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chance

chance

noun shahns Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Origin: Borrowed from French chance.

Also means

opportunity

Usage Note

Chance is a French-origin loanword widely used in Italian for 'chance' or 'opportunity'. It is feminine (una chance, la chance) and invariable in the plural (le chance or le chances — both forms appear). Italian also uses la possibilità or l'occasione for similar meanings, but chance is common in journalism and informal speech.

Examples

"È la nostra ultima chance."

Natural Translation

It's our last chance.

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