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A chance that is dependent on success in a struggle, with the implication that such success is not unattainable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- This essential medicine will give him a fighting chance against the disease.
- I don't have a fighting chance to hand this article in on time.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
機會 /机会
(jīhuì)
— chance that is dependent on success in a struggle
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Chinese Mandarin:
可能
(kěnéng)
— chance that is dependent on success in a struggle
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Chinese Mandarin:
希望
(xīwàng)
— chance that is dependent on success in a struggle
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Finnish:
mahdollisuus taistella
— chance that is dependent on success in a struggle
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Finnish:
ei mitään mahdollisuutta
— chance that is dependent on success in a struggle
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Polish:
spora szansa
— chance that is dependent on success in a struggle
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Scottish Gaelic:
cothrom na Fèinne
— chance that is dependent on success in a struggle
