Thread: given the opportunity

Originally Posted by Crocodile

I think you've got a good point. The thing is I would never say in Russian something like "предоставили возможность" for either of the two cases above, as it sounds too bogus.. I might be wrong though.

I'd say that with an easy heart but only if somebody did in fact deprive them of an opportunity to do something they wanted. I'd most likely refrain from using the passive voice though.

However, if they were just looking for an opportunity to do something, but they never found one, I'd say this:

Ему не представилась возможность подать документы на получение паспорта. No one took away his opportunity to do so, he just never got one.