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 | propitious {adj} [giving or indicating a good chance of success] | 608 verheißungsvoll |  |
 | squandered {adj} {past-p} | 395 verspielt [Chance etc.] |  |
 | casual {adj} [by chance] | 353 gelegentlich |  |
 | viable {adj} [chance] | 157 realistisch [Chance] |  |
 | opportune {adj} [moment, chance] | 87 passend [günstig, angebracht] |  |
 | reasonable {adj} [chance] | 24 reell |  |
 | sheer {adj} [chance etc.] | 16 blind [Zufall] |  |
 | accidental {adj} [happening by chance, unintentionally, or unexpectedly] | 8 Zufalls- |  |
 | aleatoric {adj} [depending on chance] | 8 aleatorisch [geh.] |  |
 | peradventure {adv} [archaic] [by chance] | von ungefähr [ganz zufällig] |  |
Verbs |
 | to miss sth. [a train, a chance, etc.] | 974 etw.Akk. verpassen [den Zug, eine Chance etc.] |  |
 | to meet sb. [by chance] | 706 jdm. begegnen |  |
 | to squander sth. [a chance, an opportunity, one's credibility, etc.] | 426 etw. verspielen [eine Chance, seine Glaubwürdigkeit etc.] |  |
 | to forfeit sth. [chance] | 409 etw. verpassen [Chance] |  |
 | to forego sth. [chance, opportunity] [do not use] | 102 etw. vergeben [Chance, Möglichkeit] [nicht nutzen] |  |
 | to blow sth. [a chance] | 84 etw. vertun [Möglichkeit, Chance] |  |
 | to draw sth. [take or receive by chance] | 32 etw. ziehen [Los, Losgewinn usw.] |  |
 | to miss sth. [a chance, an opportunity, etc.] | sichDat. etw.Akk. entgehen lassen |  |
 | to scupper sth. [esp. Br.] [plan, chance] | etw.Akk. zunichte machen |  |
 | to waste sth. [an opportunity] | etw.Akk. in den Sand setzen [ugs.] [Redewendung] [eine Chance] |  |
Nouns |
 | serendipity [chance discovery] | 731 Zufallsfund {m} |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | got there {past-p} [Br.] [by chance] | hingeraten |  |
 | gotten there {past-p} [Am.] [by chance] | hingeraten |  |
 | one-off {adj} [Br.] [coll.] [chance, payment, etc.] | einmalig [Chance, Zahlung etc.] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to come across sb. [meet by chance] | jdm. (zufällig) begegnen |  |
 | to come across sth. [find by chance] | etw.Dat. begegnen [etw. antreffen, auf etw. stoßen] |  |
 | to come along [opportunity, chance, etc.] | sich ergeben [Gelegenheit, Chance etc.] |  |
 | to get there [by chance] | hingeraten |  |
 | to pass sth. up [an opportunity, a chance] | sichDat. etw.Akk. entgehen lassen |  |
 | to pass up [a chance] | vorübergehen lassen |  |
 | to rob sb. of sth. [option, chance, etc.] | jdm. etw.Akk. nehmen [wegnehmen, um etw. bringen] [Möglichkeit etc.] |  |
 | to run across sb./sth. [meet/find by chance] | auf jdn./etw. stoßen [durch Zufall treffen/finden] |  |
 | to throw away [chance, opportunity, etc.] | vergeben [Chance, Möglichkeit etc.] |  |
 | to trifle sth. away | sichDat. etw. verscherzen [Chance etc.] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | long shot [sth. with little chance of success] | ziemlich hoffnungsloser Fall {m} |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to fall in with sb. [by chance] | jdn. (zufällig) kennenlernen |  |
 | to get a chance | zum Zug kommen [Redewendung] [eine Chance erhalten] |  |
 | to lose out on sth. [opportunity, chance, etc.] | etw. versäumen [Möglichkeit, Chance, etc.] |  |
 | to rob oneself of sth. [option, chance, etc.] | sichDat. etw.Akk. nehmen [wegnehmen, um etw. bringen] [Möglichkeit etc.] |  |
 | to squander a chance | eine Chance versieben [ugs.] [bes. Sportjargon für: eine Chance vergeben] |  |
 | to stand no chance [idiom] [not have a chance] | keine Chance haben |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | idiom a decent shot [coll.] [a fair chance] | eine faire Chance {f} |  |
 | a decent shot [fair chance] | ein anständiger Start {m} |  |
 | Second Chance vest | kugelsichere Weste {f} [des Herstellers Second Chance Inc.] |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | idiom to be a long shot [have only a slight chance] | ziemlich aussichtslos sein |  |
 | to come into contact with sb. [to meet by chance] | jdm. begegnen |  |
 | to have had one's chips [Br.] [coll.] [idiom] [to have had one's last chance] | seine letzte Chance gehabt haben |  |
 | to present itself / themselves (to sb.) | sich (jdm.) bieten [Gelegenheit, Chance etc.] |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | You haven't (got) an earthly. [coll.] [idiom] [... earthly chance] | Sie haben nicht die geringste Aussicht. [formelle Anrede] [Sie haben keine Chance.] |  |
 | You haven't an earthly chance. [idiom] | Sie haben nicht die geringste Aussicht. [formelle Anrede] [Sie haben keine Chance.] |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | film F Hide and Creep [Chuck Hartsell, Chance Shirley] | Hide and Creep |  |
 | film F Rocky [John G. Avildsen] | Rocky [Verweistitel: Rocky – Die Chance seines Lebens] |  |