odds

odds
odds [ɒdz]
1. plural noun
   a. (Betting) cote f
• I got short/long odds on m'a donné une faible/forte cote
• the odds are 6 to 4 on la cote est à 4 contre 6
• the odds are 6 to 4 against la cote est à 6 contre 4
• I got £30 over the odds for it (British) on me l'a payé 30 livres de plus que prévu
   b. ( = balance of probability) chances fpl
• all the odds are against you vous n'avez pratiquement aucune chance d'y arriver
• the odds are against him coming il est pratiquement certain qu'il ne viendra pas
• the odds against another attack are very high une nouvelle attaque est hautement improbable
• the odds are on him coming il y a de fortes chances qu'il vienne
• to fight against heavy odds avoir peu de chances de réussir
• he succeeded against all the odds il a réussi alors que tout était contre lui
   c. ( = difference) it makes no odds cela n'a pas d'importance
• it makes no odds to me ça m'est complètement égal
   d. to be at odds with sb over sth ne pas être d'accord avec qn sur qch
• his pompous tone was at odds with his vulgar language son ton pompeux ne cadrait pas avec son langage vulgaire
2. compounds
► odds and ends plural noun ( = objects) bricoles (inf) fpl
• we still have a few odds and ends to settle il nous reste encore quelques points à régler ► odds-on favourite noun grand favori m
• he's the odds-on favourite for the job c'est le grand favori pour le poste
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[ɒdz]
plural noun
1) (in betting) cote f (on sur)

what are the odds? — quelle est la cote?

the odds are 20 to 1 — la cote est 20 contre 1

the odds on X are short/long — X est bien/mal coté

2) (chance, likelihood) chances fpl

the odds are against/in favour of something — quelque chose est improbable/probable

the odds are against it — il y a peu de chances

the odds against/in favour of something happening — les chances que quelque chose n'arrive pas/arrive

the odds are in our favour — (in venture) nous avons toutes les chances de réussir

to win against the odds — gagner contre toute attente

to shorten/lengthen the odds on something — rendre quelque chose plus/moins probable

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it makes no odds — GB ça n'a pas d'importance

to pay over the odds for something — payer le prix fort pour quelque chose

at odds — (in dispute) être en conflit; (inconsistent) en contradiction


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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