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odds
(ŏdz)pl.n.
Idioms: 1. A certain number of points given beforehand to a weaker side in a contest to equalize the chances of all participants.
2.
a. The ratio of the probability of an event's occurring to the probability of its not occurring.
b. The likelihood of the occurrence of one thing rather than the occurrence of another thing, as in a contest: The odds are that she will get the nomination on the first ballot.
3. Games A ratio expressing the amount by which the stake of one bettor differs from that of an opposing bettor.
4. An amount or degree by which one thing exceeds or falls short of another: won the contest by considerable odds.
at odds
In disagreement; in conflict: "The artist and the self-critic ... are, with a few felicitous exceptions, forever at odds" (Joyce Carol Oates).
by all odds
In every possible way; unquestionably: By all odds it is the best film of the year.
[Pl. of odd.]
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odds
(ɒdz)pl n
1. (Gambling, except Cards) (foll by: on or against) the probability, expressed as a ratio, that a certain event will take place: the odds against the outsider are a hundred to one.
2. (Gambling, except Cards) the amount, expressed as a ratio, by which the wager of one better is greater than that of another: he was offering odds of five to one.
3. the likelihood that a certain state of affairs will be found to be so: the odds are that he is drunk.
4. the chances or likelihood of success in a certain undertaking: their odds were very poor after it rained.
5. (General Sporting Terms) an equalizing allowance, esp one given to a weaker side in a contest
6. the advantage that one contender is judged to have over another: the odds are on my team.
7. Brit a significant difference (esp in the phrase it makes no odds)
8. at odds
a. on bad terms
b. appearing not to correspond or match: the silvery hair was at odds with her youthful shape.
9. (Gambling, except Cards) give odds lay odds to offer a bet with favourable odds
10. (Gambling, except Cards) take odds to accept such a bet
11. over the odds
a. more than is expected, necessary, etc: he got two pounds over the odds for this job.
b. unfair or excessive
12. what's the odds? informal Brit what difference does it make?
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odds
(ɒdz)n. (usu. with a pl. v.)
1. the probability that something is so or is more likely to occur than something else: The odds are that it will rain today.
2. this probability, expressed as a ratio: The odds are two-to-one that it will rain today.
3. an equalizing allowance, as that given the weaker player in a contest; handicap.
4. an advantage or degree of superiority favoring one of two contestants.
5. an amount or degree by which one thing is better or worse than another.
Idioms: 1. at odds, at variance; in disagreement: at odds over politics.
2. by all odds, in every respect; undoubtedly.
[1500–10]
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odds
- across the board - An allusion to the board displaying the odds in a horse race.
- rubble - Comes from Anglo-Norman robel, "bits of broken stone," from earlier French robe, "loot, odds and ends stolen."
- ironic - Something is ironic if the result is the opposite of what was intended; an ironic event is an incongruous event, one at odds with what might have been expected.
- odds and ends - The first official odds and ends were found in lumberyards—odds were pieces of board split irregularly by the sawmill, ends were pieces trimmed from boards that were cut to specific lengths.
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| Noun | 1. |  odds - the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurringlikelihood, likeliness - the probability of a specified outcome plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
| 2. |  odds - the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another; "he offered odds of two to one"ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) |
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odds
plural noun
2. in conflict, arguing, quarrelling, in opposition to, at loggerheads, in disagreement, at daggers drawn, on bad terms He was at odds with his neighbour.
3. at variance, conflicting, contrary to, at odds, out of line, out of step, at sixes and sevens (informal), not in keeping, out of harmony Her inexperience is at odds with the tale she tells.
it makes no odds it makes no difference, it does not matter, it is all the same It makes no odds what I do, it'll be wrong.
odds and ends scraps, bits, pieces, remains, rubbish, fragments, litter, debris, shreds, remnants, bits and pieces, bric-a-brac, bits and bobs, oddments, odds and sods, leavings, miscellanea, sundry or miscellaneous items She packed her clothes and a few other odds and ends.
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odds
noun1. A factor conducive to superiority and success:
2. The likeliness of a given event occurring:
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Translations
أرْجَحِيّه، إحْتِمالاتفَرْق، تَفاوُت
kursšance
chancesandsynlighedskævhedulighed
todennäköisyys
egyenlõtlen küzdelemkilátások
líkuryfirburîir
presila
sreča
odds
[ɒdz] NPL1. (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
to pay over the odds (Brit) → pagar en demasía
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
to pay over the odds (Brit) → pagar en demasía
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
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
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
to set two people at odds → enemistar a dos personas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
odds
[ˈɒdz] npl (= chances) → chances fpl
The odds are against him → Les chances sont contre lui.
The odds are in their favour → Les chances sont de leur côté.
The odds are against his coming → Il y a peu de chances qu'il vienne.
the odds are that ...
The odds are that it will rain tomorrow → Il y a des chances qu'il pleuve demain.
to shorten the odds on sth (= make more likely) → augmenter les chances de qch
to lengthen the odds on sth → diminuer les chances de qch
against all the odds → contre toute attente
to succeed against all the odds → réussir contre toute attente
The odds are against him → Les chances sont contre lui.
The odds are in their favour → Les chances sont de leur côté.
The odds are against his coming → Il y a peu de chances qu'il vienne.
the odds are that ...
