chance
معنی فارسی
تصادف سبب مجهول رخ دادن اتفاقي
معنی کامل و مثالها
/chans, chäns/n., adj., vi., vt.
● بخت، اقبال، شانس، سرنوشت
to leave things to chance
کارها را به سرنوشت واگذار کردن
it was pure chance that led to this discovery
صرفا در اثر بخت و اقبال بود که این اکتشاف به وقوع پیوست.
● احتمال، تصادف، اتفاق
she has a good chance of winning
احتمال برنده شدن او زیاد است.
what are the chances of his being accepted?
احتمال قبولی او چقدر است؟
● فرصت، یارا، مجال
he put the phone down before I had a chance to answer
پیش از آنکه فرصت جواب داشته باشم تلفن را زمین گذاشت.
the holidays gave him a chance to paint the room
تعطیلات به او فرصت داد که اتاق را رنگ بزند.
● بلیط بخت آزمایی
● (قدیمی) بدبیاری، دژبختی، آمد و نیامد
● بختی، اقبالی، احتمالی، اتفاقی، تصادفی
the chance encounter of two old friends in the street
برخورد تصادفی دو دوست قدیمی در خیابان
● به سرنوشت واگذار کردن، اللهبختی کردن
let's chance it
بیا آن را به سرنوشت واگذار کنیم.
● تصادفا روی دادن، پیش آمدن
I chanced to be there too when she called
وقتی که تلفن زد اتفاقا من هم حضور داشتم.
* by chance
تصادفا، اتفاقا، اللهبختی
we met by chance
تصادفا با هم ملاقات کردیم.
* by any chance
تصادفا، اتفاقا
do you know his address by any chance?
آیا شما نشانی او را بر حسب اتفاق میدانید؟
* chance on (or upon)
برحسب اتفاق یافتن یا ملاقات کردن
* (the) chances are
احتمال براین است که
chances are she will come today
احتمال دارد امروز بیاید.
* on the chance (or off chance) that
در صورتی که، به این احتمال که
* stand a chance
بخت (کاری را) داشتن، شانس (موقعیت) داشتن
Ali too is a candidate, but he does not stand a chance
علی هم نامزد (انتخابات) شده است ولی شانسی ندارد.
* take a chance
قمار کردن، به مخاطره انداختن، گشاد بازی کردن
he took all the necessary precautions because he didn't want to take any chances
چون نمیخواست طعمهی تصادفات بشود همهی احتیاطات لازم را به عمل آورد.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Middle English: via Old French from Latin cadentia 'falling', from the verb cadere.
مثال
- There's a chance that we might win.
- I chanced upon an old friend in the street.
- It was a chance meeting.
ترکیبهای رایج
Chance meeting Chance encounter Take a chance
تعریف انگلیسی
- a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances “the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington” “now is your chance”
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another “bad luck caused his downfall” “we ran into each other by pure chance”
- a risk involving danger “you take a chance when you let her drive”
- a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible “the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5”
- the possibility of future success “his prospects as a writer are excellent”
- be the case by chance “I chanced to meet my old friend in the street” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s”
- take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome “When you buy these stocks you are gambling” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s that CLAUSE” “Somebody ----s (for: run a risk)” “Somebody ----s PP (for: run a risk)”
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with “We find this idea in Plato” “I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here” “She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somethingIII” “seek help from casual passers-by” “a casual meeting” “a chance occurrence”
مترادفها
I. noun
1. Accident, hap, fortuity, fortune, luck.
2. Possibility, contingency.
3. Opportunity, occasion, opening.
4. Uncertainty, contingency, fortuity.
5. Fortuitous event, piece of luck, stroke of good luck.
6. Risk, hazard, peril, jeopardy.
II. verb neuter
Happen, occur, befall, betide, take place, fall out, turn up, come to pass.