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Chancentod
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German
Etymology
A bahuvrihi from de Chance chance, opportunity Tod death.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃãːsənˌtoːt/
For variants see de Chance.
de De-Chancentod.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s
de sport informal a player who habitually misses good chances to score; a bad finisher
de Warum hat er auch diesen Chancentod wieder da vorne reingestellt! Why did he have to put that terrible finisher back into the forward line!
Declension
m,(e)s
See also
de Fliegenfänger
de exocentric compounds