- azar
- m.chance, fate.al azar at randompor (puro) azar by (pure) chance* * *azar► nombre masculino1 chance2 (percance) misfortune, accident\FRASEOLOGÍAal azar at randompor puro azar by pure chancejuegos de azar games of chancelos azares de la vida the ups and downs of life* * *SM1) (=suerte) chance, fate
al azar — at random
por azar — accidentally, by chance
juego de azar — game of chance
los azares de la vida — life's ups and downs
no es un azar que ... — it is no mere accident that ..., it is not a matter of chance that ...
decir al azar — to say to nobody in particular
2) (=desgracia) accident, piece of bad luck* * *masculinoa) (casualidad) chancedejar algo al azar — to trust something to chance
no es por azar que ... — it's no chance o coincidence that ...
quiso el azar que coincidieran — fate decreed that they should meet
al azar — at random
b) azares masculino plural (vicisitudes) ups and downs (pl), vicissitudes (pl)* * *= fortuity.Ex. Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.----* al azar = at random, by chance, haphazardly, indiscriminate, indiscriminately, random, randomly, pot luck, hit (and/or) miss, odd, by a fluke, lucky draw, lucky dip, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* asignado al azar = randomised [randomized, -USA].* azares = vicissitudes, ups and downs.* código generado al azar = nonce.* comprobación al azar = spot check.* control al azar = spot check.* dejado al azar = stochastic.* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.* distribuido al azar = randomised [randomized, -USA].* escoger al azar = pick at + random.* escogido al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].* inspección al azar = spot check.* juegos de azar = gambling.* jugar al azar = gamble.* muestra al azar = random sample.* muestreo al azar = random sampling.* muestreo al azar estratificado = stratified random sampling.* muestreo al azar simple = simple random sampling.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* seleccionado al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].* * *masculinoa) (casualidad) chancedejar algo al azar — to trust something to chance
no es por azar que ... — it's no chance o coincidence that ...
quiso el azar que coincidieran — fate decreed that they should meet
al azar — at random
b) azares masculino plural (vicisitudes) ups and downs (pl), vicissitudes (pl)* * *= fortuity.Ex: Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.
* al azar = at random, by chance, haphazardly, indiscriminate, indiscriminately, random, randomly, pot luck, hit (and/or) miss, odd, by a fluke, lucky draw, lucky dip, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* asignado al azar = randomised [randomized, -USA].* azares = vicissitudes, ups and downs.* código generado al azar = nonce.* comprobación al azar = spot check.* control al azar = spot check.* dejado al azar = stochastic.* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.* distribuido al azar = randomised [randomized, -USA].* escoger al azar = pick at + random.* escogido al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].* inspección al azar = spot check.* juegos de azar = gambling.* jugar al azar = gamble.* muestra al azar = random sample.* muestreo al azar = random sampling.* muestreo al azar estratificado = stratified random sampling.* muestreo al azar simple = simple random sampling.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* seleccionado al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].* * *azarmasculine1 (casualidad) chanceno dejó nada librado al azar she left nothing to chanceno es por azar que estoy aquí it's no chance o coincidence that I'm herequiso el azar que coincidieran en aquel lugar fate decreed that they should meet in that placeal azar at randomelegí una carta al azar I chose a card at random2 azares mpl (vicisitudes) ups and downs (pl), vicissitudes (pl)* * *
azar sustantivo masculinoa) (casualidad) chance;◊ dejar algo al azar to trust sth to chance;
al azar at randomb)◊ azares sustantivo masculino plural (vicisitudes) ups and downs (pl), vicissitudes (pl)
azar sustantivo masculino
1 (suerte, fortuna) chance
por azar by chance
2 (imprevisto, infortunio) mishap
♦ Locuciones: al azar, at random
'azar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aleatoria
- aleatorio
- imprevista
- imprevisto
- juego
- número
- suerte
- tuntún
- adivinar
- fortuna
- voleo
English:
chance
- dark
- game
- haphazard
- haphazardly
- potshot
- random
- random shot
- randomly
- throw together
- wildly
- leave
- pot
- spot
- wild
* * *azar nm1. [casualidad] chance;juego de azar game of chance;al azar at random;dos concursantes elegidos al azar two randomly chosen contestants;no dejaron nada al azar they left nothing to chance;por azar by (pure) chance;si por algún azar no puedes venir, llámanos if by any chance you should be unable to come, give us a call o Br ring;quiso el azar que pasara yo por allí en ese preciso instante fate decreed that I should be passing that way at that very moment2. [suceso, vicisitud]los azares de la vida the ups and downs of life* * *azarm fate, chance;al azar at random;por azar by chance* * *azar nm1) : chancejuegos de azar: games of chance2) : accident, misfortune3)al azar : at random, randomly* * *azar n1. (destino) fateel azar ha querido que nos conozcamos fate decided that we should meet2. (casualidad) chancefue puro azar it was pure chanceal azar at randompor azar by chancejuego de azar game of chance
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.