(a) favourable occasion

(a) favourable occasion
a favourable (suitable) occasion благоприятный (подходящий/удобный) случай

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  • occasion — oc|ca|sion1 W2S1 [əˈkeıʒən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(special event)¦ 3¦(cause/reason)¦ 4 if (the) occasion arises 5 on occasion 6 on the occasion of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin occasio, from occidere to fall down …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • occasion — 1 noun 1 TIME a) (C) a time when something happens: on an occasion: She had met Zahid on an earlier occasion. | I ve seen Jana with them on several occasions. b) (singular) a suitable or favourable time (+ for): We used the meeting as an occasion …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • occasion — /əˈkeɪʒən / (say uh kayzhuhn) noun 1. a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: on several occasions. 2. a special or important time, event, ceremony, function, etc. 3. a convenient or favourable juncture or …  

  • occasion — [14] Like English befall, occasion depends on a metaphorical connection between ‘falling’ and ‘happening’. Its ultimate source is the Latin verb occidere ‘go down’, a compound formed from the prefix ob ‘down’ and cadere ‘fall’ (source of English… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • occasion — [14] Like English befall, occasion depends on a metaphorical connection between ‘falling’ and ‘happening’. Its ultimate source is the Latin verb occidere ‘go down’, a compound formed from the prefix ob ‘down’ and cadere ‘fall’ (source of English… …   Word origins

  • opportunity — n. (pl. ies) 1 a good chance; a favourable occasion. 2 a chance or opening offered by circumstances. 3 good fortune. Phrases and idioms: opportunity knocks an opportunity occurs. Etymology: ME f. OF opportuniteacute f. L opportunitas tatis (as… …   Useful english dictionary

  • France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

  • ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction       the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …   Universalium

  • United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

  • literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

  • Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …   Universalium


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