"odds" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

odds sustantivo

odds + verbo
Kolokacji: 12
odds favor • odds seem • odds increase • odds improve • odds go • ...
verbo + odds
Kolokacji: 22
give odds • face odds • beat the odds • increase the odds • overcome odds • ...
adjetivo + odds
Kolokacji: 37
long odds • overwhelming odds • great odds • impossible odds • better odds • ...
(5) incredible, improbable
Kolokacji: 2
1. incredible odds = niewiarygodne szanse incredible odds
2. improbable odds = mało prawdopodobne szanse improbable odds
  • But he didn't know anyone willing to take the risk at those improbable odds.
  • As the violence rages in Iraq and tens of thousands of its people flee to neighboring countries, a small stream of Iraqis is trickling into the United States despite improbable odds.
  • But Buzzards Bay, a long shot who ran off with the race at improbable odds of 30-1, won the first-place check of $450,000.
  • It relied on entertaining and fast-paced adventure, with effective focus on action with the main character beating improbable odds.
  • And so Belozertchev has become something of a beacon of hope for Daggett, a personification of success against improbable odds.
  • When the colt was born, Jan. 29, 2004, he faced improbable odds of securing one of the 20 post positions for the Derby.
  • Balked by improbable odds, the Vaere abandoned the idea of contacting Anskiere.
  • His silent, uphill fight against improbable odds appears, on the surface, to be effortless, but such was not the case.
  • Barbara became the tireless fighter, succeeding against improbable odds, and Jennifer her inspiration and her pillar.
  • It's a wordless account of the actor's improbable odds.
preposición + odds
Kolokacji: 7
at odds • against odds • with odds • of odds • despite the odds • ...

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