

- try out

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1. verb
1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) versuchen

2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) probieren

3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) vor Gericht stellen

4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) auf eine harte Probe stellen
2. noun
1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) der Versuch

2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) der Versuch

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- trier
- trying
- try on
- try out
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try

[traɪ]

I. n

1. (attempt) Versuch m

it's worth a \try es ist einen Versuch wert

to give sth a \try etw ausprobieren

to have a \try at sth etw versuchen

2. (in rugby) Versuch m

II. vi

<- ie->

1. (attempt) versuchen

please \try and keep clean bitte versuch, sauber zu bleiben hum fam

▪ to \try for sth sich akk um etw akk bemühen

to \try for a job sich akk um eine Stelle bewerben

2. (make an effort) sich akk bemühen

she wasn't even \trying sie hat sich überhaupt keine Mühe gegeben

III. vt

<- ie->

1. (attempt to do sth)

▪ to \try sth etw versuchen

▪ to \try to do sth versuchen, etw zu tun

to \try one's best [or hardest] [or damnedest] sein Bestes versuchen

to \try one's hand at sth sich akk in etw dat versuchen

she tried her hand at cooking sie versuchte sich im Kochen

to \try one's luck [or fortune] sein Glück versuchen

2. (test sth by experiment)

▪ to \try sth etw probieren [o versuchen

3. (sample)

▪ to \try sth etw [aus]probieren

we don't sell newspapers, but have you tried the shop on the corner? wir verkaufen keine Zeitungen, aber haben Sie es schon einmal bei dem Laden an der Ecke versucht?

4. (put to test)

▪ to \try sb jdn auf die Probe stellen

to \try sb's patience jds Geduld auf die Probe stellen

5. (put on trial)

▪ to \try sb jdn vor Gericht stellen

▪ to \try sth etw verhandeln

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[traɪ]
1. n

1) (= attempt) Versuch m

to have a try — es versuchen

let me have a try — lass mich mal versuchen!, lass mich mal! (inf)

to have a try at doing sth — (sich daran) versuchen, etw zu tun, (es) probieren, etw zu tun

have another try (at it) — versuchs noch mal

I'll give him a try — ich werde ihm eine Chance geben

it was a good try — das war schon ganz gut

it's worth a try —

at the first try can I have a try at your bicycle? — beim ersten Versuch, auf Anhieb kann ich mal dein Rad ausprobieren?

2) (RUGBY) Versuch m

to score a try — einen Versuch erzielen

2. vt

1) (= attempt) versuchen

you have only tried two questions — du hast dich nur an zwei Fragen versucht (inf), du hast nur zwei Fragen zu beantworten versucht

to try one's hardest or one's best —

do try to understand — bitte versuche doch zu verstehen!

I've given up trying to help him — ich habe es aufgegeben, ihm helfen zu wollen

it's trying to snow (inf) —

the sun's trying to come out — es sieht so aus, als wollte die Sonne rauskommen

to try one's hand at sth — etw probieren

I'll try anything once — ich probiere alles einmal

2) (= try out) new detergent, bicycle etc ausprobieren; job applicant eine Chance geben (+dat), es versuchen mit (inf); glue, aspirin es versuchen mit; (= try to buy or get sth at) newsagent, next door es versuchen (bei); (= try to open) door, window ausprobieren

I can't shut this case – try sitting on it — ich kriege diesen Koffer nicht zu – setz dich doch mal drauf! (inf)

you could try seeing whether John would help — Sie könnten doch John mal um Hilfe angehen

I've tried everything —

try whether... — probieren Sie, ob...

try this for size — probieren Sie mal, ob dieser/diese etc passt; (fig inf) wie wärs denn damit? (inf)

to try one's strength — seine Kraft erproben

3) (= sample, taste) beer, olives probieren

4) (= test) courage, patience auf die Probe stellen; (= strain) eyes anstrengen

he was tried and found wanting (liter) — er wurde gewogen und zu leicht befunden

(just) try me! (inf) — wetten?, wetten dass?

they have been sorely tried — sie sind schwer geprüft (worden)

these things are sent to try us — ja, ja, das Leben ist nicht so einfach

See:

→ tried-and-tested

5) (JUR) person vor Gericht stellen; case verhandeln

he is being tried for theft — er steht wegen Diebstahls vor Gericht

3. vi
versuchen
try and arrive on time — versuch mal, pünktlich zu sein

try as he might, he didn't succeed — sosehr er es auch versuchte or sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er schaffte es einfach nicht

he didn't even try — er hat sich (dat) überhaupt keine Mühe gegeben

you can't say I didn't try — du kannst nicht sagen, ich hätte es nicht versucht

See:

→ succeed

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try [traı]

