off chance 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.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] PREP

II.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] ADV off often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (break off, pay off, take off, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (break, pay, take, etc).

III.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] ADJ

6. off → offside

See also well-off, on, offside, go off, bring on, better-off, badly off

well-off <pred well off> [wɛl ɔf, wɛlˈɒf] ADJ

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

I.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] N

II.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] ADJ

III.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] ADV SPORTS

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

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

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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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better-off <pred better off> [Am ˌbɛdərˈɔf, ˌbɛdərˈɑf, Brit ˌbɛtərˈɒf] ADJ

badly off <comp worse off, superl worst off, pred> ADJ

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Translations for off chance in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for off chance in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for off chance 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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IV.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] N no pl Brit

V.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] VB trans Am inf

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Some students prepared themselves for the off chance if they fail to qualify.
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