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odds  (dz)

pl.n.

1. A certain number of points given beforehand to a weaker side in a contest to equalize the chances of all participants.

2.

a. The ratio of the probability of an event's occurring to the probability of its not occurring.

b. The likelihood of the occurrence of one thing rather than the occurrence of another thing, as in a contest: The odds are that she will get the nomination on the first ballot.

3. Games A ratio expressing the amount by which the stake of one bettor differs from that of an opposing bettor.

4. An amount or a degree by which one thing exceeds or falls short of another: won the contest by considerable odds.

Idioms:

at odds

In disagreement; in conflict: "The artist and the self-critic . . . are, with a few felicitous exceptions, forever at odds" Joyce Carol Oates.

by all odds

In every possible way; unquestionably: By all odds it is the best film of the year.

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[Pl. of odd.]

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odds

Noun, pl

1. the probability, expressed as a ratio, that something will or will not happen: the odds against an acquittal had stabilized at six to four

2. the difference, expressed as a ratio, between the money placed on a bet and the amount that would be received as winning payment: the current odds are ten to one

3. the likelihood that a certain state of affairs will be so: the odds are that you are going to fail

4. the advantage that one contender is judged to have over another: the odds are in his favour

5. it makes no odds Brit & Austral it does not matter

6. at odds on bad terms

7. at variance

8. over the odds more than is expected or necessary

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	odds - the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring likelihood, likeliness - the probability of a specified outcome plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
	2.	odds - the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another; "he offered odds of two to one" betting odds ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

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odds

plural noun 1. probability, chances, likelihood >> at odds 2. in conflict, arguing, quarrelling, in opposition to, at loggerheads, in disagreement, at daggers drawn, on bad terms

3. at variance, conflicting, contrary to, at odds, out of line, out of step, at sixes and sevens (informal) not in keeping, out of harmony odds and ends scraps, bits, pieces, remains, rubbish, fragments, litter, debris, shreds, remnants, bits and pieces, bric-a-brac, bits and bobs, oddments, odds and sods, leavings, miscellanea, sundry or miscellaneous items

Translations

odds [ɔdz] npl (in betting) → puntos mpl de ventaja;

it makes no odds → da lo mismo;

at odds → reñidos/as;

to succeed against all the odds → tener éxito contra todo pronóstico;

odds and ends → cachivaches mpl

odds [ɔdz] odd npl (in betting) → cote f;

the odds are against his coming → il y a peu de chances qu'il vienne;

it makes no odds → cela n'a pas d'importance;

to succeed against all the odds → réussir contre toute attente;

odds and ends → de petites choses;

at odds → en désaccord

odds [ɔdz] odd npl (in betting) → Gewinnquote f (fig); Chancen pl;

the odds are in favour of/against his coming odd → es sieht so aus, als ob er kommt/nicht kommt;

to succeed against all the odds odd → allen Erwartungen zum Trotz erfolgreich sein;

it makes no odds odd → es spielt keine Rolle;

to be at odds (with) odd (= in disagreement); uneinig sein (mit) (= at variance); sich nicht vertragen (mit)

odds [ɔdz] npl (in betting) → quota;

the odds are against his coming → c'è poca probabilità che venga;

it makes no odds → non importa;

at odds → in contesa;

to succeed against all the odds → riuscire contro ogni aspettativa;

odds and ends → avanzi mpl