A s

1. Versuch m:

at the first try beim ersten Versuch;

have a try einen Versuch machen ( at sth mit etwas);

would you like to have a try? wollen Sie es mal versuchen?;

it’s worth a try es ist oder wäre einen Versuch wert

2. Rugby: Versuch m

B v/t

1. versuchen, probieren, es versuchen oder probieren mit oder bei, einen Versuch machen mit:

you had better try something easier du versuchst es besser mit etwas Leichterem;

try one’s best sein Bestes tun;

try a department store versuch es einmal in einem Kaufhaus;

try to do sth versuchen, etwas zu tun;

try to commit suicide einen Selbstmordversuch unternehmen;

he pulled a muscle trying to lift the piano bei dem Versuch oder als er versuchte, das Klavier anzuheben;

what I’m trying to say is that … was ich sagen will, ist, dass …;

try ringing the doorbell versuche es einmal mit Läuten; → hand Bes Redew

2. oft try out eine neue Methode etc (aus-, durch)probieren, erproben, testen, prüfen:

try the new wine den neuen Wein probieren;

try on ein Kleid etc anprobieren, einen Hut aufprobieren;

try it on bes Br umg probieren, wie weit man gehen kann;

try it on with sb bes Br umg

a) probieren, wie weit man bei jemandem gehen kann,

b) jemanden provozieren; → wing A 1

3. einen Versuch oder ein Experiment machen mit:

try the door die Tür zu öffnen suchen;

try one’s luck ( with sb bei jemandem) sein Glück versuchen

4. JUR

a) (über) eine Sache verhandeln, einen Fall (gerichtlich) untersuchen

b) gegen jemanden verhandeln, jemanden vor Gericht stellen, jemandem den Prozess machen ( alle:

for wegen)

5. entscheiden, zur Entscheidung bringen:

try rival claims by a duel; → conclusion 7

6. die Augen etc angreifen, (über)anstrengen, jemandes Mut, Nerven, Geduld auf eine harte Probe stellen

7. jemanden arg mitnehmen, plagen, quälen

8. meist try out TECH

a) Metalle raffinieren,

b) Talg etc ausschmelzen,

c) Spiritus rektifizieren

C v/i

1. versuchen (at akk), sich bemühen oder bewerben ( for um)

2. einen Versuch machen, es versuchen:

try again (versuch es) noch einmal!;

try and read versuche zu lesen!;

try back fig zurückgreifen, -kommen ( beide:

to auf akk); → hard B 2

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1. noun
1) (attempt) Versuch, der

have a try at something/doing something — etwas versuchen/versuchen, etwas zu tun

give somebody/something a try — jemandem eine Chance geben/etwas einmal ausprobieren

I'll give him another try — (ask him again for help, a favour, etc.) ich versuche es noch einmal bei ihm; (give him another chance) ich versuche es noch einmal mit ihm; (on telephone) ich versuche noch einmal, ihn zu erreichen

give it a try — es versuchen

2) (Rugby) Versuch, der
2. transitive verb
1) (attempt, make effort) versuchen

it's trying to rain — es tröpfelt ein wenig

do try to be on time — bitte versuche, pünktlich zu sein

it's no use trying to do something — es hat keinen Zweck zu versuchen, etwas zu tun

I've given up trying to do something — ich versuche schon gar nicht mehr, etwas zu tun

try one's best — sein Bestes tun

2) (test usefulness of) probieren

if the stain is difficult to remove, try soap and water — wenn der Fleck schwer zu entfernen ist, versuche od. probiere es doch mal mit Wasser und Seife

I've tried all the bookshops for this book — ich habe in allen Buchhandlungen versucht, dieses Buch zu bekommen

try one's hand at something — sich an etwas (Dat.) versuchen

try shaking it! — probier es mal mit Schütteln!

I'll try anything once — ich probiere alles einmal aus

3) (test) auf die Probe stellen [Fähigkeit, Kraft, Mut, Geduld]

try the door/window [to see if it's locked] — versuchen, die Tür/das Fenster zu öffnen[, um zu sehen, ob sie/es verschlossen ist]

4) (Law.): (take to trial)

try a case — einen Fall verhandeln

try somebody [for something] — jemanden [wegen einer Sache] vor Gericht stellen; jemandem [wegen einer Sache] den Prozess machen

he was tried for murder — er stand wegen Mordes vor Gericht

he was tried before a jury — er wurde vor ein Schwurgericht gestellt
3. intransitive verb
es versuchen

she wasn't even trying — sie hat sich (Dat.) überhaupt keine Mühe gegeben od. es gar nicht erst versucht

it was not for want of trying — es lag nicht daran, dass er/sie usw. sich nicht bemüht hätte

try and do something — (coll.) versuchen, etwas zu tun

try hard/harder — sich (Dat.) viel/mehr Mühe geben

Phrasal Verbs:

- try for

- try on

- try out

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(legal) v.

aburteilen v. v.

erproben v.

es wagen mit ausdr.

probieren v.

prüfen v.

sich bemühen v.

versuchen v.

English-german dictionary > try
17 still

I [stɪl]
avverbio

1) (up to and including a point in time) ancora

eat this bread while it's still fresh — mangia questo pane finché è ancora fresco

you're still too young — sei ancora troppo giovane

I still have some money left — mi restano ancora dei soldi

she still doesn't like him — continua a non piacerle

2) (expressing surprise) ancora

I still can't believe it! — stento ancora a crederci!

