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| by any chance adv | (possibly) | przypadkiem, możliwie przys. |
| | Would you by any chance be able to lend me $10? |
| by chance adv | (coincidentally) | przypadkiem m |
| | | przypadkowo przys. |
| | I met my French teacher by chance in the supermarket. |
| chance circumstances npl | (coincidence) | zbieg okoliczności m + ż, l.mn. |
| | It was not by seeking it, but by chance circumstances that I found what I really wanted. |
| chance it v expr | informal (take a chance or risk) | ryzykować ndk. |
| | | zaryzykować dk. |
| | I could see no obvious other way out, so I chanced it and jumped. Don't chance it; take sensible precautions. |
| Fat chance! interj | slang (unlikely) (potoczny) | Nie ma szansy! wykrz. |
| | Ha! Fat chance that he will ever pay you back. |
| fighting chance n | figurative (fair opportunity) | jakaś szansa przym. + ż |
| | Do you think the team has a fighting chance of winning the championship title? |
| game of chance n | (activity: depends on luck) | gra przypadku ż + m |
| | Dice is a game of chance. |
| a ghost of a chance n | figurative (slight possibility) | cień szansy m + ż |
| Uwaga: 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. |
| happen by chance v expr | (be lucky, coincidental) | wydarzać się przypadkiem zwr. ndk. + przys. |
| | | wydarzyć się przypadkiem zwr. dk. + przys. |
| | We weren't trying to get pregnant; it happened by chance. |
| have a chance vi | (be able to succeed at [sth]) | mieć szansę dk. + ż |
| | 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]) | mieć możliwość, mieć szansę dk. + ż |
| | If I have a chance I will try and win. |
| have a chance at [sth] v expr | (have opportunity) | mieć okazję do zwrot ndk. |
| | | mieć szansę na zwrot ndk. |
| | Johnson has a chance at another world title. |
| have a chance at doing [sth] v expr | (have opportunity to do) | mieć szansę zwrot posił. |
| | Audrey has a chance at getting into Harvard. |
| have a good chance v expr | (be likely to succeed) | mieć duże szanse zwrot ndk. |
| | I have a good chance of winning the race. |
| have no chance v expr | (be doomed) | nie mieć szansy zwrot ndk. |
| | She had no chance, the disease had spread too far. |
| have no chance v expr | (not have opportunity) | nie mieć szansy zwrot ndk. |
| | I saw this article last week and wanted to comment, but had no chance until now. |
| little chance n | (hardly any possibility) | mała szansa przym. + ż |
| | 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) | mała szansa przym. + ż |
| mere chance n | (coincidence alone) | mała szansa przym. + ż |
| | 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) | tracić szansę, przegapiać szansę ndk. + ż |
| | | stracić szansę, przegapić szansę dk. + ż |
| | 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) | bez szans przym. + ż, l.mn. |
| | You have no chance of getting tickets for the game this late. |
| no chance interj | informal (that is extremely unlikely) | nie ma szansy |
| | You want to borrow dad's car? No chance! |
| not a chance n | (no possibility) | nie ma mowy zwrot ndk. |
| | There is not a chance he would ever win a foot race. |
not a chance,
no chance interj | (impossible) | nie ma mowy zwrot ndk. |
| | "Do you think Phil will lend us the money?" "Not a chance!" |
| not have a chance v expr | (be doomed) | być bez szans posił. + przyim. + ż, l.mn. |
| not have a chance v expr | (not have opportunity) | nie mieć szansy |
| | I have not had a chance to check my emails yet. |
on the off chance,
on the off chance that expr | informal (with clause: in case) | gdyby przypadkiem part. + m |
| | On the off chance that it rains, we will postpone the competition until tomorrow. |
| small chance n | (little probability) | mała szansa przym. + ż |
| | Maybe you'll win in lottery - it's really a small chance, but it's still a chance. |
| sporting chance n | (fair opportunity) | spawiedliwa szansa przym. + ż |
| | 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) | mieć szansę ndk. + ż |
| | I tried everything I could but never really stood a chance. |
| stand a chance of doing [sth] v expr | informal (have a possibility) | mieć szansę na coś zwrot ndk. |
| | The team realistically never stood a chance of beating Real Madrid. |
| take a chance v | (act on a possibility) | podejmować próbę ndk. + n |
| | | podjąć próbę dk. + n |
| | It's possible that I won't win, but I'll take a chance. |
| take a chance v expr | (gamble, risk [sth]) | podejmować ryzyko ndk. + n |
| | | podjąć ryzyko dk. + n |
| | She took a chance on him, promoting him despite his lack of experience. |