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| by any chance adv | (possibly) | من الممكن |
| | Would you by any chance be able to lend me $10? |
| by chance adv | (coincidentally) | بالصدفة |
| | I met my French teacher by chance in the supermarket. |
| chance circumstances npl | (coincidence) | صدفة |
| | It was not by seeking it, but by chance circumstances that I found what I really wanted. |
| chance find n | informal ([sth] discovered by accident) | اكتشاف بمحض الصدفة |
| chance it v expr | informal (take a chance or risk) | يجرب حظه، يجازف |
| | I could see no obvious other way out, so I chanced it and jumped. |
| | Don't chance it; take sensible precautions. |
chance of a lifetime,
opportunity of a lifetime n | (rare opportunity) | فرصة العمر |
| | | فرصة نادرة |
| | The job offer with the television station was the chance of a lifetime. |
| Fat chance! interj | slang (unlikely) | غير مُحتمل! |
| | | غير وارد! |
| | Ha! Fat chance that he will ever pay you back. |
| fighting chance n | figurative (fair opportunity) | فرصة عادلة، فرصة مُنصفة |
| | Do you think the team has a fighting chance of winning the championship title? |
| game of chance n | (activity: depends on luck) | لعبة الحظ |
| | Dice is a game of chance. |
| a ghost of a chance n | figurative (slight possibility) | أدنى أمل |
| ملاحظة: Commonly used in negative sentences or where there is doubt |
| | My husband might run for office, but he really doesn't stand a ghost of a chance. |
given half a chance,
given half the chance expr | figurative, informal (if allowed, able) | نصف فرصة |
| | I would take that job, given half a chance. |
| good chance n | (high probability) | احتمال كبير |
| happen by chance v expr | (be lucky, coincidental) | يحدث بالمصادفة |
| | We weren't trying to get pregnant; it happened by chance. |
have a chance of [sth],
have a chance of doing [sth] v expr | (be able to succeed at [sth]) | عنده فرصة، عنده مجال |
| | We have a chance of winning if we can carry on at this rate. |
| have a chance v expr | (be given the opportunity to do [sth]) | سنحت فرصة |
| | If I have a chance I will try and win. |
| | إذا سنحت لي الفرصة فسأبذل قصارى جهدي وسأفوز. |
| have a chance at [sth] v expr | (have opportunity) | يمتلك فرصة لحيازة شيء |
| | Johnson has a chance at another world title. |
| have a chance at doing [sth] v expr | (have opportunity to do) | لديه فرصة لفعل شيء، لديه فرصة سانحة لفعل شيء |
| | Audrey has a chance at getting into Harvard. |
| have a good chance v expr | (be likely to succeed) | يمتلك فرصة جيدة |
| | I have a good chance of winning the race. |
| have no chance v expr | (be doomed) | يفقد الأمل |
| | She had no chance, the disease had spread too far. |
| have no chance v expr | (not have opportunity) | لا تسنح له الفرصة |
| | I saw this article last week and wanted to comment, but had no chance until now. |
| have no chance to do [sth] v expr | (not have opportunity) | لا تسنح له الفرصة لفعل شيء |
| | The swimming pool looked nice, but we had no chance to use it. |
| have no chance of [sth] v expr | (be unable) | ليس لديه أيّ فرصة في شيء |
| | He had no chance of survival in the desert. |
| have no chance of doing [sth] v expr | (be unable) | يستحيل أن |
| | The patient has no chance of surviving without the treatment. |
| jump at the chance v expr | informal, figurative (accept opportunity) | ينتهز الفرصة، يقبل العرض بسرعة |
| | When my grandmother offered to take me to England, I jumped at the chance. |
| jump at the chance to do [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (accept opportunity to do) | ينتهز فرصة شيء بسرعة، يقبل العرض في شيء بسرعة |
| | I would jump at the chance to meet my sporting hero. |
| last chance n | (final opportunity) | فرصة أخيرة |
leap at the chance,
leap at the opportunity v expr | figurative (seize the opportunity) | ينتهز الفرصة |
| | When he asked me if I'd like to go on holiday to Hawaii with him, I leapt at the chance. |
leap at the chance to do [sth],
leap at the opportunity to do [sth] v expr | figurative (seize an opportunity) | ينتهز فرصة شيء، ينتهز الفرصة لشيء |
| | She leapt at the chance to perform with her favourite singer. |
| little chance n | (hardly any possibility) | إحتمال ضعيف |
| | There's little chance of our old car making such a long journey. |
| | The doctors said he was in a coma and had little chance of recovery. |
| little chance n | (hardly any opportunity) | أمل ضعيف |
| mere chance n | (coincidence alone) | مجرد صدفة |
| | He didn't win by mere chance; he was the best-trained and strongest of the racers. |
| miss the chance v expr | (not take or get the opportunity) | تفوته الفرصة |
| | I missed the chance to hear that band when they last performed here, but I will catch them next time. |
| no chance n | (absence of opportunity) | مستحيل، لا مجال |
| | You have no chance of getting tickets for the game this late. |
| no chance interj | informal (that is extremely unlikely) | مستحيل، غير ممكن |
| | You want to borrow dad's car? No chance! |
| not a chance n | (no possibility) | من غير الممكن |
| | There is not a chance he would ever win a foot race. |
not a chance,
no chance interj | (impossible) | مستحيل |
| | "Do you think Phil will lend us the money?" "Not a chance!" |
| not have a chance v expr | (be doomed) | لا أمل له، انتهى أمره |
| not have a chance v expr | (not have opportunity) | لا تسنح الفرصة |
| | I have not had a chance to check my emails yet. |
| not stand a chance v expr | informal (be doomed) (ينجو، يربح...) | من المستحيل أن... |
| | The car hit Bridget at 70 mph. She didn't stand a chance. |
on the chance,
on the chance that expr | (just in case) | في حال... |
| on the off chance expr | informal (just in case) | تحسُّبًا |
on the off chance,
on the off chance that expr | informal (with clause: in case) | في حال |
| | On the off chance that it rains, we will postpone the competition until tomorrow. |
| outside chance n | (low probability) | احتمال ضعيف |
| | That horse has an outside chance of winning the race. |
| second chance n | (further opportunity) | فرصة ثانية |
| | Any student who fails the test has a second chance to do it again a few weeks later. |
| slim chance n | (little possibility) | احتمال ضئيل |
| small chance n | (little probability) | احتمال ضئيل |
| | Maybe you'll win in lottery - it's really a small chance, but it's still a chance. |
| a snowball's chance in hell expr | (no chance at all) | يستحيل أن، هذا من رابع المستحيلات |
| | | يستحيل أن ينجح |
| sporting chance n | (fair opportunity) | فرصة للنجاح |
| | I'm a firm believer in giving everyone a sporting chance. |
| | One team was so good that the other didn't even have a sporting chance. |
| stand a chance v expr | informal (have a possibility) | يحظى بالفرصة |
| | I tried everything I could but never really stood a chance. |
| | لقد حاولت بكل جهدي لكن لم أحظى بالفرصة قط. |
| stand a chance of doing [sth] v expr | informal (have a possibility) | يحظى بفرصة لشيء، يكون له أمل بشيء |
| | The team realistically never stood a chance of beating Real Madrid. |
| take a chance v expr | (act on a possibility) | يجرّب |
| | Yes, it's possible I won't win, but I'll take a chance. |
| take a chance v expr | (gamble, risk [sth]) | يغامر، يجازف |
| | She took a chance on him, promoting him despite his lack of experience. |
there is an off chance,
there is an off chance that expr | (there is a slight possibility that) | هناك احتمال بسيط |