3) (yet to happen) ancora

it has still to be decided — deve ancora essere deciso

4) (expressing probability) ancora

there is still a chance that — c'è ancora una possibilità che

if I'm still alive — se sarò ancora vivo

5) (nevertheless) ancora, tuttavia

it still doesn't explain why — ciò non spiega ancora perché

still, it's the thought that counts — in fondo, è il pensiero che conta

6) (with comparatives: even) ancora

faster still still faster ancora più veloce; worse still — ancora peggio
II 1. [stɪl]
aggettivo

1) (motionless) [air, water] calmo; [hand, person] immobile, fermo

2) (peaceful) [house, streets] tranquillo, silenzioso

3) [ drink] non gassato; [ water] non gassato, liscio; [ wine] fermo
2.
avverbio

1) (immobile) [lie, stay] immobile

to hold [sth.] still — tenere (ben) fermo [camera, mirror]

2) (calmly)

to sit still — sedere tranquillo

to keep o stand still — non muoversi, stare fermo

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still waters run deep — l'acqua cheta rompe i ponti
III [stɪl]
nome

1) (calmness)

the still of the night — il silenzio della notte

2) cinem. fotogramma m.; fot. posa f.
IV [stɪl]
verbo transitivo

1) (silence) fare tacere [critic, voice]

2) (calm) calmare [crowd, doubt]
V [stɪl]
nome (for making alcohol) (apparatus) distillatore m., alambicco m.; (distillery) distilleria f.

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I 1. [stil] adjective
1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.)

2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.)
2. noun
(a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.)

- stillness
- stillborn II [stil] adverb
1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.)

2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.)

3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.)

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I [stɪl]
avverbio

1) (up to and including a point in time) ancora

eat this bread while it's still fresh — mangia questo pane finché è ancora fresco

you're still too young — sei ancora troppo giovane

I still have some money left — mi restano ancora dei soldi

she still doesn't like him — continua a non piacerle

2) (expressing surprise) ancora

I still can't believe it! — stento ancora a crederci!

3) (yet to happen) ancora

it has still to be decided — deve ancora essere deciso

4) (expressing probability) ancora

there is still a chance that — c'è ancora una possibilità che

if I'm still alive — se sarò ancora vivo

5) (nevertheless) ancora, tuttavia

it still doesn't explain why — ciò non spiega ancora perché

still, it's the thought that counts — in fondo, è il pensiero che conta

6) (with comparatives: even) ancora

faster still still faster ancora più veloce; worse still — ancora peggio
II 1. [stɪl]
aggettivo

1) (motionless) [air, water] calmo; [hand, person] immobile, fermo

2) (peaceful) [house, streets] tranquillo, silenzioso

3) [ drink] non gassato; [ water] non gassato, liscio; [ wine] fermo
2.
avverbio

1) (immobile) [lie, stay] immobile

to hold [sth.] still — tenere (ben) fermo [camera, mirror]

2) (calmly)

to sit still — sedere tranquillo

to keep o stand still — non muoversi, stare fermo

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still waters run deep — l'acqua cheta rompe i ponti
III [stɪl]
nome

1) (calmness)

the still of the night — il silenzio della notte

2) cinem. fotogramma m.; fot. posa f.
IV [stɪl]
verbo transitivo

1) (silence) fare tacere [critic, voice]

2) (calm) calmare [crowd, doubt]
V [stɪl]
nome (for making alcohol) (apparatus) distillatore m., alambicco m.; (distillery) distilleria f.

English-Italian dictionary > still
18 best

best [best]

meilleur ⇒ 1 (a) mieux ⇒ 2 le meilleur ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) le mieux ⇒ 3 (b) au mieux ⇒ 5 pour le mieux ⇒ 6

1 adjective

(a) (superl of good) meilleur;

∎ some of our best scientists will be there certains de nos meilleurs chercheurs seront présents;

∎ it's one of the best films I've ever seen c'est un des meilleurs films que j'aie jamais vus;

∎ she's my best friend c'est ma meilleure amie;

∎ may the best man win que le meilleur gagne;

∎ she gave him the best years of her life elle lui a sacrifié les plus belles années de sa vie;

∎ I'm doing what is best for the family je fais ce qu'il y a de mieux pour la famille;

∎ she knows what's best for her elle sait ce qui lui va ou convient le mieux;

∎ I only want what's best for you je ne veux que ce qu'il y a de mieux pour toi;

∎ do as you think best faites pour le mieux;

∎ they think it best not to answer ils croient qu'il vaut mieux ne pas répondre;

∎ it's best not to smoke at all il est préférable de ne pas fumer du tout;

∎ what's the best thing to do? quelle est la meilleure chose à faire?;

∎ the best thing (to do) is to keep quiet le mieux, c'est de ne rien dire;

∎ it would be best to…, the best plan would be to… le mieux serait de…;

∎ the best thing about it is that it's free/is that she didn't even realize le mieux, c'est que c'est gratuit/c'est qu'elle ne s'en est même pas rendu compte;

∎ best of all le meilleur de tout;

∎ Commerce best before 2002 (on packaging) à consommer de préférence avant 2002

(b) (reserved for special occasions) plus beau (belle);

∎ she put out her best dishes elle a sorti sa plus belle vaisselle;

