odds

odds
noun plural
1) (chances; probability: The odds are that he will win.) probabilidades, posibilidades
2) (a difference in strength, in favour of one side: They are fighting against heavy odds.) ventaja
odds
tr[ɒdz]
plural noun
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odds
plural noun
1 (probability, chances) probabilidades nombre femenino plural, posibilidades nombre femenino plural
■ the odds are that ... lo más probable es que ...
■ the odds are against her winning lleva las de perder
■ the odds are in your favour llevas ventaja, tienes las de ganar
2 (in betting) apuestas nombre femenino plural
■ the odds are ten to one las apuestas están diez a uno
odds ['ɑdz] npl
1) chances: probabilidades fpl
2) : puntos mpl de ventaja (de una apuesta)
3)
to be at odds : estar en desacuerdo
odds
n.pl.
• posibilidades s.f.pl.
ɑːdz, ɒdz
plural noun
1) (in betting) proporción en que se ofrece pagar una apuesta, que refleja las posibilidades de acierto de la misma

bookmakers are giving o laying odds of ten to one — los corredores de apuestas están dando or ofreciendo diez contra uno

by all odds — (AmE) sin lugar a dudas, indiscutiblemente

to pay over the odds — (BrE) pagar* más de la cuenta

2) (likelihood, chances) probabilidades fpl, posibilidades fpl

all the odds are in your favor — tienes todas las de ganar, lo tienes todo a tu favor

the odds on him recovering were never good — nunca hubo muchas probabilidades de que se recuperase

the pilot survived against (all) the odds — aunque parezca increíble, el piloto sobrevivió

despite overwhelming odds — a pesar de tenerlo todo en contra

3) (difference) (BrE colloq)

it makes no odds (to me) — (me) da igual or da lo mismo, no (me) importa

4) (variance)

to be at odds with somebody/something: those two are always at odds with each other esos dos siempre están en desacuerdo; that's at odds with the official version — eso no concuerda con la versión oficial

[ɒdz]
NPL
1) (in betting) puntos mpl de ventaja

to give odds of 3 to 1 — ofrecer 3 puntos de ventaja a 1

what odds will you give me? — ¿cuánta ventaja me da?

the odds on the horse are 5 to 1 — las apuestas al caballo están a 5 contra 1

short/long odds — pocas/muchas probabilidades

to lay odds on sth — (fig) hacer apuestas sobre algo

- pay over the odds
2) (=chances for or against) probabilidades fpl

the odds are in his favour — lo tiene todo a su favor

to fight against overwhelming odds — luchar con todo en contra

to succeed against all the odds — tener éxito en contra de todas las predicciones

the odds are that ... — lo más probable es que ...

the odds are too great — llevamos mucha desventaja es

the odds are against it — es poco probable

3) * (=difference)

what's the odds? — ¿qué importa?, ¿qué más da?

it makes no odds — da lo mismo, da igual

it makes no odds to me — me da igual

4) (=variance, strife)

to be at odds with sb over sth — estar reñido or en desacuerdo con algn por algo

to set two people at odds — enemistar a dos personas

5)

odds and ends — (=bits and pieces) trozos mpl , pedacitos mpl , corotos mpl (Col, Ven); [of cloth etc] retazos mpl , retales mpl ; [of food] restos mpl , sobras fpl

there were odds and ends of machinery — había piezas sueltas de máquinas

6)

all the odds and sods ** — todo quisque *, todo hijo de vecina *

* * *
[ɑːdz, ɒdz]
plural noun
1) (in betting) proporción en que se ofrece pagar una apuesta, que refleja las posibilidades de acierto de la misma

bookmakers are giving o laying odds of ten to one — los corredores de apuestas están dando or ofreciendo diez contra uno

by all odds — (AmE) sin lugar a dudas, indiscutiblemente

to pay over the odds — (BrE) pagar* más de la cuenta

2) (likelihood, chances) probabilidades fpl, posibilidades fpl

all the odds are in your favor — tienes todas las de ganar, lo tienes todo a tu favor

the odds on him recovering were never good — nunca hubo muchas probabilidades de que se recuperase

the pilot survived against (all) the odds — aunque parezca increíble, el piloto sobrevivió

despite overwhelming odds — a pesar de tenerlo todo en contra

3) (difference) (BrE colloq)

it makes no odds (to me) — (me) da igual or da lo mismo, no (me) importa

4) (variance)

to be at odds with somebody/something: those two are always at odds with each other esos dos siempre están en desacuerdo; that's at odds with the official version — eso no concuerda con la versión oficial


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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