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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChance-Meeting
/tʃæns ˈmiːtɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An unexpected or accidental encounter with someone.
"I had a chance-meeting with an old friend at the café yesterday." - 2
A meeting that occurs without prior arrangement or planning.
"Their chance-meeting led to a wonderful collaboration on the project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'chance-meeting' combines 'chance', derived from the Latin 'cadentia', meaning 'falling', and 'meeting', which comes from the Old English 'gemeting', meaning 'a coming together'. The phrase evolved to describe an unexpected encounter, reflecting the serendipitous nature of such events.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chance-Meeting" is said worldwide
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rencontre fortuite
Transliteration: ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ fɔʁ.tyt
"J'ai eu une rencontre fortuite avec un ancien collègue."
Zufallsbegegnung
Transliteration: tsuːˈfalsbəˌɡeːɡnʊŋ
"Ich hatte eine Zufallsbegegnung mit einem alten Freund."
incontro casuale
Transliteration: inˈkɔntro kaˈzuale
"Ho avuto un incontro casuale con un vecchio amico."
encuentro fortuito
Transliteration: enˈkwentɾo foɾˈtuito
"Tuve un encuentro fortuito con un viejo amigo."
encontro casual
Transliteration: ẽˈkõtɾu kaˈzuwaw
"Tive um encontro casual com um velho amigo."
संयोगिक मुलाकात
Transliteration: saṃyogik mulākāt
"मुझे एक पुराने दोस्त से संयोगिक मुलाकात हुई।"
偶然相遇
Transliteration: ǒurán xiāngyù
"我昨天和一个老朋友偶然相遇。"
우연한 만남
Transliteration: uyeonhan mannam
"어제 오래된 친구와 우연한 만남이 있었습니다."
偶然の出会い
Transliteration: gūzen no deai
"昨日、古い友達と偶然の出会いがありました。"
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