chance of reconciliation
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4.8
- noun
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posibilidad de reconciliación
- I have no idea if I'll ever get back with her, and at the moment I know it's not right, but in the future I like to think we've got a chance of reconciliation.
Examples
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I resisted the temptation to ask her if there was any chance of reconciliation in the future, because a) it would not be helpful and b) deep down.
Blog text (30) -
Re: How do you let go when you know there is no chance of reconciliation?
Blog text (4) -
Any chance of reconciliation?
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After their long argument, both agreed that there was still a chance of reconciliation if they communicated openly.
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Despite their differences, she held on to the hope that there was a chance of reconciliation between them.
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The counselor explained that there is a chance of reconciliation in relationships if both parties are willing to compromise.
Antonyms
How Likely
- Literature
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3.4
473
3.6
1
4.8
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7.0
37
5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
chance + of + reconciliation
The phrase 'chance of reconciliation' is directly compositional: 'chance' (likelihood) + 'of' (relating) + 'reconciliation' (restoring harmony) yields the meaning 'likelihood that reconciliation will occur'. The 'chance of + noun' pattern is a common, cross-linguistic construction, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should readily understand it.
Etymology
Chance of reconciliation gives the image of two people on opposite sides of a broken bridge, where the chance is whether the bridge can be fixed and the reconciliation is them meeting and becoming friends again. So, it means the 'possibility that a relationship can be restored'.