∎ she was dressed in her best clothes elle portait ses plus beaux vêtements

(c) (idiom)

∎ the best part of la plus grande partie de;

∎ she spent the best part of the day working elle a passé le plus clair de la journée à travailler;

∎ I waited for the best part of an hour j'ai attendu près d'une heure ou presque une heure

2 adverb

(superl of well) mieux;

∎ he does it best c'est lui qui le fait le mieux;

∎ Tuesday would suit me best le mieux pour moi serait mardi;

∎ the best-kept garden in the village le jardin le mieux entretenu du village;

∎ the best-preserved Renaissance theatre in Italy le théâtre Renaissance le mieux conservé d'Italie;

∎ the best-looking women les femmes les plus jolies;

∎ which film did you like best? quel est le film que vous avez préféré?;

∎ I liked the Fellini best c'est le Fellini que j'ai préféré;

∎ you know best c'est vous (qui êtes) le mieux placé pour en juger;

∎ he's best able to decide il est le plus à même de décider;

∎ do as you think best faites comme bon vous semble(ra);

∎ I comforted her as best I could je l'ai consolée de mon mieux ou du mieux que j'ai pu;

∎ you had best apologize to her vous feriez mieux de lui présenter vos excuses;

∎ these things are best left to the police il vaut mieux laisser à la police le soin de s'occuper de ces choses-là

3 noun

(a) (most outstanding person, thing, part etc) le (la) meilleur(e) m,f;

∎ it/she is the best there is c'est le meilleur/la meilleure qui soit;

∎ he wants her to have the best il veut qu'elle ait ce qu'il y a de mieux, il veut ce qu'il y a de mieux pour elle;

∎ your parents only want the best for you tes parents ne veulent que ce qu'il y a de mieux pour toi

∎ only the best will do ne fera l'affaire que ce qu'il y a de meilleur;

∎ the best of it is the paid holidays le mieux ou ce qu'il y a de vraiment bien, ce sont les congés payés;

∎ the best of it is that… le plus beau de l'affaire, c'est que…;

∎ the best you can say about him is that… le mieux qu'on puisse dire à son sujet c'est que…;

∎ she can stand comparison with the best of them on peut la comparer avec les meilleurs d'entre eux/les meilleures d'entre elles;

∎ even the best of us can make mistakes tout le monde peut se tromper;

∎ to get or to have the best of the bargain avoir la part belle;

∎ to get the best of sb in an argument l'emporter sur qn dans une discussion;

∎ she wants the best of both worlds elle veut tout avoir

(b) (greatest, highest degree) le mieux, le meilleur;

∎ they're the best of friends ce sont les meilleurs amis du monde;

∎ to the best of my knowledge/recollection autant que je sache/je me souvienne;

∎ the best of luck! bonne chance!;

∎ (even) at the best of times même dans les meilleurs moments;

∎ she's not the calmest of people, (even) at the best of times ce n'est pas quelqu'un de très calme de toute façon;

∎ it's journalism at its best c'est du journalisme de haut niveau;

∎ the garden is at its best in spring c'est au printemps que le jardin est le plus beau;

∎ he was at his best last night il était en pleine forme hier soir;

∎ I'm not at my best in the morning je ne suis pas en forme le matin;

∎ this is Shakespeare at his best voilà du meilleur Shakespeare;

∎ I am in the best of health je me porte à merveille, je suis en excellente santé;

∎ to do one's best faire de son mieux ou tout son possible;

∎ do your best! faites de votre mieux!, faites pour le mieux!;

∎ do your best to finish on time faites de votre mieux pour finir à temps;

∎ it was the best we could do nous ne pouvions pas faire mieux;

∎ do the best you can (given the circumstances) arrangez-vous; (in exam) faites de votre mieux;

∎ to get the best out of sb/sth tirer un maximum de qn/qch;

∎ to bring out the best in people faire ressortir les bons côtés des gens;

∎ to look one's best (gen) être resplendissant;

∎ she looks her best with short hair les cheveux courts l'avantagent;

∎ we'll have to make the best of the situation il faudra nous accommoder de la situation (du mieux que nous pouvons);

∎ to make the best of a bad bargain or job faire contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur

(c) (nicest clothes)

∎ they were (dressed) in their (Sunday) best ils étaient endimanchés ou portaient leurs habits du dimanche;

∎ I keep it for best (of dress, suit etc) je le garde pour des occasions spéciales

(d) (good wishes)

∎ (I wish you) all the best (je vous souhaite) bonne chance;

∎ give your wife my best mes amitiés à votre femme

(e) Sport (winning majority)

∎ we played the best of three (games) le jeu consistait à gagner ou il fallait gagner deux parties sur trois;

∎ let's make it the best of five le premier qui remporte trois jeux ou parties sur cinq a gagné

4 transitive verb

archaic (get advantage over) l'emporter sur; (defeat) vaincre

5 at best adverb

au mieux;

∎ this is, at best, a temporary solution c'est, au mieux, une solution temporaire;

∎ his performance has been at best mediocre ses résultats ont été, au mieux, médiocres

6 for the best adverb

pour le mieux;

∎ it's all for the best c'est pour le mieux;

