Possible base forms | |||||||
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| chanced | |||||||
| chance (Verb) | |||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| by chance | zufällig | ||||||
| by chance | zufälligerweise adv. | ||||||
| by chance | per Zufall | ||||||
| by chance | durch Zufall | ||||||
| as though by chance | wie durch Zufall | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| I chanced to hear it. | Ich hörte es zufällig. | ||||||
| I chanced to meet her. | Ich traf sie zufällig. | ||||||
| I will chance it. | Ich werde es wagen. | ||||||
| Chances are that ... | Es ist gut möglich, dass ... | ||||||
| Chances are that ... | Wahrscheinlich ... | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| chance would be a fine thing [coll.] | schön wär's | ||||||
| not a dog's chance | nicht die geringste Aussicht | ||||||
| not a dog's chance | nicht die geringste Chance | ||||||
| to spurn one's chance of happiness | sein Glück mit Füßen treten [fig.] | ||||||
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Forum discussions containing the search term | ||
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| chanced upon | Last post 20 Jun 09, 16:55 | |
| The siblings had sinned out of irrepressible love and carnal desire, chanced upon and witnes… | 4 Replies | |
| chanced upon a rendition of the Indian National Anthem | Last post 29 Aug 09, 22:11 | |
| Having said that, I was traveling this weekend on India's Independence Day (15th August) and… | 3 Replies | |
| It chanced to be a good day... - Es schien ein guter Tag zu werden. | Last post 13 Jun 10, 15:54 | |
| by H.G. Wells 1907 Wäre damit die Bedeutung getroffen? | 2 Replies | |
| Er hat sich gar nicht verändert! | Last post 07 Mar 08, 21:15 | |
| Er hat sich gar nicht verändert! He didn't change a bit? | 3 Replies | |






