Polyglot Dictionary

chance

/ˈʃɐ̃si/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as chances

Meaning

  1. chance

    • É a nossa chance.

      It's our chance.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

acaso

acaso is more about chance or fate abstractly, coincidence, like "por acaso," by chance; chance is the everyday loanword, an opportunity to do something.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

azar

azar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "chance."

Spanish

fortuito

fortuito is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "chance."

Practice

1 What does chance mean?

2 Fill the gap: É a nossa ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches chance?

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