English-Swedish translations for odds

• mot alla odds
  Hon har mot alla odds lyckats sy ihop en hållbar kompromiss.She has managed to piece together a sustainable compromise against all the odds.
  Jag har stor respekt för små företag som, mot alla odds, försöker att överleva.I have deep respect for small enterprises which, against all odds, try to survive.
  Folk reser sig upp, och precis som 1980 gör de detta mot alla odds.People are raising their heads and, just as in 1980, they do so against all the odds.
• odds
  Hon har mot alla odds lyckats sy ihop en hållbar kompromiss.She has managed to piece together a sustainable compromise against all the odds.
  Jag har stor respekt för små företag som, mot alla odds, försöker att överleva.I have deep respect for small enterprises which, against all odds, try to survive.
  De odds en rökare har skulle avskräcka alla utom en missbrukare.The odds that smokers take would deter anyone but an addict.

Definition of odds

• The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening
• The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations

Examples

• Id say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning.

Related words

• odds and ends
• against all odds
• at odds
• at odds with oneself
• be at odds (with)
• be at odds