Adjective
chancenlos
Pronunciation: /ˈʃãːsn̩loːs/
without a chance, hopeless
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Meanings
Adjective
- without a chance, hopeless
Example sentence
Gegen den Favoriten war die Mannschaft chancenlos.
Against the favourite the team stood no chance.
Word forms
chancenlos
Usage
- gegen jemanden chancenlos sein — Have no chance against someone; gegen takes accusative.
- chancenlos / aussichtsreich — Without a realistic chance versus promising.
Ohne die fehlenden Unterlagen blieb der Antrag chancenlos.
Without the missing documents, the application had no chance of success.