Swedish adjective

chanslös

not standing a chance

Meaning

not standing a chance

Forms

Forms of chanslös
Basic form	chanslös	with en-words
Neuter	chanslöst	with ett-words
Plural and definite	chanslösa	plural nouns, and after den / det / de

Practise chanslös

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What does chanslös mean?

chanslös in a sentence

Du är chanslös mot honom
You don't stand a chance against him

Questions

What does chanslös mean in English?

chanslös means “not standing a chance”.

Origin

chans (“chance”) + -lös (“-less”)

Nearby common words

chanslös is number 7,633 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

7,628barbar barbarian (an uncivilized person)
7,629madonna Madonna
7,630nylle mug, face
7,631spaning spying, scouting, prediction, forecast
7,634bagagelucka synonym of baklucka
7,635rubba move, disturb
7,636nappa bite
7,637avföring excrement, feces (US)

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary