hasard

Definitions of hasard
  1. noun
    an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
    synonyms: coÏncidence
  2. noun
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
    synonyms: chance
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    types:
    contretemps, infortune, malchance
    an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
    coup de chance, coup de pile ou face
    an unpredictable phenomenon
    type of:
    phénomène
    any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
  3. noun
    anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
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    types:
    chance
    an unexpected piece of good luck
    coÏncidence
    an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
    type of:
    happening, événement
    an event that happens
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