odds in Arabic: احتمالات (iḥtimālāt) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

خِلَاف khilāf — odds · disagreement, opposition
صُعُوبَات ṣuʿūbāt — odds · difficulties, challenges

How to use it

The word 'odds' in English can refer to probabilities, disagreements, or challenges. In Arabic, you would use different words depending on the context: 'iḥtimālāt' (احتمالات) for probabilities, 'khilāf' (خلاف) for disagreement, and 'ṣuʿūbāt' (صعوبات) for difficulties.

Example sentences

اِحْتِمَالَاتُ فَوْزِهِ قَلِيلَةٌ جِدًا.

iḥtimālātu fawzihi qalīlatun jiddan.

The odds of his winning are very low.
كَانَ هُنَاكَ خِلَافٌ كَبِيرٌ بَيْنَ الصَدِيقَيْنِ.

kāna hunāka khilāfun kabīrun bayna aṣ-ṣadīqayni.

There were significant odds between the two friends.
رَغْمَ الصُعُوبَاتِ، نَجَحَ فِي مَشْرُوعِهِ.

raghma aṣ-ṣuʿūbāti, najaḥa fī mashrūʿihi.

Despite the odds, he succeeded in his project.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

The odds are not good.

إلا أن الاحتمالات ليست طيبة.

Those are attractive odds.

وهذه احتمالات جذابة.

The odds are on the cheaper man.

فلن ينال الرجل الرخيص أبداً المعالي.

This is completely at odds with the facts.

ولكن هذا يتناقض تماماً مع الحقائق.

All of this activity is taking place against the odds.

يجري كل هذا النشاط ضد كل الصعاب.

Odds are I probably know somebody who has made a widget.

من المحتمل أني أعلم أن هنالك من قام بصنع القطعة.

Each of the four faced what many deemed overwhelming odds.

فكل من الدول الأربع واجهت ما اعتبره العديد من المراقبين صعوبات ساحقة.

DUBLIN – Europe’s needs and Europeans’ desires are at odds.

دبلن ــ إن احتياجات أوروبا ورغبات الأوروبيين على خلاف بين.

They also are at odds with improving French competitiveness.

فضلاً عن ذلك فإن هذا السلوك يتعارض مع الرغبة في تحسين قدرة فرنسا على المنافسة.

The odds heavily favored the second outcome: global macroeconomic distress.

وكانت الظروف تشير بشدة نحو النتيجة الثانية: كارثة اقتصاد شامل عالمية.

But given a story to enact that puts them at odds with the world, as yours does, they will live at odds with the world.

ولكن نظرا قصة لسن أن يضعهم على خلاف مع العالم، كما يفعل لك، وسوف نعيش في خلاف مع العالم.

It makes no odds. In fact, in the Northern Hemisphere, we're further from the Sun in summer, as it happens, but it makes no odds, the difference.

ليس هناك خلاف، في الواقع، في نصف الكرة الشمالي نحن أبعد من الشمس في الصيف، وكما يحدث، لكنها لا تحدث أي خلاف أو فرق.

Questions and answers

How do you say 'the odds are against him' in Arabic?

You could say 'al-iḥtimālāt bi-ḍ-ḍiddihi' (الاحتمالات ضده) meaning 'the probabilities are against him', or 'aṣ-ṣuʿūbāt ʿalayhi' (الصعوبات عليه) meaning 'the difficulties are upon him'.

What is the difference between 'khilaf' and 'iḥtimālāt'?

'Khilāf' refers to a difference of opinion or a dispute, while 'iḥtimālāt' refers to the likelihood of something happening.