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| by any chance adv | (possibly) | bir ihtimal z. |
| | | imkan dahilinde z. |
| | Would you by any chance be able to lend me $10? |
| by chance adv | (coincidentally) | şans eseri z. |
| | | tesadüfen z. |
| | I met my French teacher by chance in the supermarket. |
| Fat chance! interj | slang (unlikely) | şansın yok ünl. |
| | | şansına küs ünl. |
| | | uzak ihtimal i. |
| | Ha! Fat chance that he will ever pay you back. |
| fighting chance n | figurative (fair opportunity) | başarı şansı i. |
| | Do you think the team has a fighting chance of winning the championship title? |
| game of chance n | (activity: depends on luck) | şans oyunu i. |
| | Dice is a game of chance. |
given half a chance,
given half the chance expr | figurative, informal (if allowed, able) | fırsat verilse |
| | | fırsat olsa |
| | I would take that job, given half a chance. |
| happen by chance v expr | (be lucky, coincidental) | tesadüfen olmak f. |
| | | şans eseri olmak f. |
| | 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]) | şansı olmak f. |
| | 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]) | fırsat verilmek f. |
| | | imkan verilmek f. |
| | If I have a chance I will try and win. |
| have a chance at [sth] v expr | (have opportunity) | şansına/ihtimaline sahip olmak f. |
| | Johnson has a chance at another world title. |
| have a chance at doing [sth] v expr | (have opportunity to do) (bir işi yapma) | şansı olmak f. |
| | | fırsatı olmak f. |
| | Audrey has a chance at getting into Harvard. |
| have a good chance v expr | (be likely to succeed) | olasılığı/ihtimali yüksek olmak f. |
| | I have a good chance of winning the race. |
| have no chance v expr | (be doomed) | şansı olmamak f. |
| | She had no chance, the disease had spread too far. |
| have no chance v expr | (not have opportunity) | fırsatı olmamak f. |
| | | fırsat bulamamak f. |
| | 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) | fırsatı olmamak f. |
| | | şansı olmamak f. |
| | The swimming pool looked nice, but we had no chance to use it. |
| jump at the chance v expr | informal, figurative (accept opportunity) | fırsatı kabul etmek f. |
| | 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) | fırsata hiç düşünmeden atlamak f. |
| | I would jump at the chance to meet my sporting hero. |
| mere chance n | (coincidence alone) | tamamen tesadüf i. |
| | He didn't win by mere chance; he was the best-trained and strongest of the racers. |
| no chance n | (absence of opportunity) | mümkünsüzlük i. |
| | You have no chance of getting tickets for the game this late. |
| no chance interj | informal (that is extremely unlikely) | hiç şansın yok ünl. |
| | | mümkünatı yok i. |
| | You want to borrow dad's car? No chance! |
| not a chance n | (no possibility) | imkânsız olmak, olanaksız olmak f. |
| | There is not a chance he would ever win a foot race. |
not a chance,
no chance interj | (impossible) | imkânsız, olanaksız ünl. |
| | | olamaz ünl. |
| | "Do you think Phil will lend us the money?" "Not a chance!" |
| on the off chance expr | informal (just in case) | her ihtimale karşı z. |
on the off chance,
on the off chance that expr | informal (with clause: in case) | uzak bir ihtimal de olsa z. |
| | | ola ki z. |
| | On the off chance that it rains, we will postpone the competition until tomorrow. |
| stand a chance v expr | informal (have a possibility) | şansı olmak f. |
| | I tried everything I could but never really stood a chance. |
| stand a chance of doing [sth] v expr | informal (have a possibility) | şansı olmak f. |
| | | ihtimali olmak f. |
| | The team realistically never stood a chance of beating Real Madrid. |
| take a chance v expr | (act on a possibility) | şansını denemek f. |
| | Yes, it's possible I won't win, but I'll take a chance. |
| take a chance v expr | (gamble, risk [sth]) | riske girmek, risk almak f. |
| | She took a chance on him, promoting him despite his lack of experience. |