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¿Cómo se dice en español? Took a chance.

¿Cómo se dice en español? Took a chance.

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The sentence in English is: She took a chance and asked him if he was busy that night.

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updated Nov 7, 2013
posted by theMax

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To take a chance has the connotation of risk, so I would use arriesgarse or tomar el riesgo in this context.

Aprovechar de la opportunidad is closer to taking advantage of the opportunity.

updated Nov 7, 2013
edited by 005faa61
posted by 005faa61
Gracias por explicar la diferencia. - latte_art, Nov 7, 2013
so... how about: Ella se arriesgó y le preguntó si él estaba ocupado aquella noche. - theMax, Nov 7, 2013
This is OK - 005faa61, Nov 7, 2013
Gracias por la ayuda. - theMax, Nov 7, 2013
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I would say:

Aprovechó la oportunidad y le preguntó si estaba ocupado aquella noche.

updated Nov 7, 2013
posted by latte_art
Gracias por la ayuda. - theMax, Nov 7, 2013