chance

/ʃɑ̃s/

noun #256 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

luck, chance

Grammar

Gender

Examples

Quelle ' taxi disponible pluie torrentielle !

How lucky to have found an available taxi in this torrential rain!

comité.

There is a fifty-fifty chance that the project will be accepted by the committee.

Bonne entretien 'embauche -midi !

Good luck with your job interview this afternoon!

Chance signifie à la fois luck (bonne fortune) et chance (probabilité). Avoir de la chance (to be lucky) et ne pas avoir de chance (to be unlucky) sont les formules de base. Quelle chance ! (how lucky!, what luck!) exprime l'admiration envieuse ou la joie.

Bonne chance (good luck) est la formule standard d'encouragement avant une épreuve. Tenter sa chance (to try one's luck) et saisir sa chance (to seize one's chance, one's opportunity) illustrent les emplois courants. Par chance (luckily, fortunately) introduit un résultat heureux. Manque de chance (bad luck) ou pas de chance expriment la malchance résignée.

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