against all odds

/əˈgɛnst ɔːl ɑːdz/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. contra todo pronóstico

    • They won against all odds.

      Ganaron contra todo pronóstico.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

forecast

Both relate to Spanish "pronóstico," but they are unrelated: against all odds means despite unlikely chances, while forecast means a prediction, like of weather.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa against all odds?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: They won ___ all odds.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a against all odds?

noun

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