chance on in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.chance [Am tʃæns, Brit tʃɑːns] N

3.1. chance C (opportunity):

chance
oportunidad f
chance
ocasión f
there was no chance to ask questions
no hubo oportunidad or ocasión de hacer preguntas
I wish I'd had the chance to travel when I was younger
ojalá hubiera tenido la oportunidad de viajar cuando era joven
the chance didn't arise
no surgió or no se dio la oportunidad
the chance didn't arise
no hubo ocasión
to jump or leap at the chance
aprovechar or no dejar escapar la oportunidad or ocasión
the chance of a lifetime
una oportunidad única en la vida
the chance of a lifetime
la oportunidad de su (or mi etc.) vida
you always wanted to sing: now's/here's your chance
siempre quisiste cantar: esta es tu oportunidad
now's my chance
esta es la mía
now's my chance
esta es mi oportunidad
to miss one's chance
desperdiciar la ocasión or la oportunidad
finished yet? — give me a chance!
¿has acabado ya? — ¡espera un poco!
it'll work if you only give it a chance
ya verás como funciona si le das tiempo
give them half a chance and they'll fleece you
en cuanto te descuidas te despluman
you won't get a second chance
no vas a tener otra oportunidad

4. chance C (likelihood):

chance
posibilidad f
chance
chance f or m esp LatAm
he has no chance of escaping
no tiene ninguna posibilidad or chance de escapar
there's not much chance of winning now
no hay muchas posibilidades or probabilidades or chances de ganar
there is little chance that he has survived
hay pocas posibilidades or probabilidades or chances de que haya sobrevivido
there's a slight chance of her remembering
podría ser que se acordara
there's a slight chance of her remembering
existe una pequeña posibilidad de que se acuerde
your plan hasn't a chance
tu plan no tiene ninguna posibilidad
they don't stand much of a chance
lo tienen (bien) difícil
she's got a fighting chance
tiene alguna posibilidad or chance
not a or no chance! inf
¡ni de casualidad or ni en broma! inf
the chances are ten to one
hay una posibilidad entre diez
it's a million-to-one chance or a chance in a million
las posibilidades son muy remotas
(the) chances are (that) … inf
lo más probable es que …
the chances are he's left already
lo más probable es que ya se haya ido
to be in with a chance Brit
tener posibilidades or chances

II.chance [Am tʃæns, Brit tʃɑːns] VB trans

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I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

See also put on, have on, go on, come on, bring on

I.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv)

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I.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o) (put on)

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II.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (be wearing)

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III.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv) Brit

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IV.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv)

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I.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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3. go on (last, continue):

the discussion went on for hours
la discusión duró horas
the festival goes on until August 21st
el festival dura or continúa hasta el 21 de agosto
the fight goes on
la lucha continúa
the meeting just went on and on
la reunión se alargó interminablemente
we can't go on like this
no podemos seguir así
so it went on
y así siguió la historia inf
if you go on like this, you'll have no money left
como sigas así, te vas a quedar sin dinero
to go on -ing
seguir +  ger
I went on reading until 11 o'clock
seguí leyendo hasta las 11
I don't want to go on being exploited
no quiero que me sigan explotando
to go on to + infin he went on to become President
llegó a ser presidente
she went on to explain why …
pasó a explicar por qué …
to go on to sth he may now go on to even greater things
puede que le esperen triunfos aún mayores
let us go on to victory
sigamos hasta triunfar
I'll go on to that subject in my next lecture
pasaré a tratar ese tema en mi próxima charla
to go on with sth
seguir con algo
go on with what you were doing
sigan con lo que estaban haciendo
that's enough to be going on with Brit
eso alcanza por el momento
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡dale!
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡vamos!
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡venga! Spain
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡vamos!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡dale!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡anda!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡venga ya! Spain

II.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

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come on VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

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I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

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chance on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chance on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.chance [tʃɑ:ns, Am tʃæns] N

II.chance [tʃɑ:ns, Am tʃæns] VB intr

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III.chance [tʃɑ:ns, Am tʃæns] VB trans

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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Interviews indicate that widowers are more prepared than widows to take a chance on a new relationship.
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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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He took a chance on her, even though she didn't feel that she could really sing or dance.
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In his one chance on defense, he committed an error.
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Kae-in is heartbroken, and determined to never take a chance on a man again.
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It was here that he finally got a chance on television to use his talents (honed on radio) for doing accents.
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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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I don't mind losing one or two cruisers, but do not take a chance on losing five or six.
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Rick is single with little chance on a future relationship.
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