English-French translations for against all odds

• contre tout pronostic
• contre toute attente
  Contre toute attente, il a fait des progrès considérables et les modalités techniques qui doivent permettre le transfert du financement direct sont pratiquement en place. Against all odds he has made considerable progress and the technical conditions for receiving direct funding have almost been put in place.
• contre vents et marées
  J'éprouve un profond respect pour les petites entreprises qui tentent de survivre contre vents et marées. I have deep respect for small enterprises which, against all odds, try to survive.
  Pourtant, le fait est que nous avons réussi à tenir ce sommet, contre vents et marées, comme on dit au Portugal, ou en d'autres termes, contre toutes attentes. However, the fact is that we managed to hold this summit, as we say in Portugal, 'against wind and sea', or in other words against all odds.
• défendre le dernier carré

Definition of against all odds

• Despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability

Synonyms

• against all expectations
• contrary to all expectations

Examples

• Against all odds, the inexperienced new player won the tournament.

Related words

• against all better judgment
• against all expectations
• against international law
• goal against
• loan against a personal guarantee
• take legal action against
• up against the wall
• beat one's head against a stone wall
• bang one's head against a brick wall