odds

probabilidades, posibilidades

Qué tan probable es que ocurra algo.

En inglés sencillo: How likely something is to happen.

• The odds are good.
• She survived against all the odds.
• What are the odds of meeting him here?

Cómo se usa: odds of doing something (What are the odds of finding a taxi here?); odds are that… (The odds are that we will arrive late.)

Sinónimos: chances, likelihood, probability

Expresiones frecuentes: against the odds, improve the odds, odds of success

cuotas

Números que indican cuánto dinero se puede ganar en relación con la cantidad apostada.

En inglés sencillo: Numbers showing how much money you can win compared with the amount you bet.

• Check the odds before betting.
• They offered better odds on the second horse.
• He won at odds of twenty to one.

Cómo se usa: odds of X to Y (The bookmaker offered odds of five to one.); at odds of X to Y (She backed the horse at odds of ten to one.)

Sinónimos: betting prices

Expresiones frecuentes: betting odds, short odds, long odds

ventaja, hándicap

Ventaja que se da al jugador más débil para equilibrar el juego.

En inglés sencillo: An advantage given to a weaker player to make a game more equal.

• She gave me rook odds.
• Even with knight odds, I lost the game.
• They agreed on pawn odds before starting.

Cómo se usa: give someone odds (The stronger player gave me odds by removing a rook.)

Sinónimos: handicap, advantage

Expresiones frecuentes: knight odds, rook odds, give odds