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A2  chance  şans, olasılıkrisk

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noun  /tʃɑːns  ; US
tʃæns  / noun chance (noun)
 /tʃɑːns  ; US tʃæns  / noun
 
 1 [countable]
a chance of (doing) sth; a chance that
…
a possibility
şans, olasılık
 I
think there's a good chance that she'll be the next Prime Minister.
 to
have a slim/an outside chance of success
 I
think we stand a good chance (büyük
şansımız var) of winning the competition.
 I'm
afraid he has very little chance of winning.
 Is
there any chance of getting tickets for tonight's concert?
 2 [countable]
chance (of doing sth/to do sth)
an opportunity
olanak, fırsat
 If
somebody invited me to America, I'd jump at the chance.
 Be
quiet and give her a chance to explain.
 I
think you should tell him now. You may not get another chance.
 The
teacher was going to punish Sean, but then decided to give him one more chance.
 note at OCCASION
 3 [countable]
a risk
risk
 We
may lose some money but we'll just have to take that chance.
 Fasten
your seat belt – you shouldn't take (any) chances.
 I
didn't want to take a chance on anyone seeing me, so I closed the
curtains.
 4 [uncountable]
luck; the way that some things happen
without any cause that you can see or understand
şans, talih
 We
have to plan every detail – I don't want to leave anything to chance.
 We
met by chance (tesadüfen) as I
was walking down the street.
IDIOMS
by any chance
(used for asking sth politely) perhaps or
possibly
ihtimali var mı?, acaba?
 Are
you, by any chance, going into town this afternoon?
the chances are (that) …
(informal)
it is probable that …
büyük bir olasılıkla, çok muhtemeldir ki
 The
chances are that it will rain tomorrow.
no chance
(informal)
there is no possibility of that happening
imkânsız
 ‘Perhaps
your mother will give you the money.’ ‘No chance!’
on the off chance
in the hope that sth might happen,
although it is not very likely
her olasılığa karşı, yine de
 I
didn't think you'd be at home, but I just called in on the off chance.

Level	A2
Kind	noun
Front	chance
IPA	/tʃɑːns ; US tʃæns / noun
Back	şans, olasılık risk
Back 2	chance (noun) /tʃɑːns ; US tʃæns / noun 1 [countable] a chance of (doing) sth; a chance that … a possibility şans, olasılık I think there's a good chance that she'll be the next Prime Minister. to have a slim/an outside chance of success I think we stand a good chance (büyük şansımız var) of winning the competition. I'm afraid he has very little chance of winning. Is there any chance of getting tickets for tonight's concert? 2 [countable] chance (of doing sth/to do sth) an opportunity olanak, fırsat If somebody invited me to America, I'd jump at the chance. Be quiet and give* her a chance to explain.* I think you should tell him now. You may not get* another chance.* The teacher was going to punish Sean, but then decided to give him one more chance. note at OCCASION 3 [countable] a risk risk We may lose some money but we'll just have to take that chance. Fasten your seat belt – you shouldn't take (any) chances. I didn't want to take a chance on* anyone seeing me, so I closed the curtains.* 4 [uncountable] luck; the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand şans, talih We have to plan every detail – I don't want to leave* anything to chance.* We met by chance (tesadüfen) as I was walking down the street. IDIOMS by any chance (used for asking sth politely) perhaps or possibly ihtimali var mı?, acaba? Are you, by any chance, going into town this afternoon? the chances are (that) … (informal) it is probable that … büyük bir olasılıkla, çok muhtemeldir ki The chances are that it will rain tomorrow. no chance (informal) there is no possibility of that happening imkânsız ‘Perhaps your mother will give you the money.’ ‘No chance!’ on the off chance in the hope that sth might happen, although it is not very likely her olasılığa karşı, yine de I didn't think you'd be at home, but I just called in on the off chance.

Chance I Noun şans Risk Countable Give /Tʃɑːns

chance (noun)