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hasard

chance, luck

noun ah-ZAR Less Common
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Usage Note

Hasard entered French from Arabic az-zahr (the dice), via Spanish azar. The phrase par hasard means 'by chance' or 'as it happens', while au hasard means 'at random'. Jeux de hasard are games of chance. The circumflex-less spelling is sometimes misspelled as hazard.

Examples

"Je l'ai rencontré par hasard."

Natural Translation

I met him by chance.

Literal Translation

I it-have met by chance

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