"second chance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: second chances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} second chance (plural second chances)
  1. An opportunity to redeem oneself after a previous error or failure. Translations (opportunity to redeem oneself): tweede kans [feminine] (Dutch), toinen mahdollisuus (Finnish), deuxième chance [feminine] (French), seconde chance [feminine] (French), zweite Chance [feminine] (German), druga szansa [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-second_chance-en-noun-K~WRCWBY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with collocations

Inflected forms

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