odds

odds
odds [{{t}}ɒdz]
1 plural noun
(a) (in betting) cote f;
∎ the odds are ten to one against la cote est de dix contre un;
∎ the odds are ten to one on la cote est de un contre dix;
∎ they're offering long/short odds against Jackson Jackson a une bonne/faible cote;
∎ I'll lay or give you odds of twenty to one that she'll leave him je te parie à vingt contre un qu'elle le quittera;
∎ {{}}British{{}} I ended up paying over the odds en fin de compte, je l'ai payé plus cher qu'il ne valait ou que sa valeur
(b) (chances) chances fpl;
∎ what are the odds on his getting the job? quelles chances a-t-il d'avoir le poste?;
∎ the odds are she's been lying to us all along il y a de fortes chances qu'elle nous ait menti depuis le début;
∎ the odds are on/against her accepting il y a de fortes chances/il y a peu de chances (pour) qu'elle accepte;
∎ the odds are that he'll succeed il y a gros à parier qu'il réussira;
∎ the odds are in favour of the socialists winning il y a de fortes chances pour que les socialistes l'emportent
(c) (great difficulties)
∎ against all the odds contre toute attente;
∎ they won against overwhelming odds ils ont gagné alors que tout était contre eux
(d) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (difference)
∎ it makes no odds ça ne change rien□ ;
∎ it makes no odds to me ça m'est égal□ ;
∎ it makes no odds what I say ce que je dis ne sert à rien;
∎ what's the odds? (what does it matter?) qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?□
(e) (idioms)
∎ odds and ends (miscellaneous objects) objets mpl divers, bric-à-brac m inv; (leftovers) restes mpl;
∎ {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} odds and sods (miscellaneous objects) objets mpl divers□, bric-à-brac□ m inv; (people) gens mpl divers□ ;
∎ her desk is always covered with odds and ends son bureau est toujours encombré de tout un bric-à-brac;
∎ I've still a few odds and ends to do j'ai encore quelques bricoles ou petites choses à faire
2 at odds adjective
∎ to be at odds with sb (over sth) (be in disagreement) ne pas être d'accord avec qn (à propos de qch); (be on bad terms) être brouillé avec qn (à propos de qch);
∎ to be at odds with oneself être mal dans sa peau;
∎ to be at odds with the world en vouloir au monde entier;
∎ his latest statement is at odds with his earlier account sa dernière déposition ne concorde pas avec son premier récit des faits;
∎ the way she was dressed was completely at odds with her personality ce qu'elle portait ne correspondait pas du tout à sa personnalité;
∎ the minister is at odds with the government on this issue le ministre est en conflit avec son gouvernement sur ce point;
∎ his lavish lifestyle is totally at odds with his professed political beliefs son train de vie luxueux est en contradiction avec les convictions politiques qu'il affiche

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