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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprobabilidades
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pɾoβaβiliˈðaðes/
"Las probabilidades están en nuestra contra."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The ratio between the amounts staked by two betters, or the probability that a particular thing will or will not happen.
"The odds of winning the lottery are extremely low." - 2
The likelihood or chances of something happening or being the case.
"Despite the heavy odds against them, they succeeded in their mission."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'odde', meaning single or individual, originating from Old Norse 'oddi' (a point of land, a third or additional number). By the 16th century, the term evolved to denote the difference or surplus by which one thing exceeds another, eventually becoming heavily associated with betting ratios and probability.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Odds" is said worldwide
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chances
Transliteration: /ʃɑ̃s/
"Les chances de réussite sont minces."
Chancen
Transliteration: /ˈʃansn̩/
"Die Chancen stehen gut für uns."
probabilità
Transliteration: /probabiliˈta/
"Le probabilità di successo sono basse."
probabilidades
Transliteration: /pɾoβaβiliˈðaðes/
"Las probabilidades están en nuestra contra."
probabilidades
Transliteration: /pɾoβɐbiliˈdadɨʃ/
"As probabilidades de ganhar são pequenas."
संभावनाएं
Transliteration: sambhavanaen
"जीतने की संभावनाएं बहुत कम हैं।"
几率
Transliteration: jīlǜ
"成功的几率非常小。"
확률
Transliteration: hwangnyul
"성공할 확률은 희박하다."
確率
Transliteration: kakuritsu
"勝つ確率は低い。"
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