English » Polish

odds [ɒdz, Am ɑ:dz] N pl

1. odds (probability):

odds
szanse fpl
the odds are that...

2. odds (in betting):

the odds on the favourite are 3 to 1
the odds are 5 to 2

3. odds (difficulties):

odds
against all the odds

4. odds Brit inf (difference):

it makes no odds
it makes no odds
what's the odds?

Phrases:

to be at odds with sth (disagree)
to be at odds with sth (differ)
odds and ends [or sods] Brit inf
drobiazgi mpl
pay over the odds Brit inf

odd [ɒd, Am ɑ:d] ADJ

2. odd gloves, socks:

odd

3. odd (number):

odd

4. odd (not regular):

odd

5. odd (occasional):

odd

6. odd (various):

odd

7. odd (more):

8. odd (spare):

odd

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
A review in 2013 came to the result that obesity increases the risk of oligospermia and azoospermia in men, with an of odds ratio 1.3.
en.wikipedia.org
Development teams can defy these odds and stack the deck in their favor by improving collaboration across teams.
www.drdobbs.com
They have relegated it to the shadowy spheres of mysticism, pantheism, and the occult, which have always been at odds with orthodoxy.
en.wikipedia.org
Cause odds are you live pay check to paycheck.
www.straight.com
Odds are you've daisy chained, or plugged a power strip into another power strip or surge protector, when you were desperate for more outlets.
lifehacker.com
The early pioneers of the district struggled against great odds to secure their sustenance and ultimately develop an income from sale of their produce.
en.wikipedia.org
To decrease the odds of a cat being unsocial or hostile towards humans, kittens should be socialized at an early age.
en.wikipedia.org
The president was unaware that the two men were at such odds that they had not spoken to each other on the return flight.
en.wikipedia.org
At the time, a number of articles in the press speculated on the odds of his surviving the full term of his seven-year sentence.
en.wikipedia.org
In the prevailing atmosphere of paranoia, no-one attributed the defeat to overwhelming odds.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Choose your language Deutsch | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina