stand a chance

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

stand a chance (third-person singular simple present stands a chance, present participle standing a chance, simple past and past participle stood a chance)

1. (idiomatic) To have a chance.

   You might as well give up: you don't stand a chance of winning!

Translations

have a chance

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (have an opportunity) 有機會, 有机会 (yǒu jīhuì), (have a possibility) 有可能性 (yǒu kěnéngxìng), (have a hope) 有希望 (yǒu xīwàng)

• Finnish: olla mahdollisuus
• French: avoir une chance, prendre le risque, avoir l’occasion, avoir la moindre chance (interrogative / negative form)
• Swedish: ha en chans, chanslös (sv) (antonym)