opportunity

opportunity
noun
Gelegenheit, die

have plenty of/little opportunity for doing or to do something — reichlich/wenig Gelegenheit haben, etwas zu tun

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[opə'tju:nəti]
plural - opportunities; noun
(a chance to do or a time for doing (something): an opportunity to go to Rome; You've had several opportunities to ask him.) die Gelegenheit
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op·por·tu·nity
[ˌɒpəˈtju:nəti, AM ˌɑ:pɚˈtu:nət̬i]
n
1. (occasion) Gelegenheit f
I used to enjoy going to the theatre, but I don't get much \opportunity now früher ging ich gern ins Theater, aber heute habe ich kaum noch [die] Gelegenheit dazu
a window of \opportunity eine Chance
a world of \opportunity eine Fülle von Möglichkeiten
\opportunity for trading FIN Handelsmöglichkeit f
at the earliest \opportunity bei der erstbesten Gelegenheit
please contact us at your earliest \opportunity bitte setzen Sie sich baldmöglichst mit uns in Verbindung!
at every \opportunity bei jeder Gelegenheit
a unique \opportunity to do sth eine einmalige Gelegenheit, [um] etw zu tun
to get [or be given] the \opportunity of doing sth die Chance erhalten, etw zu tun
to grab [or seize] an \opportunity eine Gelegenheit ergreifen [o beim Schopf[e] packen
2. (for advancement) Chance f, Möglichkeit f
\opportunity for advancement [or promotion] Aufstiegsmöglichkeit f
3.
\opportunity knocks das Schicksal winkt
he was waiting for \opportunity to knock er wartete auf die Chance seines Lebens
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["ɒpə'tjuːnItɪ]
n
1) Gelegenheit f

at the first or earliest opportunity —

I have little/no opportunity for listening or to listen to music — ich habe wenig/nie Gelegenheit, Musik zu hören

to take/seize the opportunity to do sth or of doing sth — die Gelegenheit nutzen/ergreifen, etw zu tun

as soon as I get the opportunity — sobald sich die Gelegenheit ergibt

opportunity makes the thief (Prov) — Gelegenheit macht Diebe (Prov)

2) (= chance to better oneself) Chance f, Möglichkeit f

opportunities for promotion — Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten or -chancen pl

equality of opportunity — Chancengleichheit f

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opportunity [ˌɒpəˈtjuːnətı; US ˌɑpərˈtjuː-; -ˈtuː-] s (günstige) Gelegenheit, Möglichkeit f (beide:
of doing, to do zu tun;
for sth für oder zu etwas):
afford (oder give) sb an opportunity jemandem (die) Gelegenheit bieten oder geben;
miss (oder lose) the opportunity die Gelegenheit verpassen;
seize (oder take) an opportunity eine Gelegenheit ergreifen oder nutzen;
seize the opportunity die Gelegenheit beim Schopf ergreifen;
take sth as an opportunity to do sth etwas zum Anlass nehmen, etwas zu tun;
at the first (oder earliest) opportunity bei der erstbesten Gelegenheit;
at your earliest opportunity so bald wie möglich;
at every opportunity bei jeder Gelegenheit;
opportunity makes the thief (Sprichwort) Gelegenheit macht Diebe; academic.ru/24759/equal">equal A 1, equality 1
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noun
Gelegenheit, die

have plenty of/little opportunity for doing or to do something — reichlich/wenig Gelegenheit haben, etwas zu tun

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n.
Gelegenheit f.
Wichtigkeit f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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