∎ he meant it for the best il avait les meilleures intentions du monde;

∎ we must hope for the best il faut être optimiste

►► Television & Cinema best boy aide-électricien m;

best man garçon m d'honneur

ⓘ BEST MAN Dans les pays anglo-saxons, le garçon d'honneur présente l'alliance au marié et prononce un discours lors de la réception de mariage.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > best
19 fair

̈ɪfɛə I сущ. базар, рынок;
ярмарка, выставка an annual fair ≈ ежегодная ярмарка book fair ≈ книжная ярмарка county fair ≈ сельская ярмарка livestock fair ≈ рынок скота world's fair ≈ международная ярмарка Vanity fair Bartholomew Fair church-fair world fair fair-keeper fun of the fair the day after the fair II
1. прил.
1) а) книж. красивый, прекрасный (обычно о женщинах;
слегка архаич. или рит.) fair one fair sex fair in sight fair maid Syn: beautiful б) светлый, белокурый fair complexion fair man Syn: light в) хороший, ясный;
чистый( о воде, почерке) - fair copy fair weather Syn: clean, pure, fine, bright, sunny г) привлекательный, красивый ( о словах, поступках) He has fallen away from all his fair promises. ≈ Он нарушил все свои красивые обещания. Syn: specious, plausible, flattering д) гладкий, ровный (в настоящее время в основном мор.) Syn: smooth, even е) скорее диал. четкий, ясный Syn: clear, distinct ∙ fair treat
2) а) значительный, порядочный( о размерах, объемах) Giles, to whom a fair heritage was no less agreeable than a fair wife. ≈ Джайл, кому получить значительное наследство было ничуть не менее приятно, чем красивую жену. fair amount Syn: considerable, handsome, liberal б) абсолютный, окончательный, полный (как высшая степень какого-л. качества) He was a fair fool. ≈ Он был невообразимый дурак. Syn: unquestionable, absolute, complete, thorough
3) а) порядочный, честный, справедливый, суж. законный scrupulously fair ≈ безупречно честный He's fair to his employees. ≈ Он справедлив по отношению к своим служащим. fair price by fair means fair and square fair play stand fair Syn: disinterested by fair means or foul ≈ не стесняясь в средствах б) незапятнанный, чистый fair name в) вежливый, учтивый;
мирный, спокойный I have used both fair and foul words. ≈ Я говорил то вежливо, то хамил. Syn: gentle, peaceable ∙ Syn: spotless, unblemished, equitable, legitimate
4) а) мор. попутный( о ветре) б) торный, не загроможденный препятствиями Keep back so that each man may have a fair view. ≈ Отойдите назад, чтобы всем было видно. Syn: unobstructed, open ∙ fair enough fair-to-middling for fair fair field and no favour ≈ игра/борьба на равных условиях all's fair in love and war посл. ≈ в любви и на войне все средства хороши
2. нареч.
1) красиво, прекрасно, приятно глазу Spread out his boughs and flourish fair. ≈ Раскинул свои ветви и цветет в великолепии Syn: agreeably, beautifully, brightly, handsomely, nobly
2) учтиво, вежливо, благородно только в сочетании, см. ниже speak fair Syn: civilly, courteously, kindly
3) четко, чисто, ясно( о почерке) Syn: clearly, legibly, plainly
4) честно, откровенно, беспристрастно I can never think you meant me fair. ≈ Ни за что не поверю, что ты вел себя со мной честно. fight fair Syn: equitably, honestly, impartially, justly
5) гладко, ровно Syn: evenly
6) прямо, точно( об ударе) He's an elefant, if he strikes you fair he knocks your life out. ≈ Он просто слон, если он нанесет тебе точный удар, ты концы отдашь.
7) полностью, совершенно, абсолютно Syn: completely, fully, quite, clean ∙ fair and softly! ≈ тише!, легче! does the boat lie fair? мор. ≈ у борта ли шлюпка?
3. сущ. субстантивированное прилагательное
1) нечто вежливое, приличное The exchange of fair and foul. ≈ Обмен любезностями.
2) архаич. поэт. женщина, особенно возлюбленная Syn: beauty, beautiful woman
4. гл.;
диал.
1) проясняться( о погоде) fair up
2) переписывать начисто;
выбелять (документ)
3) тех. обеспечивать обтекаемость, сглаживать контур;
подгонять детали ярмарка - the Leipzig Spring F. весенняя Лейпцигская ярмарка благотворительный базар - church * церковный (благотворительный) базар выставка - World F. всемирная выставка > a day after the * слишком поздно( устаревшее) красавица;
возлюбленная - the * прекрасный пол( устаревшее) женщина посредственная, удовлетворительная отметка;
посредственно, удовлетворительно > for * (американизм) действительно, несомненно;
полностью > the rush was on for * (предпраздничная) толкотня развернулась вовсю > no * (американизм) не по правилам > that was no * это нарушение правил честный;
справедливый, беспристрастный;
законный - by * means честным путем - by * means or foul любыми средствами - * deal честная /справедливая/ сделка - * play игра по правилам;
честная игра;
честность;
справедливость - it was a * fight бой велся по правилам (бокс) - * price справедливая /настоящая/ цена - * employment practices( американизм) прием на работу без дискриминации - strict but * строгий, но справедливый - * game (охота) законная добыча (тж. перен.) - it's all * and above-board здесь все честно - it's all * and proper это только справедливо - to give smb. a * hearing дать кому-л. возможность изложить свою точку зрения, оправдаться и т. п. достаточно хороший, сносный - in * condition в приличном состоянии - a * number достаточное количество - house of * size довольно большой дом - to have a * amount of sense быть не лишенным здравого смысла - he is in a * way of business его дела /деда его фирмы/ идут неплохо посредственный - it's only a * movie это весьма посредственный фильм благовидный - to put smb. off with * speeches успокоить, убедить кого-л. прекрасными речами белокурый;
светлый - * hair светлые волосы - * skin белая кожа - * man блондин чистый, незапятнанный - * name хорошая репутация, честное имя ясный и солнечный - * weather хорошая /ясная/ погода - * sky чистое /ясное/ небо - * day /daylight/ дневной свет благоприятный - * wind благоприятный /попутный/ ветер - to have a * chance of success иметь много шансов на успех - to be in the * way to smth. /to do smth./ быть на пути к чему-л., иметь шансы на что-л. ясный, четкий - * writing /hand/ ясный /разборчивый/ почерк - * copy беловик;
чистовик, чистовой экземпляр( документа и т. п.) - please make a * copy of this letter пожалуйста, перепишите это письмо набело( устаревшее) красивый, прекрасный - * woman красавица - * one красивая или любимая женщина - the * sex прекрасный пол - * landscape красивый пейзаж - (as) * as a lily прекрасный как лилия( американизм) чистый, полный - a * swindle /do/ чистое мошенничество - it's a * pleasure to watch him смотреть на него одно удовольствие > * enough справедливо;
