coincidence in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for coincidence in the English»French Dictionary

coincidence [Brit kəʊˈɪnsɪd(ə)ns, Am koʊˈɪnsədəns] N

1. coincidence (chance):

coincidence

coïncidence f

coincidence

hasard m

it is/was a coincidence that …

c'est/c'était par coïncidence que …

it was quite a coincidence

cela a été vraiment une coïncidence

a happy coincidence

un heureux hasard

by coincidence

par hasard

by sheer coincidence

par pure coïncidence

what a coincidence!

quelle coïncidence!

2. coincidence (co-occurrence):

coincidence form

coïncidence f

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fluky coincidence

heureux/-euse

unhappy situation, coincidence, remark, choice

malheureux/-euse

it was sheer coincidence/luck

c'était pure coïncidence/chance

unlucky coincidence, event

malencontreux/-euse

mere coincidence, propaganda, nonsense

pur

by a happy coincidence

par une heureuse coïncidence

Translations for coincidence in the French»English Dictionary

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coïncidence

coincidence

coïncidence étrange, nous nous sommes rencontrés là

by a strange coincidence we met there

par une curieuse coïncidence

by a strange coincidence

coincidence in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coincidence in the English»French Dictionary

coincidence N

coincidence

coïncidence f

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fantastic coincidence

incroyable

Translations for coincidence in the French»English Dictionary

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coïncidence

coincidence

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The writer begins to notice coincidences between what he is writing (about a girl in a parallel world) and his real life.

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The cryptanalyst has to rule out the coincidences to find the correct length.

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There may, for example, be a number of accidental coincidences in addition to those of interest.

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Various events and coincidences, help him in getting closer to the truth.

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The linguists and historians behind the review point out that there is no reason to believe that these similarities are any more than coincidences.

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Cases where inference was justified by the result were seen only to be mere coincidences.

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