Chance, Luck, & Destiny by Peter Dickinson

It has a one in 11,000 chance (of winning) → tiene una posibilidad entre 11. The chances are that → lo más probable es que. His chances of survival are slim → tiene escasas posibilidades de sobrevivir, sus posibilidades de sobrevivir son escasas They decided to give me a second chance → decidieron darme una segunda oportunidad She's gone out, now's your chance! → ha salido, ¡ésta es tu oportunidad! To miss one's chance → perder la or su oportunidad To have an eye on or to the main chance → estar a la que salta

It's the chance of a lifetime → es la oportunidad de mi/tu/su vida To jump or leap at the chance → aprovechar la oportunidad or ocasión, no dejar escapar la oportunidad or ocasión You always wanted to ride a horse, and here's your chance → siempre quisiste montar a caballo, ahora tienes la oportunidad

Given half a chance he'd eat the lot → si se le dejara, se lo comería todo Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. He never had a chance in life → nunca tuvo suerte en la vida Chance, Luck, and Destiny by Dickinson, Peter Seller Bonita Condition Good ISBN 9780316184281 Item Price 117.05. Give me a chance, I've only just got here! → ¡ espera un ratito, acabo de llegar! To give sb a chance he didn't give me a chance to say anything → no me dio (la) oportunidad de decir nada You'll never get another chance like this → nunca se te presentará otra oportunidad or ocasión como éstaĪll those eligible will get a chance to vote → todas las personas que cumplan los requisitos podrán votar In Luck is not Chance by Emily Dickson, she clearly says it is by hard work, while in the Sports Gene by David Epstein he says it is not always hard work, by using an example of a genetic ability to high jump with little experience. (= opportunity) → oportunidad f, ocasión fĬhance would be a fine thing! → ¡ojalá!, ¡ya quisiera yo! Peter Dickinson was the first author to win the British Crime-Writers Golden Dagger for two books running: Skin Deep (1968), and A Pride of Heroes (1969). Today we’re going to look at twenty five idioms about keeping secrets.Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012 chanceĢ. There are an estimated 25,000 idioms in the English language. An idiom is a combination of words that has a figurative meaning separate from the actual definitions of the words used. One of the reasons English is so difficult to learn is because it is a language full of idioms.

Chance, Luck, & Destiny by Peter Dickinson