Summary
chance {noun}
chance · hasard · possibilité · risque · adon
chance {adjective}
accidentel · fortuit
to chance {verb}
risquer · tenter sa chance à
chance {noun}
luck · good fortune · chance · hap
English-French translation for "chance"
"chance" French translation
chance {noun}
The Government took the position that young prostitutes deserved a second chance.
What we need here is to have everyone give the hearing process a chance to work.
Then we will have a chance of reaching women and giving them the help they need.
Now everyone must be afforded the chance to live in accordance with those values.
Kurt told me that he could not turn down the chance to double his after tax income.
It is not by chance that almost all European island regions are Objective 1.
The progress witnessed in Saint Kitts and Nevis was not achieved by chance.
• Natural and legal persons who normally operate games of chance for a living;
It was purely by chance that the air raids did not cause any human casualties.
It is only by chance that the number of casualties was not significantly higher.
chance {noun} (also: feasibility, possibility)
What we are asking for is the chance to address those causes at a very basic level.
We like the general public to have the chance to listen to what takes place here.
With this right of being adopted, the child is given the chance of belonging.
Time is running short, but the EU still has the chance to meet this deadline.
And it means giving an individual in this country a chance to rehabilitate.
• Quick turn-around time by delivering aircraft leaves less chance for discovery.
But we when we have several thousand more, then the chance is going to increase.
If we do not, there is the chance of certain groups of people being exploited.
The chance of drinking is the highest in the age group of 35-64 years.
Otherwise, we stand no chance of getting out of the present deadlock.
chance {adjective}
chance {adj.} (also: accidental, adventitious, casual, fortuitous)
10.4.1 Mines or the fatal accident of chance
All this is not pure chance.
According to counsel, it was only following a chance incident, in the form of a dispute with security officers, that the deportation order
This was chance happening, but the result of unbridled deregulation which has drastically impoverished the public, veterinary and health
to chance {verb}
to chance [chanced|chanced] {vb} (also: to hazard, to risk, to venture)
Mr Katiforis, there are some dangerous slopes which it is better not to chance.
to chance one's arm
to chance it
In addition, exclusion increases their chances of experiencing extreme poverty.
Sport involvement is vital in improving the chances of youth at risk.
to chance [chanced|chanced] {vb}
chance {noun}
I wish you, the Greek Presidency and all of us in the European Union good luck!
With a little luck, I'll get a window of good health between retiring and dying.
Congratulations on getting your Masters and good luck in the world of work.
I wish the Irish presidency all the luck for which its people are so famous.
Good luck in all of your future endeavours, Percy. Keep up the good work.
good fortune {noun}
However, not all Canadian children have the good fortune of being as pig-headed as I am.
Now came the stroke of good fortune that this project really needed to get started.
It has been my good fortune to serve in Parliament with extraordinary people.
It is our good fortune to be better informed than our predecessors.
Last year I had the good fortune of listening to David Suzuki when he was on Parliament Hill.
The Government took the position that young prostitutes deserved a second chance.
What we need here is to have everyone give the hearing process a chance to work.
Then we will have a chance of reaching women and giving them the help they need.
Now everyone must be afforded the chance to live in accordance with those values.
Kurt told me that he could not turn down the chance to double his after tax income.
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "chance":
© Princeton Universityfind · happen · bump · encounter · gamble · risk · hazard · take chances · adventure · run a risk · take a chance · probability · luck · fortune · prospect · opportunity
Synonyms (French) for "chance":
© myThes Dicollecteatout · aubaine · avantage · possibilité · circonstance · filon · occasion · veine · fortune · hasard · privilège · prérogative · supériorité · gain · intérêt · bénéfice · profit · rétribution · baraka · bénédiction
Usage examples
Usage examples for "chance" in French
Similar words
chammy · chamois · chamomile · Chamorro · champ · Champagne · champagne-coloured · champion · championship · chams · chance · chancel · chancellery · chancellor · chancery · chances · chancre · chancroid · chancy · chandelier · chandeliers
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