 | English  | German |  |
 | to provide sth. [afford] [opportunity, living etc.] | 5605 etw.Akk. anbieten |  |
 | to embrace sth. [an opportunity] | 1140 etw.Akk. ergreifen [Gelegenheit] |  |
 | to seize [opportunity etc.] | 529 wahrnehmen [Vorteil, Gelegenheit] |  |
 | to squander sth. [a chance, an opportunity, one's credibility, etc.] | 426 etw. verspielen [eine Chance, seine Glaubwürdigkeit etc.] |  |
 | to deny sb. sth. [rights, information, opportunity, etc.] | 344 jdm. etw. vorenthalten [Rechte, Informationen, Möglichkeit etc.] |  |
 | to spurn sth. [offer, opportunity] | 255 etw. ausschlagen [ablehnen, zurückweisen] |  |
 | to forego sth. [chance, opportunity] [do not use] | 102 etw. vergeben [Chance, Möglichkeit] [nicht nutzen] |  |
 | to waste sth. [an opportunity etc.] | 45 etw.Akk. verschenken [ungenutzt lassen: Gelegenheit etc.] |  |
 | to arise [opportunity, situation, etc.] | sich ergeben [Gelegenheit etc.] |  |
 | to miss sth. [a chance, an opportunity, etc.] | sichDat. etw.Akk. entgehen lassen |  |
 | to waste sth. [an opportunity] | etw.Akk. in den Sand setzen [ugs.] [Redewendung] [eine Chance] |  |
Nouns |
 | facility [opportunity] | 718 Möglichkeit {f} [Gelegenheit, z. B. Kochgelegenheit] |  |
 | access [means or opportunity to approach or enter a place] | 249 Eingang {m} [Zugang, Zutritt] |  |
 | facility [opportunity] | 121 Gelegenheit {f} [z. B. Kochgelegenheit] |  |
 | break [opportunity] | 95 Chance {f} |  |
 | break [coll.] [opportunity] | günstige Gelegenheit {f} |  |
 | facility [favourable opportunity] | günstige Gelegenheit {f} |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | sb. throws away [opportunity etc.] | jd. verscherzt |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to come along [opportunity, chance, etc.] | sich ergeben [Gelegenheit, Chance etc.] |  |
 | to let sth. slip [fig.] [an opportunity etc.] | sichDat. etw.Akk. entgehen lassen |  |
 | to pass sth. up [an opportunity, a chance] | sichDat. etw.Akk. entgehen lassen |  |
 | to throw away [chance, opportunity, etc.] | vergeben [Chance, Möglichkeit etc.] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | access to sth. [right or opportunity of using sth.] | Zugriff {m} auf etw.Akk. |  |
 | sports goal chance [goal scoring opportunity] | Torchance {f} |  |
 | op shop [Aus.] [NZ] [coll.] [short for: opportunity shop] | Secondhandladen {m} [meist wohltätig] |  |
 | op shop [Aus.] [NZ] [coll.] [short for: opportunity shop] | Secondhandshop {m} |  |
 | pol. photo op [Am.] [coll.] [short for: photograph / photo opportunity] | Fototermin {m} [arrangiert, bes. für die Presse] |  |
 | pol. photo op [Am.] [coll.] [short for: photograph / photo opportunity] | Pressefototermin {m} [auch: Presse-Fototermin] |  |
 | pol. photo opp [Am.] [spv.] [coll.] [short for: photograph / photo opportunity] | Pressefototermin {m} [auch: Presse-Fototermin] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to get to do sth. [to have the opportunity to do sth.] | die Gelegenheit haben, etw. zu tun |  |
 | to lose out on sth. [opportunity, chance, etc.] | etw. versäumen [Möglichkeit, Chance, etc.] |  |
 | to miss the boat [fig.] [coll.] [idiom] [miss an opportunity] | den Zug verpassen [fig.] [Redewendung] [eine Gelegenheit verpassen] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | might-have-been [lost opportunity] | versäumte Chance {f} |  |
 | might-have-been [lost opportunity] | versäumte Gelegenheit {f} |  |
 | window of sorts [coll.] [fig.] [moment of opportunity] | Handlungsfenster {n} [fig.] [zeitlich begrenzt entstehende Handlungsmöglichkeit] |  |
4 Words: Others |
 | He missed the boat. [idiom] [He missed the opportunity.] | Für ihn ist der Zug abgefahren. [Redewendung] [Er hat die Gelegenheit verpasst.] |  |