odds

Chancen, Wahrscheinlichkeit

Wie wahrscheinlich es ist, dass etwas geschieht.

In einfachem Englisch: How likely something is to happen.

• The odds are good.
• She survived against all the odds.
• What are the odds of meeting him here?

So benutzt man es: odds of doing something (What are the odds of finding a taxi here?); odds are that… (The odds are that we will arrive late.)

Synonyme: chances, likelihood, probability

Häufige Wendungen: against the odds, improve the odds, odds of success

Wettquoten

Zahlen, die zeigen, wie viel Geld man im Verhältnis zum Wetteinsatz gewinnen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: Numbers showing how much money you can win compared with the amount you bet.

• Check the odds before betting.
• They offered better odds on the second horse.
• He won at odds of twenty to one.

So benutzt man es: odds of X to Y (The bookmaker offered odds of five to one.); at odds of X to Y (She backed the horse at odds of ten to one.)

Synonyme: betting prices

Häufige Wendungen: betting odds, short odds, long odds

Vorgabe

Ein Vorteil, den der schwächere Spieler erhält, damit das Spiel ausgeglichener wird.

In einfachem Englisch: An advantage given to a weaker player to make a game more equal.

• She gave me rook odds.
• Even with knight odds, I lost the game.
• They agreed on pawn odds before starting.

So benutzt man es: give someone odds (The stronger player gave me odds by removing a rook.)

Synonyme: handicap, advantage

Häufige Wendungen: knight odds, rook odds, give odds