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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
chance on [sth],
chance upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep		 (unexpectedly encounter [sb/sth]) (objeto)encontrar por casualidad vtr + loc adv
  (persona)encontrarse por casualidad con loc verb + prep
  (persona)toparse con, cruzarse con v prnl + prep
 Walking throught the woods, I chanced upon young rabbits cavorting in the tall grass.
 Mientras caminaba por el bosque, encontré por casualidad unos conejos que jugaban entre la hierba alta.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
on the chance,
on the chance that expr		 (just in case)en caso de que expr
on the off chance expr informal (just in case)en el caso improbable expr
  por si acaso expr
on the off chance,
on the off chance that expr		 informal (with clause: in case)en el caso improbable loc adv
 On the off chance that it rains, we will postpone the competition until tomorrow.
 En el caso improbable de que llueva, la competición se pospondrá hasta mañana.
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'chance on' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
gamble

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