The odds are that it will rain tomorrow → Il y a des chances qu'il pleuve demain.
to shorten the odds on sth (= make more likely) → augmenter les chances de qch
to lengthen the odds on sth → diminuer les chances de qch
against all the odds → contre toute attente
to succeed against all the odds → réussir contre toute attente
it makes no odds (= no difference) → cela ne fait aucune différence
Whatever he did, it made no odds to her → Quoi qu'il fasse, cela ne faisait aucune différence pour elle.
Whatever he did, it made no odds to her → Quoi qu'il fasse, cela ne faisait aucune différence pour elle.
to be at odds (= in disagreement) [people, countries] → être en désaccord
to be at odds with sb → être en désaccord avec qn
to be at odds with sth (= out of keeping with) → jurer avec qchodds and ends npl (= objects) → bricoles fpl
to do a few odds and ends (= little jobs) → faire des petits boulotsodds-on [ˌɒdzˈɒn] adj
it's odds-on that ... (= very likely)
It's odds-on that she'll win → Il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle gagne.odds-on favourite n → grand favori m
to be at odds with sb → être en désaccord avec qn
to be at odds with sth (= out of keeping with) → jurer avec qchodds and ends npl (= objects) → bricoles fpl
to do a few odds and ends (= little jobs) → faire des petits boulotsodds-on [ˌɒdzˈɒn] adj
it's odds-on that ... (= very likely)
It's odds-on that she'll win → Il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle gagne.odds-on favourite n → grand favori m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
odds
pl
(Betting) → Odds pl; (of bookmaker) → Kurse pl, → Odds pl; the odds are 6 to 1 → die Chancen stehen 6 zu 1 (written: 6:1); long/short odds → geringe/hohe Gewinnchancen pl; he won at long odds → er hat mit einer hohen Gewinnquote gewonnen; fixed odds → feste Kurse pl; to lay or give odds of 2 to 1 (against somebody) → den Kurs mit 2 zu 1 (written: 2:1) → (gegen jdn) angeben; I’ll lay odds (of 3 to 1) that … (fig) → ich wette (3 gegen 1), dass …
(= chances for or against) → Chance(n) f(pl); the odds were against us → alles sprach gegen uns; in spite of the tremendous odds against him … → obwohl alles so völlig gegen ihn sprach or war …; the odds were in our favour (Brit) or favor (US) → alles sprach für uns; against all the odds he won → wider Erwarten or entgegen allen Erwartungen gewann er; what are the odds on/against …? → wie sind or stehen die Chancen, dass …/dass … nicht?; to fight against heavy/overwhelming odds (Mil) → gegen eine große/überwältigende gegnerische Übermacht ankämpfen; to struggle against impossible odds → so gut wie keine Aussicht auf Erfolg haben; the odds are that he will come → es sieht ganz so aus, als ob er käme or kommen würde; to lengthen/shorten the odds → die Chancen erhöhen/verringern
(inf) to pay over the odds → zu viel bezahlen; foreign buyers who are prepared to pay over the odds → Ausländer, die gewillt sind, überhöhte Preise zu bezahlen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
odds
[ɒdz] npla. (Betting) → probabilità fpl
the odds on the horse are 5 to 1 → danno il cavallo 5 a 1
short/long odds → alta/bassa probabilità
the odds are in his favour → i pronostici sono a suo favore
to fight against overwhelming odds → lottare contro enormi difficoltà
to succeed against all the odds → riuscire contro ogni aspettativa
the odds are that ... → è facile or probabile che...
the odds are against his coming → è poco probabile che venga
the odds on the horse are 5 to 1 → danno il cavallo 5 a 1
short/long odds → alta/bassa probabilità
the odds are in his favour → i pronostici sono a suo favore
to fight against overwhelming odds → lottare contro enormi difficoltà
to succeed against all the odds → riuscire contro ogni aspettativa
the odds are that ... → è facile or probabile che...
the odds are against his coming → è poco probabile che venga
b. (difference) what's the odds? (fam) → che differenza fa?, cosa cambia?
it makes no odds → non fa differenza
it makes no odds → non fa differenza
c. (variance, strife) to be at odds with sb over sth → essere in disaccordo con qn su qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
odd
(od) adjective1. unusual; strange. He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.
2. (of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2. 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).
3. not one of a pair, set etc. an odd shoe.
4. occasional; free. at odd moments.
ˈoddity – plural ˈoddities – noun a strange person or thing. He's a bit of an oddity.
ˈoddly adverb strangely. He is behaving very oddly.
ˈoddment noun a piece left over from something. an oddment of material.
odds noun plural1. chances; probability. The odds are that he will win.
2. a difference in strength, in favour of one side. They are fighting against heavy odds.
odd jobs (usually small) jobs of various kinds, often done for other people. He's unemployed, but earns some money by doing odd jobs for old people.
odd job man a person employed to do such jobs.
be at odds to be quarrelling. He has been at odds with his brother for years.
make no odds to be unimportant. We haven't got much money, but that makes no odds.
oddly enough it is strange or remarkable (that). I saw John this morning. Oddly enough, I was just thinking I hadn't seen him for a long time.
odd man out / odd one out1. a person or thing that is different from others. In this test, you have to decide which of these three objects is the odd one out.
2. a person or thing that is left over when teams etc are made up. When they chose the two teams, I was the odd man out.
odds and ends small objects etc of different kinds. There were various odds and ends lying about on the table.
what's the odds? it's not important; it doesn't matter. We didn't win the competition but what's the odds?
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