| Formas compostas |
| a ghost of a chance | n | (a very slight possibility) pouca possibilidade | sem a menor possibilidade expres |
| My husband might run for office, but he really doesn't stand a ghost of a chance. |
| by any chance | adv | (possibly) | por acaso adv |
| Would you by any chance be able to lend me $10? |
| by chance | | | por acaso |
| chance circumstances | npl | (coincidence) | coincidência sf |
| It was not by seeking it, but by chance circumstances that I found what I really wanted. |
| chance it | vi | informal (take a chance or risk) | arriscar-se vp |
| I could see no obvious other way out, so I chanced it and jumped. |
| Don't chance it; take sensible precautions. |
| chance upon | | | topar-se com |
| | | descobrir |
| game of chance | | | jogo de azar |
| half a chance | | | metade da chance |
| happen by chance | | | ocorrer por acaso |
| have a chance | vi | (be able to succeed at sth) oportunidade de ter sucesso | ter uma chance loc v int |
| We have a chance of winning if we can carry on at this rate. |
| have a chance | vi | (be given the opportunity to do sth) ganhar oportunidade | ter uma chance loc v int |
| If I have a chance I will try and win. |
| have a chance at | | | ter uma oportunidade de |
| have a good chance | | | ter uma boa chance de |
| have no chance | | | não ter chance |
| little chance | n | (hardly any possibility) quase sem possibilidade | pouca chance loc sf |
| There's little chance of our old car making such a long journey. |
| The doctors said he was in a coma and had little chance of recovery. |
| little chance | n | (hardly any opportunity) quase sem oportunidade | pouca chance loc sf |
| mere chance | | | por puro acaso |
| miss the chance | v | (not take or get the opportunity) | perder a chance loc v int |
| I missed the chance to hear that band when they last performed here, but I will catch them next time. |
| no chance | n | (absence of opportunity) falta de oportunidade | sem chance |
| You have no chance of getting tickets for the game this late. |
| no chance | interj | informal (that is extremely unlikely) informal | sem chance! interj |
| You want to borrow dad's car? No chance! |
| not a chance | | | nem uma chance |
| not have a chance | v | (be doomed) estar perdido | não ter chance loc v int |
| not have a chance | v | (not have an opportunity) não ter oportunidade | não ter chance loc v int |
| I have not had a chance to check my emails yet. |
| on the off chance | | | no caso remoto de |
| stand a chance | | | ter uma chance |
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