tilfeldighet

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. noe som skjer tilfeldig (1)by chance;
   umotivert sammentreff;
   slumpetreffa fluke something that happens by chancetilfeldig (1);
   an unmotivated coincidence;
   a flukeslumpetreff
   • jeg møtte henne ved en tilfeldighet I met her by chance
   • det skyldes en tilfeldighet it is down to a coincidence
2. det at noe skjer tilfeldig the fact that something happens by chance
   • kun tilfeldigheter gjorde at ingen ble skadd it was pure chance that nobody was hurt