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If you're so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.
Mario Andretti

Meaning of "take chances" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAKE CHANCES

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAKE CHANCES

take an oath
take apart
take arms
take at one´s word
take away
take back
take by storm
take by surprise
take care
take care of
take cognizance of
take cover
take down
take effect
take exception
take five
take flight
take for
take for a ride
take for granted

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAKE CHANCES

acceptances
advances
appurtenances
attenuating circumstances
capital allowances
checks and balances
circumstances
Clearances
consequences
finances
Highland Clearances
household appliances
in bad circumstances
in good circumstances
keep up appearances
make allowances
mitigating circumstances
reduced circumstances
to all appearances
under no circumstances
under the circumstances

Synonyms and antonyms of take chances in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «take chances» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAKE CHANCES

Find out the translation of take chances to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of take chances from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «take chances» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

冒险
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

correr riesgos
570 millions of speakers

English

take chances
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जोखिम लेना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تأخذ فرص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рисковать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ter chances
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুযোগ নাও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prendre des risques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ambil peluang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chancen ergreifen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

賭けに出る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위험을 무릅
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk kesempatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mất cơ hội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாய்ப்புகளை எடுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संधी घ्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şansını dene
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

correre rischi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ryzykuj
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ризикувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

norocul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρισκάρω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neem kanse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ta chanser
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ta sjanser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of take chances

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE CHANCES»

The term «take chances» is regularly used and occupies the 72.332 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE CHANCES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about take chances

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10 QUOTES WITH «TAKE CHANCES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word take chances.
1
Walter Anderson
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
2
Mario Andretti
If you're so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.
3
Alan Arkin
Everybody's career has ups and downs. I like to take chances; I don't like to stand still. And I don't give a damn what the market is interested in; I want to try things.
4
Darren Aronofsky
I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and challenge yourself and take chances.
5
Matthew Ashford
All the writers and producers around us that gave us the environment where we could play. They were able to provide us with a place where we could take chances to play with things, go against the grain and do things that people don't always do.
6
Moon Bloodgood
I like change, like anybody. You don't want to keep doing the same thing because then it gets harder to take chances, be creative, and feel inspired when you're doing the same thing.
7
Bryan Brown
It costs a lot of money to release a movie. What you'd call art-house movies - movies that don't have big stars or big budgets - they're very hard for distributors to get behind 'em and take chances.
8
Dave Brubeck
Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don't be a perfectionist - leave that to the classical musicians.
9
Mithun Chakraborty
Film line is all about chance. I don't think much, I just like to take chances.
10
Bernard Cornwell
Looking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don't take chances then you'll never have a winning hand, and I've no regrets.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE CHANCES»

Discover the use of take chances in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to take chances and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Take Chances
Julie Bond grew up in Europe as a military brat.
K. C. Sprayberry, 2013
2
Profit Motive Money Making Guide
And you know, you have to take chances. You're alone and nothing is free. And you know, you have to take chances, because nothing is guaranteed. And you know, you have to take chances on the road to follow your dreams. And you know  ...
Jim Wolf, 2013
3
How To Build A Million Dollar Business in Las Vegas - ...
Herman: Take chances. Richelle: Okay. That opens up a whole other can of worms. Last week I interviewed a CPA and she was kind of like you; saying this is what you have to do and in a way she reminds me of you talking about making sure ...
4
LIFE
Always, of course, there has been and continues to be risk. Says Dulles, "You have to take chances for peace, just as you must take chances in war. Some say that we were brought to the verge of war. Of course we were brought to the verge of ...
5
The Art Museum as Educator: A Collection of Studies as ...
8 White extended this philosophy further: "To realize this potential for national leadership, the center must become a focus of new ideas, a 'center' of things actually, as well as in name; it must be willing to take chances and risk occasional ...
Barbara Y. Newsom, Adele Z. Silver, 1978
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Personal Productivity Secrets: Do what you never thought ...
Don't take chances with your system 6 . Flip through your Next Action and Waiting For paper files and clean them out as necessary. 7 . Ensure that your electronic files, including your PIM, are backed up thoroughly (see “Don't Take Chances ...
Maura Nevel Thomas, 2012
7
The Young Investor: Projects and Activities for Making Your ...
In the first row of the next column, write “does not Take chances.” In the first row of the third column, write “sometimes Takes chances.” In the first row of the last column, write “Loves to Take chances.” Place an X in the box that you think best ...
Katherine R. Bateman, 2010
8
Philosophy, Risk and Adventure Sports
Humans obviously combined exploration with willing- ness to take chances. They took the chance to leave the life in the trees, stepped down on the ground, and then spread out to all climate zones and geographical areas. Humankind is ...
Mike J. McNamee, 2007
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The Meanings Of Marital Equality
She portrayed the inequality in her marriage as here to stay, given Bill's temperament. Yeah, well see, he's old-fashioned that way, and...he's afraid to take chances....It's like...I like to take chances, I'm a dreamer...I like to do different things in ...
Scott R. Harris
10
The Hyena People: Ethiopian Jews in Christian Ethiopia
4 Many speakers noted, as mentioned before, that there was a common perception in Ethiopia that an mi landed person should be treated as someone with nothing to lose, and thus freer to take chances. The high degree of mobility that ...
Hagar Salamon, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAKE CHANCES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term take chances is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lucky: Pirates must take chances
You see, teams like Sfaxien and Zamalek are experienced and they will punish you if you do not take your chances," the veteran said. Lekgwathi was at ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
2
Keyport High School graduates encouraged to take chances
Superintendent Lisa Savoia urged the school's nearly 100 graduates to "take chances, stand for something, be a good friend and give something back.". «NJ.com, Jun 15»
3
Elizabeth May: 'Don't take chances with Island water'
“We should not be taking chances with our water,” said May. “As this summer continues, I think we're going to recognize more by the week how much water is ... «Times Colonist, Jun 15»
4
Sally Lapides: 'We are more apt to take chances on new …
Inman is profiling independent brokers. Here's Sally Lapides of Residential Properties. Why do you stay independent when there are so many great franchises to ... «Inman.com, Jun 15»
5
Dom Dwyer And The Gift Of Taking Chances
But that journey taught him to be prepared to take chances. Like the one he took with Texas, a place he knew nothing about, and only considered at age 17 ... «VICE, Jun 15»
6
Natalie Portman urges new Harvard graduates to take chances
Actress Natalie Portman addresses an audience during Harvard College's Class Day, Wednesday, May 27, 2015, on the campus of Harvard University, ... «Yahoo News UK, May 15»
7
K-State Food Safety Professor: Don't Take Chances With Listeria
Listeria contamination has caused 16 different recalls in just two months, and a Kansas State University food safety specialist has an explanation about why it is ... «Food Safety News, May 15»
8
Zac Brown Band Take Chances at Jekyll + Hyde Tour Opener
Zac Brown and his band of nimble-fingered shredders never shy away from taking risks and don't back down from broadening an already exceedingly eclectic ... «RollingStone.com, May 15»
9
Adventures In Vietnam — Street Food, Love And Taking Chances
"You just kind of take chances. You just literally follow your nose," Holliday tells NPR's Rachel Martin. "Fortunately, Vietnamese, the language, you can read it. «NPR, Apr 15»
10
Leicester 0-1 Crystal Palace: Foxes failed to take chances admits …
Pearson also plays down an off-the-ball tussle with Palace midfielder Joe McArthur after the two came together on the sidelines. Palace midfielder Joe Ledley ... «BBC Sport, Feb 15»

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