What does hasard in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word hasard in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use hasard in French.
The word hasard in French means chance, luck, fate, chance, coincidence, just in case, on the off-chance, by any chance, at random, it's a real coincidence, that's a real coincidence, Would you believe! Surprise, surprise!, be mere coincidence, as it happens, as it so happens, cruel fate, lucky coincidence, happy accident, game of chance, as luck would have it, leave nothing to chance, by chance, by accident, by any chance, quite by chance, quite by accident, chance on , chance upon , come across, stumble across. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word hasard
chance, luck, fatenom masculin (cause de faits inexplicables) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le hasard ? Vous y croyez, vous ? Fate? Do you believe in that? |
chance, coincidencenom masculin (circonstance imprévue) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Vous voir ici, aujourd'hui, c'est un pur hasard. Seeing you here today is pure chance. |
just in case, on the off-chance, by any chancelocution adverbiale (des fois que) |
at randomlocution adverbiale (sans critère de choix) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") Le candidat a choisi la troisième réponse au hasard. Luc a choisi son lieu de vacances au hasard. Luke chose his holiday destination randomly. |
it's a real coincidence, that's a real coincidence(c'est imprévisible) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Que nous nous soyons retrouvés comme ça, à la terrasse d'un même café, c'est l'effet du hasard. |
Would you believe! Surprise, surprise!locution adverbiale (ironie : sûrement pas par hasard) |
be mere coincidencelocution verbale (être dû au hasard) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
as it happens, as it so happensnom masculin (coïncidence temporelle) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
cruel fatenom masculin (mauvais sort) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
lucky coincidence, happy accidentnom masculin (bonne oppurtunité) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) C'est un heureux hasard que Pierre soit arrivé juste après l'accident. |
game of chancenom masculin (jeu où intervient la chance) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
as luck would have it(heureuse coïncidence) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
leave nothing to chancelocution verbale (figuré (penser à tout) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
by chance, by accidentlocution adverbiale (involontairement, sans le chercher) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") J'ai découvert ce petit resto par hasard. |
by any chancelocution adverbiale (dans questions : à tout hasard) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Tu n'aurais pas vu mes clés de voiture par hasard ? You haven't by any chance seen my car keys? |
quite by chance, quite by accidentlocution adverbiale (tout à fait inattendu) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
chance on , chance upon , come acrosslocution verbale (trouver [qch] par hasard) (phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S]) |
stumble acrosslocution verbale (trouver sans avoir cherché) (figurative) |
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