No. 2,081 in Spanish
azar
Chance, fate, or randomness.
In a sentence
El resultado del juego depende del azar.
The outcome of the game depends on chance.
In this sentence, 'azar' refers to randomness or luck as a governing principle.
Por azar encontré el libro que buscaba en la biblioteca.
By chance, I found the book I was looking for in the library.
Here, 'azar' is used to describe a fortuitous event where something happens unpredictably.
No dejemos al azar los detalles importantes de la presentación.
Let us not leave the important details of the presentation to chance.
In this usage, 'azar' represents the idea of leaving outcomes to randomness, implying the need for control and planning.
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