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Meanings of
take a chance
in English
Portuguese
arriscar
Spanish
aventurarse
Back to the meaning
Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome.
chance
risk
adventure
hazard
gamble
take chances
run a risk
Portuguese
arriscar
Synonyms
Examples for "
chance
"
chance
risk
adventure
hazard
gamble
Examples for "
chance
"
1
The court therefore grants MRC a
chance
to enjoy their political right.
2
However, he added: I think there's a good
chance
they'll do it.
3
Recent polling shows the proposed amendment stands a good
chance
of passing.
4
He said he was never given a
chance
to fix the problem.
5
The conditions have given the bowlers a
chance
right throughout the game.
1
It is an animal health issue rather than a public health
risk
.
2
Let us be clear: the resolution of the banks' difficulties involves
risk
.
3
The other key
risk
especially in Europe is the sovereign debt crisis.
4
Industry Minister Besson said: It is an overall
risk
for French industry.
5
Adverse pregnancy outcomes increase infants'
risk
for mortality and future health problems.
1
However, consumers seeking to book a tropical-island
adventure
will have no problem.
2
He said
adventure
tourism employers and operators had health and safety obligations.
3
Especially with Xiang Bin gone on his strange
adventure
beyond the sea.
4
The second refers to any military
adventure
with a Christian religious objective.
5
NewsImageFile: Cruising the canals through France can make for a fascinating
adventure
.
1
Action should surely be taken immediately to deal with this road
hazard
.
2
One document shows she was warned of the health
hazard
facing Britain.
3
Explosion
hazard
.
'
But then here's 'Low air,' and 'five'... shit, 'four minutes.'
4
The IAEA report said: The tsunami
hazard
for several sites was underestimated.
5
Cox proportional
hazard
model was used for risk analysis of incident gout.
1
A number of enthusiastic indieWIRE readers believe the
gamble
just may work.
2
However, the point here is: is it OK to
gamble
on disasters?
3
He used to go every Thursday to the race course to
gamble
.
4
But about 25 years ago, finding reliable workers was becoming a
gamble
.
5
The companies' decision to appeal directly to Trump was a last-ditch
gamble
.
1
I doubt anyone saw us, but there's no reason to
take
chances
.
2
Only minor damage, true, but you can't
take
chances
with space travel.
3
I didn't want to
take
chances
,
and that cost me some time.
4
The stakes were too high; they would not want to
take
chances
.
5
We don't know what to expect here, and we can't
take
chances
.
1
The Birds
run
a
risk
of reverting to behaviors less than helpful.
2
You
run
a
risk
of being labelled a dreamer and a theorist.
3
To fail to attend mass and pay was to
run
a
risk
.
4
He may
run
a
risk
if he carries his book to Lambeth.
5
If you kill him, you
run
a
risk
of getting into trouble.
Usage of
take a chance
in English
1
It-they-arealwaysready to
take
a
chance
,
to risk change and diversity.
2
Should I
take
a
chance
or hold onto my secure, permanent position?
3
You could choose to believe me, to
take
a
chance
on us.
4
The firm decided to
take
a
chance
and paid for studio time.
5
I wanted to
take
a
chance
to do something different and exciting.
6
But there were times when he was forced to
take
a
chance
.
7
We agreed to
take
a
chance
and stop at the first bar.
8
He won't want to
take
a
chance
that you can prove it.
9
I don't think he'll
take
a
chance
that she might get hurt.
10
The very indifference of the fellow led West to
take
a
chance
.
11
Or they didn't want to
take
a
chance
encountering the Alur Meriki.
12
But do you feel it is something to
take
a
chance
with?
13
Even so, I didn't want to
take
a
chance
by telling Dr.
14
Her father still had enough life in him to
take
a
chance
.
15
Someone smart but not so smart that they won't
take
a
chance
.
16
But I think we had better
take
a
chance
and follow it.
Other examples for "take a chance"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
take
a
chance
take
Verb
Determiner
Noun
Translations for
take a chance
Portuguese
arriscar
Spanish
aventurarse
arriesgarse
aventurar
arriesgar
correr un riesgo
poner en peligro
apostar
Take a chance
through the time
Take a chance
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common