| Afrikaans | Engels |
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| kans | ⇆ adventure; ⇆ chance; ⇆ fortune; ⇆ odds; ⇆ opening; ⇆ opportunity; ⇆ prospect; ⇆ scope; ⇆ turn |
| die kanse is daarteen | ⇆ the chances are against it |
| die kans verkyk | ⇆ miss the bus |
| die kans waarneem | ⇆ take time by the forelock |
| hoe staan sy kanse op …? | ⇆ what are his chances of …? |
| jou kans neem | ⇆ take one’s chance |
| ’n goeie kans hê | ⇆ stand a good chance |
| nie die minste kans nie | ⇆ not a dog’s chance |
| ’n kans hê om | ⇆ run a chance of |
| sy kans waag | ⇆ have a flutter |
| gebeurlikheidskans | ⇆ contingent probability |
| kansperd | ⇆ favourite |
| kansspel | ⇆ game of chance; ⇆ hazard |
| kansvatter | ⇆ opportunist |
| kansweddenskap | ⇆ odds |
| lewenskans | ⇆ expectation of life |
| oorlogskans | ⇆ fortune of war |
| sêkans | ⇆ opportunity of saying something |