against all odds — meaning & examples

Language: en

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Global Englishneutral
    • Despite extremely low probability or great difficulties; in defiance of expected failure or overwhelming obstacles.

    Examples

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    • Against all odds, the small startup succeeded in dominating the market.

      Contra todo pronóstico, la pequeña startup logró dominar el mercado.

    • They won the championship against all odds, despite being the underdogs all season.

      Ganaron el campeonato contra todo pronóstico, a pesar de ser los menos favoritos durante toda la temporada.

    • She managed to graduate against all odds, overcoming numerous personal challenges.

      Ella logró graduarse contra todo pronóstico, superando numerosos desafíos personales.

Examples:

  • EN: Brand, isn't it important enough to be the first to build a colony on the moon and get men there, against all odds?
    ES: ¿No lo es más ser los primeros en asentar... una colonia en la Luna, por difícil que sea?
  • EN: Do you think of Negroes as weak men competing against all odds?
    ES: ¿Ve a los negros como débiles compitiendo con todo en contra?
  • EN: "On he plods against all odds
    ES: 'Trabajando contra viento y marea
  • EN: I think it's so gallant that the poor countess was struggling against all odds...
    ES: Creo que tiene valor la pobre condesa, luchando contra todas las dificultades...
  • EN: We must stick together against all odds...
    ES: Hemos de permanecer firmes ante la adversidad.
  • EN: He was sentenced to death and executed against all odds last June.
    ES: Lo condenaron a muerte y lo ejecutaron el pasado mes de junio.
  • EN: As I was saying, the exceptional years were 1541, 1694, 1728 and 1888, when, against all odds, it snowed on July 13th.
    ES: Como iba diciendo, los años insólitos fueron 1541, 1694 1728 y 1888 cuando ocurrió algo muy extraño.
  • EN: I see it smiling, against all odds.
    ES: Sonriendo, contra todo pronóstico.
  • EN: I'm going back, against all odds.
    ES: Voy a volver, como sea.
  • EN: "Maybe if I'd given him 10 minutes, "against all odds, he would have changed my mind.
    ES: "Si le hubiera concedido diez minutos, quizá habría cambiado de parecer".
  • EN: We've gotta test our loyalty against all odds.
    ES: Tenemos que enfrentarlo, poner a prueba nuestras lealtades.
  • EN: They set out in a locomotive, just the two of them, against all odds, to challenge what they believe to be a large, impersonal company.
    ES: Partieron a bordo de una locomotora, los dos solos, con todo en contra, para desafiar lo que ellos suponían que era una empresa inmensa e impersonal.
  • EN: In fact, this is a kid who overcame a learning disability and against all odds climbed her way to the top half of her class.
    ES: Superó una deficiencia de aprendizaje y ahora está en la primera mitad de su clase.
  • EN: So, my faith is the belief that we will achieve that, that against all odds we'll come through.
    ES: Así que, mi fe es la creencia de que alcanzaremos esto, que a pesar de los obstáculos lo haremos.
  • EN: He will try and try and try, against all odds, against all prejudices, to get home.
    ES: Tratarán una y otra vez contra viento y marea contra todos los prejuicios de volver al hogar.

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