согласен > * go правда, честно > * wear and tear( техническое) естественный износ > * and square честный и справедливый > * cop (жаргон) обоснованный арест;
попался за дело, поймали с поличным > * do's (сленг) справедливый дележ;
равные доли > all is * in love and war в любви и на войне все средства хороши > * without, false /foul/ within красиво снаружи, да гнило внутри честно - to play * играть честно /по правилам/;
действовать открыто /честно/ - to hit * (спортивное) нанести удар по правилам прямо, точно - to strike smb. * on the chin ударить кого-л. прямо в подбородок чисто;
ясно - to copy a letter out * переписать письмо начисто /набело/ (устаревшее) вежливо, учтиво - to speak to smb. * учтиво, любезно поговорить с кем-л. > to bid * fair казаться вероятным > * and softly! тише, легче! > * and square честно и справедливо;
прямо, точно проясняться (о погоде) переписывать начисто;
перебелять (документ) (техническое) обеспечивать обтекаемость, сглаживать контур all's ~ in love and war посл. в любви и на войне все средства хороши ~ ярмарка;
Bartholomew Fair ист. Варфоломеева ярмарка (ежегодная ярмарка в Лондоне в день св. Варфоломея - 24 августа) ~ play игра по правилам;
перен. честная игра, честность;
by fair means честным путем by ~ means or foul любыми средствами;
fair price справедливая, настоящая цена foul: ~ бесчестный, нравственно испорченный;
подлый;
предательский;
by fair means or foul любыми средствами ~ уст. любезно, учтиво;
to speak( smb.) fair любезно, вежливо поговорить( с кем-л.) ;
fair and softly! тише!, легче!;
does the boat lie fair? мор. у борта ли шлюпка?;
fair enough разг. ладно, хорошо;
согласен fair белокурый;
светлый;
fair complexion белый( не смуглый) цвет лица;
fair man блондин ~ беспристрастный ~ благоприятный, неплохой;
fair weather хорошая, ясная погода;
a fair chance of success хорошие шансы на успех ~ благотворительный базар ~ вежливый, учтивый ~ выставка;
world fair всемирная выставка;
the day after the fair слишком поздно ~ выставка ~ добросовестный ~ достаточно хороший ~ законный ~ уст. красавица;
the fair поэт. прекрасный пол;
for fair амер. действительно, несомненно ~ уст. красавица;
the fair поэт. прекрасный пол;
for fair амер. действительно, несомненно ~ уст. любезно, учтиво;
to speak (smb.) fair любезно, вежливо поговорить (с кем-л.) ;
fair and softly! тише!, легче!;
does the boat lie fair? мор. у борта ли шлюпка?;
fair enough разг. ладно, хорошо;
согласен ~ порядочный, значительный;
a fair amount изрядное количество ~ посредственная, удовлетворительная отметка ~ посредственный, средний;
fair to middling так себе, неважный;
this film was only fair фильм был весьма посредственный ~ уст. прекрасный, красивый;
fair one прекрасная или любимая женщина;
the fair sex прекрасный пол, женщины ~ справедливый ~ точно, прямо;
to strike fair in the face ударить прямо в лицо ~ честно;
to hit (to fight) fair нанести удар (бороться) по правилам ~ честный, справедливый, беспристрастный, добросовестный ~ честный;
справедливый, беспристрастный;
законный;
fair game законная добыча ~ честный ~ чисто, ясно ~ чистый, незапятнанный;
fair name хорошая репутация ~ ярмарка, выставка ~ ярмарка;
Bartholomew Fair ист. Варфоломеева ярмарка (ежегодная ярмарка в Лондоне в день св. Варфоломея - 24 августа) ~ ярмарка ~ порядочный, значительный;
a fair amount изрядное количество ~ уст. любезно, учтиво;
to speak (smb.) fair любезно, вежливо поговорить (с кем-л.) ;
fair and softly! тише!, легче!;
does the boat lie fair? мор. у борта ли шлюпка?;
fair enough разг. ладно, хорошо;
согласен it is ~ to say справедливости ради следует отметить;
fair and square открытый, честный ~ благоприятный, неплохой;
fair weather хорошая, ясная погода;
a fair chance of success хорошие шансы на успех fair белокурый;
светлый;
fair complexion белый (не смуглый) цвет лица;
fair man блондин ~ уст. любезно, учтиво;
to speak (smb.) fair любезно, вежливо поговорить (с кем-л.) ;
fair and softly! тише!, легче!;
does the boat lie fair? мор. у борта ли шлюпка?;
fair enough разг. ладно, хорошо;
согласен ~ field and no favour игра или борьба на равных условиях ~ честный;
справедливый, беспристрастный;
законный;
fair game законная добыча game: ~ дичь;
fair game дичь, на которую разрешено охотиться;
перен. (законный) объект нападения;
объект травли fair белокурый;
светлый;
fair complexion белый (не смуглый) цвет лица;
fair man блондин ~ market price справедливая рыночная цена ~ чистый, незапятнанный;
fair name хорошая репутация ~ уст. прекрасный, красивый;
fair one прекрасная или любимая женщина;
the fair sex прекрасный пол, женщины ~ play игра по правилам;
перен. честная игра, честность;
by fair means честным путем play: ~ тех. зазор;
игра;
люфт;
свободный ход;
шатание (части механизма, прибора) ;
fair play честная игра;
честность;
foul play подлое поведение;
обман by ~ means or foul любыми средствами;
fair price справедливая, настоящая цена price: fair ~ справедливая цена ~ уст. прекрасный, красивый;
fair one прекрасная или любимая женщина;
the fair sex прекрасный пол, женщины ~ посредственный, средний;
fair to middling так себе, неважный;
this film was only fair фильм был весьма посредственный ~ trading practice практика ведения взаимовыгодной торговли ~ wear and tear допустимый износ основных средств ~ wear and tear допустимый износ элементов основного капитала ~ благоприятный, неплохой;
fair weather хорошая, ясная погода;
a fair chance of success хорошие шансы на успех ~ уст. красавица;
the fair поэт. прекрасный пол;
for fair амер. действительно, несомненно ~ честно;
to hit (to fight) fair нанести удар (бороться) по правилам industrial ~ промышленная ярмарка it is ~ to say справедливости ради следует отметить;
fair and square открытый, честный rag ~ барахолка, толкучка ~ уст. любезно, учтиво;
to speak (smb.) fair любезно, вежливо поговорить (с кем-л.) ;
fair and softly! тише!, легче!;
does the boat lie fair? мор. у борта ли шлюпка?;
fair enough разг. ладно, хорошо;
согласен ~ точно, прямо;
to strike fair in the face ударить прямо в лицо ~ посредственный, средний;
fair to middling так себе, неважный;
this film was only fair фильм был весьма посредственный trade ~ выставка-продажа trade ~ торгово-промышленная ярмарка ~ выставка;
world fair всемирная выставка;
the day after the fair слишком поздно world trade ~ всемирная торговая ярмарка

