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chance

chance, opportunity

noun CHAHN-seh Rare

Origin: French chance (luck, opportunity)

Usage Note

Chance is a borrowing from French used mainly in Latin America (especially the Río de la Plata region and Colombia) to mean 'opportunity' or 'turn.' In Spain, the preferred native equivalents are oportunidad or posibilidad. Gender varies regionally: la chance is common in Argentina and Uruguay, while el chance appears in other regions.

Examples

"Dame una chance más para demostrarlo."

Natural Translation

Give me one more chance to prove it.

Literal Translation

Give-me one chance more to prove-it

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