fifty-fifty in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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chance [ʃɑ̃s] N f

1. chance (sort favorable):

chance
(good) luck
quelle chance!
what (a piece of) luck!
c'est bien ma chance! iron
just my luck!
pas de chance, tu as perdu!
bad luck, you've lost!
coup de chance
stroke of luck
chance inespérée
unexpected stroke of luck
la chance a voulu que je le croise
as luck would have it, I bumped into him
la chance aidant, il a réussi
he was lucky, he succeeded
la chance aidant, il réussira
with a bit of luck, he'll succeed
il y a une belle part de chance dans sa réussite
luck played quite a part in his/her success
la chance leur a souri
fortune smiled on them
avoir de la chance
to be lucky
ne pas avoir de chance
to be unlucky
il n'a pas eu de chance (à un examen)
he was unlucky
il n'a pas eu de chance (ces derniers temps)
he hasn't had much luck
avoir une chance du tonnerre inf ou de cocu inf
to have the luck of the devil
avoir la chance de faire
to have the good luck to do
courir ou tenter sa chance
to try one's luck
avoir la chance de trouver une maison
to be lucky enough to find a house
c'est une chance de pouvoir partir ou que nous puissions partir
we're lucky to be able to leave
par chance
luckily, fortunately

2. chance (possibilité):

chance
chance (de qc of sth, de faire of doing)
il y a (encore) une chance de paix
there's (still) a chance of peace
mes recherches ont peu de chances d'aboutir
my research is unlikely to come to anything
il y a de fortes chances (pour) qu'elle vienne
there's every chance that she will come
il a ses chances
he stands a good chance
il n'a aucune chance
he doesn't stand a chance
mettre toutes les chances de son côté
to take no chances
avoir une chance sur dix de gagner
to have a one in ten chance of winning
il a une chance sur deux
he has a fifty-fifty chance
garder ou conserver toutes ses chances
still to have a chance (de faire of doing, to do)
‘il va pleuvoir?’—‘il y a des chances’
‘is it going to rain?’—‘probably’

See also bonheur

bonheur [bɔnœʀ] N m

fifty-fifty in the PONS Dictionary

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Thus, each time, the price had a fifty-fifty chance of closing higher or lower than the previous day.
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A rounded rail is called soft, while a more squared off rail is called hard, and rails that are in between are termed 50/50 (fifty-fifty).
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All his income was split fifty-fifty with her; from her share, she covered all family expenses.
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By 2030, however, the developed middle class will no longer be in the majority, or even splitting the pie fifty-fifty.
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Aged 18, following a knee injury he had a cartilage removed and was given only a fifty-fifty chance of resuming his playing career.
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You know, because of how they all look like tubby little asexual blobs of humanity and you've basically got a fifty-fifty chance of guessing correctly.
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A game between two reasonably equal opponents should still be a fifty-fifty contest after the toss.
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She was told if her next child was also a boy, there would be a fifty-fifty chance of him also having the same condition.
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Your clippers, my skills, we split it fifty-fifty.
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Output is to be shared on a fifty-fifty basis.
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