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against all odds en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability.
    • Against all odds, the inexperienced new player won the tournament.
    • But, against all the odds, one company is still alive and most definitely kicking. 2022 February 9, Ben Jones, “Batteries included for future shunters”, in RAIL, number 950, page 54:

Synonyms

contrary to all expectations · against all expectations

Translations (28)

fr contre vents et marées (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · pt contra todas as expectativas (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · cmn 不計成敗地 /不计成败地 (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · ca contra totes les expectatives (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · it contro ogni previsione (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · da imod alle odds (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · es contra viento y marea (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · fr contre toute attente (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · nl tegen alle verwachtingen in (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · la contrā tōtum prōgnōsticum (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · sv mot alla odds (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · grc παρ’ ἐλπίδα (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · ko 역경을 딛고 (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · fr contre tout pronostic (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · fi vastoin kaikkea todennäköisyyttä (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · de entgegen aller Erwartungen (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · he כנגד כל הסיכויים (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · de wider Erwarten (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · ca contra tot pronòstic (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · el παρ’ ελπίδα (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · pl na przekór wszystkiemu (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · cmn 不顧一切地 /不顾一切地 (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · es contra todo pronóstico (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · ru вопреки́ всему́ (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · ru несмотря́ ни на что́ (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · pl wbrew wszystkim przeciwnościom (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · no mot alle odds (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) · bg въпреки всичко (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability)