hasard

French

Etymology

Old French hasart, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر‎ (az-zahr, “the dice”). Compare Italian zara.

Pronunciation

^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /a.zaʁ/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)

Noun

hasard m (plural hasards)

(usually in the singular) (random) chance
Synonym: raccroc
a coincidence
hazard
(golf) hazard

Derived terms

Derived terms

à tout hasard
au hasard
de hasard
hasarder
hasardeur

jeu de hasard
laisser au hasard
par hasard
quel hasard

Further reading

“hasard” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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