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| by any chance adv | (possibly) | händelsevis adv |
| | (vardagligt) | kanske adv |
| | Would you by any chance be able to lend me $10? |
| by chance adv | (coincidentally) | av en slump, av en händelse, av en tillfällighet uttr |
| | | händelsevis, tillfälligtvis adv |
| | I met my French teacher by chance in the supermarket. |
| Fat chance! interj | slang (unlikely) (slang) | Fet chans! interj |
| | (vardagligt) | Inte en chans! interj |
| | | ytterst osannolikt uttr |
| | Ha! Fat chance that he will ever pay you back. |
| | Ha! Fet chans att han någonsin kommer att betala tillbaka pengarna till dig. |
| | Ha! Inte en chans att han någonsin kommer betala tillbaka pengarna till dig. |
| | Ha! Det är ytterst osannolikt att han någonsin kommer att betala tillbaka pengarna till dig. |
| fighting chance n | figurative (fair opportunity) | en sportslig chans s |
| | | någon som helst chans uttr |
| | Do you think the team has a fighting chance of winning the championship title? |
| | Tror du att laget har en sportslig chans att vinna mästerskapstiteln? |
| | Tror du att laget har någon som helst chans att vinna mästerskapstiteln? |
| game of chance n | (activity: depends on luck) | turspel, hasardspel s |
| | Dice is a game of chance. |
| | Tärningsspel är ett turspel. |
| happen by chance v expr | (be lucky, coincidental) | hända av en slump vbal uttr |
| | We weren't trying to get pregnant; it happened by chance. |
| have a chance at [sth] v expr | (have opportunity) | ha möjligheten att vbal uttr |
| | Johnson has a chance at another world title. |
| have a chance at doing [sth] v expr | (have opportunity to do) | ha en möjlighet att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Audrey has a chance at getting into Harvard. |
| have a good chance v expr | (be likely to succeed) | ha en god chans vbal uttr |
| | I have a good chance of winning the race. |
| have no chance v expr | (be doomed) | inte ha en chans vbal uttr |
| | She had no chance, the disease had spread too far. |
| have no chance v expr | (not have opportunity) | inte ha en chans vbal uttr |
| | 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) | inte ha en chans att göra ngt, inte få en möjlighet att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | The swimming pool looked nice, but we had no chance to use it. |
| have no chance of [sth] v expr | (be unable) | inte ha en chans, inte få en möjlighet vbal uttr |
| | He had no chance of survival in the desert. |
| have no chance of doing [sth] v expr | (be unable) | inte ha en chans att göra ngt, inte få en möjlighet att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | The patient has no chance of surviving without the treatment. |
| mere chance n | (coincidence alone) | ren slump s |
| | He didn't win by mere chance; he was the best-trained and strongest of the racers. |
| no chance n | (absence of opportunity) | ingen chans, ingen möjlighet s |
| | You have no chance of getting tickets for the game this late. |
| no chance interj | informal (that is extremely unlikely) | ingen chans, inte en chans interj |
| | (kan vara otrevlig) | glöm det interj |
| | | aldrig i livet interj |
| | (slang) | fet chans interj |
| | You want to borrow dad's car? No chance! |
| not a chance n | (no possibility) | inte en chans s |
| | There is not a chance he would ever win a foot race. |
not a chance,
no chance interj | (impossible) | inte en chans interj |
| | "Do you think Phil will lend us the money?" "Not a chance!" |
| not stand a chance v expr | informal (be doomed) | inte ha en chans vbal uttr |
| | | vara helt chanslös vbal uttr |
| | The car hit Bridget at 70 mph. She didn't stand a chance. |
| on the off chance expr | informal (just in case) | om det skulle bli så uttr |
| | | om det skulle slumpa sig så uttr |
| | | utifall att uttr |
on the off chance,
on the off chance that expr | informal (with clause: in case) | om det skulle slumpa sig så uttr |
| | | om det skulle bära sig så uttr |
| | (allmänt) | om konj |
| | On the off chance that it rains, we will postpone the competition until tomorrow. |
| a snowball's chance in hell expr | (no chance at all) (vulgär) | inte en chans i helvetet uttr |
| | | Aldrig i livet! interj |
| | | Kommer aldrig på fråga! interj |
| | | Inte en chans! interj |
| stand a chance v expr | informal (have a possibility) | ha en chans vbal uttr |
| | I tried everything I could but never really stood a chance. |
| stand a chance of doing [sth] v expr | informal (have a possibility) | ha en chans att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | The team realistically never stood a chance of beating Real Madrid. |
| take a chance v expr | (act on a possibility) | ta en chansning vbal uttr |
| | | chansa vitr |
| | Yes, it's possible I won't win, but I'll take a chance. |
| take a chance v expr | (gamble, risk [sth]) | ta en chansning vbal uttr |
| | | chansa vitr |
| | She took a chance on him, promoting him despite his lack of experience. |