Translations for „chance on“ in the English » German Dictionary

chance on, chance upon VB intr

1. chance on (meet unexpectedly):

to chance on sb

jdn zufällig treffen

to chance on sb

jdm zufällig begegnen

2. chance on (find unexpectedly):

to chance on [or upon] [or across] sth

zufällig auf etw acc stoßen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to chance on sb

jdn [zufällig] treffen

on the chance

für den Fall

on the chance of his retiring

falls er zurücktritt

to do sth on the off chance

etw auf gut Glück tun

to chance on [or upon] [or across] sth

zufällig auf etw acc stoßen

don't chance your life's savings on a single investment

setz deine ganzen Ersparnisse doch nicht auf eine einzige Kapitalanlage!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

According to other beliefs tokchas are composed of meteoritical metal and found by chance on or under the ground by a lucky person.

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In his one chance on defense, he committed an error.

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Rick is single with little chance on a future relationship.

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There is also a random chance option, which gives you a random amount of keys with chance on a turn.

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I don't mind losing one or two cruisers, but do not take a chance on losing five or six.

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He took a chance on her, even though she didn't feel that she could really sing or dance.

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Interviews indicate that widowers are more prepared than widows to take a chance on a new relationship.

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He decided to take a chance on a complete unknown, and she was cast in over twenty westerns in a two-year period.

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If the fullback couldn't give the kicker good field position, he didn't stand a chance on his try.

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This is no time to take any chance on information which might lead us to the slayer.

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