odds in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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odds [Brit ɒdz, Am ɑdz] N npl

2. odds (chance, likelihood):

odds
probabilità f
the odds are against, in favour of sth
le probabilità in favore di qc sono poche, molte
the odds are against it
è poco probabile
the odds against, in favour of sth happening
la probabilità che qc non accada, accada
the odds on sth happening are even
le probabilità che qc avvenga sono al 50%
the odds are against us, in our favour
le probabilità giocano a nostro sfavore, favore
the odds are in favour of her doing
è probabile che faccia
the odds are that she'll do
la probabilità è che lei faccia
to fight against the odds
combattere contro le circostanze avverse
to win against the odds
vincere contro ogni previsione
to shorten, lengthen the odds on sth
rendere qc più, meno probabile
to shorten the odds on sb doing
aumentare le probabilità che qn faccia
it makes no odds Brit
non ha importanza
to pay over the odds for sth
pagare qc più del suo prezzo
to be at odds (in dispute)
essere in conflitto
to be at odds (contradictory, inconsistent)
essere in contraddizione

short odds [ˌʃɔːtˈɒdz] N npl

odds-on [Brit ɒdzˈɒn, Am ˌɑdz ˈɑn] ADJ

odds and ends [Brit, Am ˈˌɑdz ən ˈɛn(d)z], odds and sods [ˌɒdzənˈsɒdz] N npl Brit inf

I.odd [Brit ɒd, Am ɑd] ADJ

II.-odd COMP (approximately)

odd-looking [Brit ˈɒdˌlʊkɪŋ, Am ˈɑdlʊkɪŋ] ADJ

odd job [Am ˈɑd ˈˌdʒɑb] N (for money)

odd-come-shorts [ˈɒdkʌmˌʃɔːts] N npl

odds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for odds in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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odd-job man [ˈɑ:d·dʒɑ:b·mæn] N

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strange/odd goings-on
fatti m strani pl
an odd fellow
un tipo strano

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odds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's odds-on that …
la cosa più probabile è che … +subj
the odds-on favorite to win the race
il favorito della gara
the odds are 3 to 1
le probabilità sono 3 a 1
the odds against/in favor of sth
le probabilità che qc non avvenga/avvenga
to shorten/lengthen the odds
diminuire/aumentare le probabilità
the odds are against us
tutto gioca a nostro sfavore
the odds are in his favor
tutto gioca a suo favore
the odds are that …
è molto probabile che … +subj
odds and ends inf (bits)
cianfrusaglie f pl
to be at odds with sb
non essere d'accordo con qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The 4/1 fractional odds discussed above are quoted as 5, while the 1/4 odds are quoted as 1.25.
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In the prevailing atmosphere of paranoia, no-one attributed the defeat to overwhelming odds.
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The early pioneers of the district struggled against great odds to secure their sustenance and ultimately develop an income from sale of their produce.
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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.
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The relationships were so tendentious that the judges could hardly bear to speak to each other, and the agendas so at odds that there seemed to be little point anyway.
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This philosophy keeps the cost and throughput models at odds with one another since the subordination process necessarily decreases efficiency.
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With such odds stacked against them, it was often just luck if a pilot would survive.
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Your odds are 46-1 but the payout is so good for a royal flush that you should make this play.
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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.
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Some commentators have suggested this reasoning might be at odds with other false imprisonment precedents.
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