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1 happenstance
happenstance ['hæpənstæns]American hasard m;∎ we met by happenstance nous nous sommes rencontrés par hasardUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > happenstance
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2 chance
1. n случайность; случайis he, by any chance, behind this scheme? — не он, случайно, выдвинул этот план?
he goes as chance directs him — он идёт, куда глаза глядят
to leave smth. to chance — предоставить дело случаю
2. n удобный случай, возможность3. n счастливый случай, удача, счастье4. n шанс, вероятность, возможностьhe has every chance — он имеет все основания; у него есть все шансы
5. n рискtaking a chance — рискующий; риск
6. n билет вещевой лотереи7. n книжн. судьба; превратности судьбыall 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
8. a случайныйchance error — случайная ошибка; несистематическая ошибка
9. v рискнуть10. v случиться, случайно произойтиit 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
11. v случайно наткнуться на; обнаружить, найтиСинонимический ряд:1. accidental (adj.) accidental; casual; coincidental; contingent; fluky; fortuitous; haphazard; inadvertent; incidental; lucky; odd; unintentional; unplanned2. random (adj.) arbitrary; capricious; random; whimsical; wilful3. risky (adj.) chancy; hazardous; risky; speculative; uncertain; venturesome4. accident (noun) accident; coincidence; fluke; fortuity; hap; happenstance5. fate (noun) bad luck; destiny; fate; fortuitousness; fortune; good luck; luck; outcome; throw6. opportunity (noun) adventure; break; look-in; occasion; opening; opportunity; shot; show; squeak; time7. outlook (noun) contingency; likelihood; likeliness; odds; outlook; possibility; probability; prospect8. risk (noun) danger; gamble; hazard; jeopardy; peril; risk; speculation; venture; wager9. gamble (verb) adventure; gamble; hazard; plunge; risk; speculate; venture; wager10. happen (verb) betide; break; bump; come; come off; develop; do; fall out; give; go; hap; happen; hit; light; luck; meet; pass; rise; stumble; transpire; tumble11. occur (verb) arrive; befall; come about; light upon; occur; take place; turn upАнтонимический ряд:assurance; certainty; consequence; design; foreseen; inevitability; intention; law; necessity; plan; purpose; rule; scheme; secure; sequence
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