No. 5,335 in French

azard

"Azard" is not a word in contemporary French; it may be a typo for "hasard," which means "chance" or "luck."

In a sentence

Le hasard joue un rôle dans de nombreuses découvertes scientifiques.
Chance plays a role in many scientific discoveries.
In this sentence, 'hasard' refers to 'chance' or 'random occurrence' impacting events or outcomes.
J'ai trouvé ce livre par pur hasard.
I found this book by pure chance.
Here, 'hasard' is used to express an accidental or unexpected event.
Il ne faut pas laisser les décisions importantes au hasard.
Important decisions should not be left to chance.
This example uses 'hasard' to imply 'leaving events to randomness' or 'without careful intention'.

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