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odds [ɒdz]1. plural noun• I got short/long odds on m'a donné une faible/forte cote• I got £30 over the odds for it (British) on me l'a payé 30 livres de plus que prévuc. ( = difference) it makes no odds cela n'a pas d'importance• his pompous tone was at odds with his vulgar language son ton pompeux ne cadrait pas avec son langage vulgaire2. compounds• we still have a few odds and ends to settle il nous reste encore quelques points à régler ► odds-on favourite noun grand favori m* * *[ɒdz]1) ( in betting) cote f (on sur)the odds on X are short/long — X est bien/mal coté
2) (chance, likelihood) chances fplthe odds are against/in favour of something — quelque chose est improbable/probable
the odds against/in favour of something happening — les chances que quelque chose n'arrive pas/arrive
the odds are in our favour — ( in venture) nous avons toutes les chances de réussir
to shorten/lengthen the odds on something — rendre quelque chose plus/moins probable
••it makes no odds — GB ça n'a pas d'importance
at odds — ( in dispute) être en conflit; ( inconsistent) en contradiction
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