What are the odds Meaning in English

expression

US

WUHT-ur-thee-AHDZ

UK

WOT-uh-thee-ODZ

التعريف

A phrase used to ask how likely something is to happen, often expressing surprise at a coincidence or unexpected event.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in informal spoken English, often rhetorical. Used literally (asking for probabilities) or figuratively (reacting to coincidences or surprises). Synonymous with 'How likely is it?' or 'Can you believe it?'.

• Spanish: cuáles son las probabilidades - qué posibilidades hay
• Portuguese (BR): quais são as chances - qual a probabilidade
• Portuguese (PT): quais são as probabilidades - qual a probabilidade
• Chinese (Simplified): 有多少几率 - 有多大可能性
• Chinese (Traditional): 有多少機率 - 有多大可能性
• Hindi: क्या संभावना है - कितने चांस हैं
• Arabic: ما هي الاحتمالات - ما مدى احتمالية
• Bengali: কী সম্ভাবনা - কী আশ্চর্য কাকতালীয়
• Russian: каковы шансы - вот уж совпадение
• Japanese: 確率はどれくらい - こんな偶然ある？
• Vietnamese: khả năng là bao nhiêu - thật trùng hợp
• Korean: 확률이 얼마나 돼 - 이런 우연이!
• Turkish: olasılık nedir - ne tesadüf
• Urdu: امکان کتنا ہے - کمال اتفاق ہے
• Indonesian: berapa kemungkinannya - kebetulan sekali

جمل نموذجية

What are the odds of winning the lottery?

basic

What are the odds of it raining today?

basic

What are the odds we'll see a shooting star tonight?

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I just ran into my neighbor in Paris—what are the odds!

natural

You forgot your keys again? What are the odds!

natural

Two people named Chris got the same seat—what are the odds of that happening?

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