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Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-09-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Idiomatic Expressions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- against all odds
1, record 1, English, against%20all%20odds
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- against the odds 2, record 1, English, against%20the%20odds
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- against all the odds 2, record 1, English, against%20all%20the%20odds
correct
- against all expectations 3, record 1, English, against%20all%20expectations
correct
- contrary to all expectations 4, record 1, English, contrary%20to%20all%20expectations
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability. 4, record 1, English, - against%20all%20odds
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If you do or achieve something against (all) the odds/against all odds, you do or achieve it although there were a lot of problems and you were not likely to succeed ... 2, record 1, English, - against%20all%20odds
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Expressions idiomatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contre toute attente
1, record 1, French, contre%20toute%20attente
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Malgré ce à quoi on s'attendait. 1, record 1, French, - contre%20toute%20attente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Contre toute attente, ce film a remporté un grand succès. 1, record 1, French, - contre%20toute%20attente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Expresiones idiomáticas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contra todo pronóstico
1, record 1, Spanish, contra%20todo%20pron%C3%B3stico
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contra todo pronóstico : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la construcción adecuada para referirse a que ha sucedido algo que era improbable es "contra todo pronóstico", "no contra pronóstico". [...] Según indica la Gramática de la lengua española, "contra todo pronóstico" es una locución que sigue el esquema "preposición + todo + sustantivo", al igual que otras como "a toda vela" o "de toda índole". No es adecuado, por tanto, omitir la palabra todo en esta expresión. 1, record 1, Spanish, - contra%20todo%20pron%C3%B3stico
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