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chance upon

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chance on

) (v + prep) TRANSITIVEtar ar PhrV c m ucas ar PhrV c m uI chanced upon it in a book tháinig mé air i leabhar, bhuail sé liom i leabharwho did he chance upon on the street but Síle? cé a casadh air ar an tsráid ach Síle?you never know what you might chance upon! is fánach an áit a bhfaighfeá gliomach! proverb → féach chance

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on the off chance that ar an gcaolseans go, ar eagla go, ar leathsheans goI called him just on the off chance that he'd still be there ghlaoigh mé air ar an gcaolseans go mbeadh sé fós ansinhe read it again on the off chance that he'd missed something léigh sé arís é ar eagla go mbeadh rud éigin caillte aige
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to take a chance on sth/sb dul sa seans le rud/duine, dul i muinín ruda/duineI'm not going to take a chance on someone I don't even know ní rachaidh mé sa seans le duine nach bhfuil aon aithne agam air, ní rachaidh mé i muinín duine nach bhfuil aon aithne agam air
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she chanced to meet him on the street tharla gur casadh uirthi ar an tsráid é
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who did he chance upon on the street but Síle? cé a casadh air ar an tsráid ach Síle?
come up »

the chance came up to work on it tháinig an seans oibriú air
lose out »

don't lose out on the chance to claim this prize ná caill do sheans an duais seo a éileamh, ná lig an deis tharat an duais seo a éileamh, tapaigh do dheis leis an duais seo a éileamh
miss out »

she missed out on the chance chaill sí an deis
offload »

it'll give you a chance to offload what's on your mind tabharfaidh sé deis duit an t-ualach a chur díot

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