Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 24, 2002 23:50
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French term
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Puissance 5
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Puissance 5 -- Does anyone have a translation for this in a colloquial sense -- it may mean "to the power of 5" and there is a game "Puissance 5" --- the context I am looking at, however, is a person's effort trying to get something done (against odds). It's a figurative sense so most dictionary definitions probably won't work.
Thanks very much for your help!
Harold
Thanks very much for your help!
Harold
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against all odds
A little more context would be helpful, but from what you are saying, "against all odds" might work.
Bonne chance!
Bonne chance!
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go into overdrive
just a suggestion from your general context
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one chance in a 100,000 / incredible odds
If it can truly mean to the power of 5 -- namely, to the fifth power; then it probably indicates a very obscure change of winning.
One chance in a 100,000, or more simply 'incredible odds'
One chance in a 100,000, or more simply 'incredible odds'
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trying one's damnedest
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