Etymology

Literally, “to give opportunity (to someone)”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdaɾ ˈt͡ʃanθe/ [ˌd̪aɾ ˈt͡ʃãn̟.θe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)Category:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#DAR%20CHANCE
• IPA^(key): /ˌdaɾ ˈt͡ʃanse/ [ˌd̪aɾ ˈt͡ʃãn.se] (Latin America, Philippines)Category:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#DAR%20CHANCE

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• Syllabification: dar chan‧ce

Verb

dar chance (first-person singular present doy chance, first-person singular preterite di chance, past participle dado chance)Category:Spanish lemmas#DAR%20CHANCECategory:Spanish verbs#DAR%20CHANCECategory:Spanish multiword terms#DAR%20CHANCECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#DAR%20CHANCECategory:Pages with entries#DAR%20CHANCECategory:Pages with 1 entry#DAR%20CHANCE

1. (colloquialCategory:Spanish colloquialisms#DAR%20CHANCE, idiomaticCategory:Spanish idioms#DAR%20CHANCE, USCategory:United States Spanish#DAR%20CHANCE, MexicoCategory:Mexican Spanish#DAR%20CHANCE, HondurasCategory:Honduran Spanish#DAR%20CHANCE, El SalvadorCategory:Salvadoran Spanish#DAR%20CHANCE, Costa RicaCategory:Costa Rican Spanish#DAR%20CHANCE, CubaCategory:Cuban Spanish#DAR%20CHANCE, Dominican RepublicCategory:Dominican Spanish#DAR%20CHANCE) to allow someone to do something; to grant the chance [with dative]

   La maestra me dio chance de entregar la tarea tarde.

   The teacher allowed me to submit the homework late.

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2. (colloquialCategory:Spanish colloquialisms#DAR%20CHANCE, idiomaticCategory:Spanish idioms#DAR%20CHANCE, HondurasCategory:Honduran Spanish#DAR%20CHANCE, El SalvadorCategory:Salvadoran Spanish#DAR%20CHANCE, Costa RicaCategory:Costa Rican Spanish#DAR%20CHANCE, CubaCategory:Cuban Spanish#DAR%20CHANCE, EcuadorCategory:Ecuadorian Spanish#DAR%20CHANCE) to [with dative] to make space for someone; to grant someone space [with dative]

Further reading

• “dar chance”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010