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21 ♦ odds
♦ odds /ɒdz/n. pl. (talvolta col verbo al sing.)1 disparità; disuguaglianza; differenza: It makes no odds, non fa differenza; non fa nulla; non importa2 probabilità: The odds are on our team, il pronostico ci è favorevole; against all ( the) odds, in modo del tutto imprevisto; contrariamente a ogni aspettativa; contro ogni pronostico; The odds are against you, le probabilità sono (o il pronostico è) a vostro sfavore; to have even odds, avere pari probabilità; ( sport); DIALOGO → - Discussing bets- What odds is it?, che probabilità c'è?; The odds are that we shall lose, è assai probabile che si perda; The odds are stacked against me, tutto congiura contro di me; sono svantaggiato in partenza3 ( sport) vantaggio; abbuono; handicap: to give [to receive] odds, concedere [ricevere] un handicap4 (ipp.: nelle scommesse) quota; quotazione: the odds of the totalizator, le quote del totalizzatore; Varenne was running at odds of 3 to 1, Varenne era dato alla quotazione di 3 a 1; ( degli allibratori) to lay (o to offer) odds of 5 to 1 on a horse, dare un cavallo a (o alla quotazione di) 5 a 1; to back a horse at long [short] odds, puntare su un cavallo che è dato a una quotazione alta [bassa]; to take odds of 10 to 1, accettare la quotazione di 10 a 1; What are the odds for your horse?, a quanto danno il tuo cavallo?● odds and ends (fam.: odds and sods), articoli di varia natura; cosette; ritagli; scampoli; cianfrusaglie □ odds-on, avvantaggiato; assai probabile: the odds-on favourite, di gran lunga il favorito; It's odds-on he will succeed, è quasi certo che riuscirà □ (stat., med.) odds ratio, ‘odds ratio’ ( negli studi epidemiologici); rapporto di previsione □ to be at odds with sb., essere in dissidio (o in lite) con q. □ to be at odds with st., essere in contrasto con qc.; fare a pugni con qc. (fig.) □ to be at odds with fate, lottare contro il fato avverso □ by odds (o by all odds, by long odds), di gran lunga □ by considerable odds, di larga misura □ to fight against great (o heavy, long) odds, battersi in condizioni di assoluta inferiorità □ (fam.) What's the odds?, che cosa ci scommetti (che…); ( anche) cosa importa, che differenza fa? □ (fam.) It makes no odds, non cambia nulla; fa lo stesso; non m'interessa □ I give you long odds he won't marry her, mi gioco la testa che non la sposa. -
22 optimism
['ɒptɪmɪzəm]nome ottimismo m.* * *['optimizəm](a state of mind in which one always hopes or expects that something good will happen: Even when it was obvious to the others that he was not going to succeed he was full of optimism.) ottimismo- optimist- optimistic
- optimistically* * *optimism /ˈɒptɪmɪzəm/n. [u]optimistn.ottimista.* * *['ɒptɪmɪzəm]nome ottimismo m. -
23 sincerely
[sɪn'sɪəlɪ]avverbio sinceramenteYours sincerely Sincerely yours — AE (end of letter) cordiali saluti
* * *adverb I sincerely hope that you will succeed.) sinceramente* * *sincerely /sɪnˈsɪəlɪ/avv.sinceramente; francamente; onestamente● ( nelle lettere) Yours sincerely, cordiali saluti.* * *[sɪn'sɪəlɪ]avverbio sinceramenteYours sincerely Sincerely yours — AE (end of letter) cordiali saluti
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24 not (have) a hope
((to be) completely unlikely (to succeed in something): He hasn't a hope of getting the job; `Will he get the job?' `Not a hope!') (non avere nessuna speranza) -
25 not (have) a hope
((to be) completely unlikely (to succeed in something): He hasn't a hope of getting the job; `Will he get the job?' `Not a hope!') (non avere nessuna speranza) -
26 take a gamble
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27 win through
uscire vincitore, spuntarlato win through to — qualificarsi per [ semifinal etc]
* * *(to succeed in getting (to a place, the next stage etc): It will be a struggle, but we'll win through in the end.) (farcela)* * *uscire vincitore, spuntarlato win through to — qualificarsi per [ semifinal etc]
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