"chance" meaning in Spanish

See chance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃanθe/, [ˈt͡ʃãn̟.θe], /ˈt͡ʃanse/, [ˈt͡ʃãn.se], /ˈt͡ʃans/, [ˈt͡ʃãns], /ˈʃans/, [ˈʃãns]
Rhymes: -anθe (Equatorial Guinea, Spain), -anse (Latin America, Philippines), -ans, -ans Etymology: Borrowed from French chance or from English chance. Doublet of cadencia. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|fr|chance}} Borrowed from French chance, {{bor|es|en|chance}} English chance, {{doublet|es|cadencia}} Doublet of cadencia Head templates: {{head|es|conjunction}} chance
  1. (Mexico) maybe, perchance, perhaps or possibly Tags: Mexico Synonyms: a lo mejor, quizá, quizás, tal vez
    Sense id: en-chance-es-conj-81gmCClf Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 92 4 4

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃanθe/, [ˈt͡ʃãn̟.θe], /ˈt͡ʃanse/, [ˈt͡ʃãn.se], /ˈt͡ʃans/, [ˈt͡ʃãns], /ˈʃans/, [ˈʃãns] Forms: chance [canonical, masculine], f same meaning [canonical], chances [plural]
Rhymes: -anθe (Equatorial Guinea, Spain), -anse (Latin America, Philippines), -ans, -ans Etymology: Borrowed from French chance or from English chance. Doublet of cadencia. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|fr|chance}} Borrowed from French chance, {{bor|es|en|chance}} English chance, {{doublet|es|cadencia}} Doublet of cadencia Head templates: {{es-noun|mfequiv}} chance m or f same meaning (plural chances)
  1. (Latin America) chance Tags: Latin-America
    Sense id: en-chance-es-noun-bLCf5yo0 Categories (other): Latin American Spanish
  2. (colloquial, Guatemala, El Salvador) a job; a position; a post of employment Tags: El-Salvador, Guatemala, colloquial
    Sense id: en-chance-es-noun-vR7yPx4r Categories (other): Guatemalan Spanish, Salvadoran Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dar chance

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Juan dice que hay un chance en su empresa.",
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