chance upon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for chance upon in the Spanish»English Dictionary

lo encontré (de casualidad)

I found it o came across it o came on o upon it (by chance)

Translations for chance upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upon [Am əˈpɑn, Brit əˈpɒn] PREP form

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! dated

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

I.chance [Am tʃæns, Brit tʃɑːns] N

1. chance U (fate):

chance

casualidad f

chance

azar m

it was pure chance that we met

nos encontramos de or por pura casualidad

to trust sth to chance

dejar algo (librado) al azar

to leave nothing to chance

no dejar nada (librado) al azar

by chance

por or de casualidad

have you seen my hat, by any chance?

¿has visto mi sombrero por casualidad?

do you by any chance happen to know where he lives?

¿sabes por casualidad dónde vive?

if by any chance she should call, give her my number

si (por casualidad) llamara or llegara a llamar, dale mi número

if by any chance she should call, give her my number attr meeting/occurrence

casual

if by any chance she should call, give her my number attr meeting/occurrence

fortuito

2. chance C (risk):

chance

riesgo m

don't take any chances

no te arriesgues

don't take any chances

no corras riesgos

he took a chance on not being recognized

se arriesgó confiando en que no lo iban a reconocer

we can't take chances with people's lives

no podemos correr riesgos con or arriesgar la vida de la gente

that's a chance we'll have to take

es un riesgo que tendremos que correr

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

3.2. chance C (raffle ticket):

chance Am

número m

chance Am

boleto m

to take or buy a chance

comprar un número or boleto

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

1. chance (risk):

to chance it

arriesgarse

to chance it

correr el riesgo

let's chance it; after all, it may not rain

arriesguémonos; después de todo, puede que no llueva

2. chance (happen):

to chance to + infin I just chanced to be passing your office

pasaba por tu oficina por casualidad

Ann chanced to see them kiss liter

quiso el azar que Ann los viera besándose liter

chance upon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chance upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upon [əˈpɒn, Am -ˈpɑ:n] PREP form

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

I.chance [tʃɑ:ns, Am tʃæns] N

1. chance no pl (random force):

chance

casualidad f

a chance encounter

un encuentro casual

chance was against me

la suerte me fue contraria

a game of chance

un juego de azar

to leave nothing to chance

no dejar nada al azar

by chance

por casualidad

2. chance no pl (likelihood):

chance

probabilidad f

there's not much of a chance of my coming to the party

no es muy probable que vaya a la fiesta

the chances are that she's already gone

lo más probable es que ya se haya marchado

to be in with a chance

tener posibilidades

to do sth on the off chance that ...

hacer algo con la esperanza de que...

to stand a chance of doing sth inf

tener posibilidades de hacer algo

to not stand a chance with sb

tenerlo muy difícil con alguien

it's a long chance

es poco probable

not a chance! inf

¡ni en broma!

3. chance (opportunity):

chance

oportunidad f

the chance of a lifetime

la oportunidad de su vida

to give sb a chance (to do sth)

dar a alguien una oportunidad (de hacer algo)

given half a chance ...

a la menor ocasión...

to have the chance (to do sth)

tener la ocasión (de hacer algo)

to jump at the chance

no dejar escapar la oportunidad

to miss one's chance (to do sth)

desperdiciar la ocasión (de hacer algo)

to not have a chance in hell

no tener ninguna posibilidad

you must take your chances when they arise

cuando se presenta una oportunidad, debes aprovecharla

4. chance (hazard):

chance

riesgo m

to run a chance

correr un riesgo

to take a chance

arriesgarse

II.chance [tʃɑ:ns, Am tʃæns] VB intr

to chance (up) on sth/sb

encontrarse algo/a alguien por casualidad

they chanced to be in the restaurant just when I arrived

justamente estaban en el restaurante cuando llegué

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

chance

arriesgar

to chance one's luck

probar suerte

to chance it, to chance one's arm

arriesgarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While on their way to finding the master, they chance upon a young lady whom they all start following.

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They tended to chance upon the videos in their social feeds, rather than seek them out specifically.

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Two sisters, disgruntled with their environment, chance upon a kingdom, where everything costs one rupee.

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This fish until this day, can be chance upon in the barangay creeks and rice fields.

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And you can go on game drives with experienced rangers who may well chance upon a leopard.

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Those who find it chance upon it for themselves, live and in real -- shared -- time: now we see it, now we don't.

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And the lucky ones can also chance upon a tiger or a black panther.

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Books will be left in public places where readers are liable to chance upon them, from stations and coffee shops to galleries and museums.

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In most games, critical hits are scored based on a chance upon hit.

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So how does one chance upon new words?

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