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fair
20 IF

1. conjunction
1) wenn

if anyone should ask... — falls jemand fragt,...; wenn jemand fragen sollte,...

if you would lend me some money... — wenn du mir Geld leihen würdest,...

if I knew what to do... — wenn ich wüsste, was ich tun soll...

if I were you — an deiner Stelle

better, if anything — vielleicht etwas besser

tell me what I can do to help, if anything — falls ich irgendwie helfen kann, sag es mir

if so/not — wenn ja/nein od. nicht

if then/that/at all — wenn überhaupt

if only for today — wenn auch nur für heute

if only because/to... — schon allein, weil/um... zu...

as if — als ob

as if you didn't know! — als ob du es nicht gewusst hättest!

it isn't or it's not as if we were or (coll.) we're rich — es ist nicht etwa so, dass wir reich wären

2) (whenever) [immer] wenn

3) (whether) ob

4) in excl. of wish

if I only knew, if only I knew! — wenn ich das nur wüsste!; das wüsste ich gern!

if only you could have seen it! — wenn du es nur hättest sehen können!

5) (expr. surprise etc.)

if it isn't Ronnie! — das ist doch Ronnie!

6) in polite request

if you will wait a moment — wenn Sie einen Augenblick warten wollen

if you wouldn't mind holding the door open — wenn Sie so freundlich wären und die Tür aufhielten

7) (though) und wenn; auch od. selbst wenn

even if he did say that,... — selbst wenn er das gesagt hat,...

