What does par hasard in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word par hasard in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use par hasard in French.
The word par hasard in French means by chance, by accident, by any chance, Would you believe! Surprise, surprise!, chance on , chance upon , come across, stumble across. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word par hasard
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? |
Would you believe! Surprise, surprise!locution adverbiale (ironie : sûrement pas par hasard) |
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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