against all odds

English

(idiomatic) Despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability.
Against all odds, the inexperienced new player won the tournament.

despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability

Bulgarian: въпреки всичко (vǎpreki vsičko)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 不顧一切地, 不顾一切地 (búgù yīqiē de), 不計成敗地, 不计成败地 (bùjì chéng bài de)
Danish: imod alle odds
Finnish: vastoin kaikkea todennäköisyyttä (lit. contrary to all probability)
French: contre tout pronostic, contre toute attente (fr), défendre le dernier carré (fr), contre vents et marées (fr)
German: entgegen aller Erwartungen, wider Erwarten (de)
Greek: παρά τις αντιξοότητες (pará tis antixoótites), παρ' όλες τις αντιξοότητες (par' óles tis antixoótites), κόντρα σε όλα τα προγνωστικά (kóntra se óla ta prognostiká)

Italian: contro ogni previsione
Korean: 역경을 딛고 (yeokgyeongeul ditgo)
Latin: contra totum prognosticum
Norwegian: mot alle odds
Portuguese: contra todas as expectativas
Russian: вопреки́ всему́ (voprekí vsemú), несмотря́ ни на что́ (ru) (nesmotrjá ni na štó)
Spanish: contra todo pronóstico, contra viento y marea
Swedish: mot alla odds

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