Aug 24, 2000 07:24
23 yrs ago
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English term
G�nter Lobmeyer
to beat the odds
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I do not catch the meaning of the expression "to beat the odds" in the following sentence: "Mass illiteracy and high rates of infant mortality contribute to rapid population growth, by inducing families to have huge numbers of children to 'beat the odds' in order to ensure that some children survive to adulthood."
Thank you in advance!
Thank you in advance!
Proposed translations
(German)
| 0 | ...die Chancen zu verbessern... = ...to 'beat the odds' in order to ensure... |
Dan McCrosky (X)
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| 0 | um the Chance zu vergrößern |
Grusche Rosenkranz
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Proposed translations
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...die Chancen zu verbessern... = ...to 'beat the odds' in order to ensure...
The more children, the better the chances, that some will live (survive)to adulthood to support the parents.
- HTH - Dan
- HTH - Dan
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Best regards
Günter"
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Grusche Rosenkranz
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Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, French to German, Spanish to German
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um the Chance zu vergrößern
aber auch "against all odds"= gegen alle Voraussagen, jeden Widerstand.
Gruss, Grusche.
Gruss, Grusche.
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