8) (despite being) wenn auch

likeable, if somewhat rough — liebenswürdig, wenn auch etwas derb
2. noun
Wenn, das

ifs and buts — Wenn und Aber, das

* * *
[if]
conjunction

1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) wenn

2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) wenn

3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) immer wenn

4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) wenn auch

5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) ob

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IF

[ˌaɪˈef]

n see intermediate frequency Zwischenfrequenz f

* * *
[ɪf]
1. conj
wenn; (= in case also) falls, für den Fall, dass...; (= whether, in direct clause) ob
I would be really pleased if you could do it —

if it rains tomorrow if I may say so — wenn es or falls es morgen regnet wenn ich das sagen darf

I wonder if he'll come —

do you know if they have gone? — wissen Sie, ob sie gegangen sind?

what if something happens to him? — was ist, wenn ihm etwas passiert?

I'll let you know if and when I come to a decision — ich werde Ihnen mitteilen, ob und wenn ich mich entschieden habe

where will you live when you get married? – if we get married! — wo wollt ihr wohnen, wenn ihr heiratet? – wenn wir überhaupt heiraten!

if I ask him he does help me — wenn ich ihn darum bitte, hilft er mir auch

(even) if —

it's a good film (even) if rather long — es ist ein guter Film, auch wenn er etwas lang ist

even if they are poor, at least they are happy — sie sind zwar arm, aber wenigstens glücklich

if only — wenn (doch) nur

if only I had known! — wenn ich das nur gewusst hätte!

I would like to see him, if only for a few hours — ich würde ihn gerne sehen, wenn auch nur für ein paar Stunden

as if — als ob

rich — er tut so, als ob er reich wäre

it's not as if I meant to hurt her — es ist nicht so, dass ich ihr hätte wehtun wollen

as if by chance — wie zufällig

he stood there as if he were dumb — er stand wie stumm da

meat was available once a week, if at all — Fleisch gab es einmal in der Woche, wenn überhaupt

if necessary — falls nötig, im Bedarfsfall

if so — wenn ja

if not — falls nicht

if not, why not? — falls nicht, warum?

this is difficult, if not impossible, to do — das ist schwer, wenn nicht sogar unmöglich

if I were you/him — wenn ich Sie/er wäre, an Ihrer/seiner Stelle

if anything this one is bigger — wenn überhaupt, dann ist dieses hier größer

if I know Pete, he'll... —

well, if he didn't try to steal my bag! (inf) — wollte der doch tatsächlich meine Tasche klauen (inf)

well, if it isn't old Jim! (inf) — ich werd verrückt, das ist doch der Jim (inf)

2. n
Wenn nt
it's a big if — das ist noch sehr fraglich, das ist die große Frage

ifs and buts — Wenn und Aber nt

* * *

IF abk, i.f. ELEK PHYS intermediate frequency

* * *
1. conjunction
1) wenn

if anyone should ask... — falls jemand fragt,...; wenn jemand fragen sollte,...

if you would lend me some money... — wenn du mir Geld leihen würdest,...

if I knew what to do... — wenn ich wüsste, was ich tun soll...

if I were you — an deiner Stelle

better, if anything — vielleicht etwas besser

tell me what I can do to help, if anything — falls ich irgendwie helfen kann, sag es mir

if so/not — wenn ja/nein od. nicht

if then/that/at all — wenn überhaupt

if only for today — wenn auch nur für heute

if only because/to... — schon allein, weil/um... zu...

as if — als ob

as if you didn't know! — als ob du es nicht gewusst hättest!

it isn't or it's not as if we were or (coll.) we're rich — es ist nicht etwa so, dass wir reich wären

2) (whenever) [immer] wenn

3) (whether) ob

4) in excl. of wish

if I only knew, if only I knew! — wenn ich das nur wüsste!; das wüsste ich gern!

if only you could have seen it! — wenn du es nur hättest sehen können!

5) (expr. surprise etc.)

if it isn't Ronnie! — das ist doch Ronnie!

6) in polite request

if you will wait a moment — wenn Sie einen Augenblick warten wollen

if you wouldn't mind holding the door open — wenn Sie so freundlich wären und die Tür aufhielten

7) (though) und wenn; auch od. selbst wenn

even if he did say that,... — selbst wenn er das gesagt hat,...

8) (despite being) wenn auch

likeable, if somewhat rough — liebenswürdig, wenn auch etwas derb
2. noun
Wenn, das

ifs and buts — Wenn und Aber, das

* * *

adv.

falls adv.

ob adv.

sofern adv.

wenn adv.

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chance — I n. opportunity possibility 1) to have, stand a chance of (she has a good chance of success; he doesn t have a ghost of a chance) 2) to let a chance slip by; to miss one s chance 3) an earthly, poor, slight, slim; even; fair; fighting; good;… … Combinatory dictionary
chance*/*/*/ — [tʃɑːns] noun I 1) [C] an opportunity to do something, especially something that you want to do Syn: opportunity Students are given the chance to learn another language.[/ex] We work together whenever we get a chance.[/ex] I warned her that this… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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