1 noun STAT, HORSE, SPOR in bettingcorrlach masc1 c m uwhat are the odds?céard é an corrlach?the odds are 5 to 15 in éadan 1 an corrlach, 5 in aghaidh 1 an geallthe odds are in his favourtá an buntáiste leisthe odds are longtá an corrlach tromthe odds are shorttá an corrlach beagat long oddsar chorrlach tromat short oddsar chorrlach beagshe won against the oddsbhain sí cé nach raibh duine ar bith ag súil leis, bhuaigh sí cé go raibh an bhreis ina haghaidh2 noun obstacles or difficultiesthey continued despite the oddslean siad orthu cé gur beag seans a tugadh dóibhhe'll do it no matter what the oddsdéanfaidh sé é is cuma cé chomh beag an seans, déanfaidh sé é más féidir in aon chor éshe faced enormous oddsbhí gach uile rud ina coinnehe did it against all odds (also he did it against all the odds)d'éirigh leis cé nach raibh duine ar bith ag súil leis, d'éirigh leis ainneoin na n-ainneoinshe defied the odds and made a full recoverycé gur beag seans a tugadh di tháinig biseach iomlán uirthi
the odds
noun STATseans masc4 c m uthe odds are goodtá seans maith annthe odds appear to favour Sligodealraíonn sé go bhfuil an buntáiste ag Sligeach, is é is dóichí go bhfuil an seans is fearr ag Sligeachthe odds are in favour of Seántá an seans is fearr ag Seán, tá an buntáiste ag Seánthe odds are against her (also the odds are stacked against her)is beag seans atá aici, tá an bhreis ina haghaidhtheir win evened the oddschothromaigh a mbua cúrsaíthe odds are that he'll be finegach seans go mbeidh sé togha, tá cuma air go mbeidh sé go breá, tá seans maith ann go mbeidh sé go breáit increases the odds of an accidentis mó seans go mbeidh timpiste dá bharr, cuireann sé leis an seans go mbeidh timpiste annwhat are the odds of meeting you here?cé a cheapfadh go gcasfaí orm anseo thú?it increases the odds that it'll workcuireann sé leis an seans go n-oibreoidh séI'll lay odds that she won't turn upcuirfidh mé geall nach dtiocfaidh sí, bíodh geall nach dtiocfaidh sí
phrases
to be at odds
1 be unable to agreebheith ag easaontúbheith ag argóint c m uhis parents were often at oddsbhíodh a thuismitheoirí ag argóint go minic2 conflictbheith ag teacht salach ar a chéilethe two methods are at oddstá an dá mhodh ag teacht salach ar a chéile
to be at odds with sb/sth
1 be in disagreement withshe's at odds with her colleaguesníl sí ag teacht lena comhghleacaithe, níl sí ar aon fhocal lena comhghleacaithehe's at odds with the worldníl an saol ag réiteach leis2 be not in keeping with sthbheith ag teacht salach ar dhuine/rudthis law is at odds with the constitutiontá an dlí seo ag teacht salach ar an mbunreacht, tá an dlí seo ag sárú an bhunreachta
to be at odds over sth
(also
to be at odds on sth
)bheith ag easaontú faoi rudthey're at odds over the borderníl siad ar aon fhocal faoin teorainn
it makes no odds
informalis cumais é an dá mhar a chéile é
over the odds
informalhe paid €20 over the oddsd'íoc sé €20 níos mó ná mar ba cheart dó, d'íoc sé €20 de bharraíocht
