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luck  (lk)

n.

1. The chance happening of fortunate or adverse events; fortune: They met one day out of pure luck.

2. Good fortune or prosperity; success: We wish you luck.

3. One's personal fate or lot: It was just my luck to win a trip I couldn't take.

intr.v. lucked, luck·ing, lucks Informal

To gain success or something desirable by chance: lucked into a good apartment; lucked out in finding that rare book.

Idioms:

as luck would have it

As it turned out; as it happened: As luck would have it, it rained the day of the picnic.

in luck

Enjoying success; fortunate.

out of luck

Lacking good fortune.

press/push (one's) luck

To risk one's good fortune, often by acting overconfidently.

try (one's) luck

To attempt something without knowing if one will be successful.

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[Middle English lucke, from Middle Dutch luc, short for gheluc.]

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luck

Noun

1. events that are subject to chance; fortune, good or bad

2. success or good fortune

3. down on one's luck lacking good fortune to the extent of suffering hardship

4. no such luck Informal unfortunately not

5. try one's luck to attempt something that is uncertain [Middle Dutch luc]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	luck - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, portion condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition" good fortune, good luck, luckiness - an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes providence - a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes failure - lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"
	2.	luck - an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance" fortune, hazard, chance phenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning mischance, mishap, bad luck - an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all" even chance, toss-up, tossup - an unpredictable phenomenon; "it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose"
	3.	luck - an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand" fortune phenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning fluke, good fortune, good luck - a stroke of luck

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luck

noun 1. good fortune, success, advantage, prosperity, break (informal) stroke of luck, blessing, windfall, good luck, fluke, godsend, serendipity

noun 2. fortune, lot, stars, chance, accident, fate, hazard, destiny, hap (archaic) twist of fate, fortuity

Translations

luck [lʌk] n → suerte f;

good/bad luck → buena/mala suerte;

good luck! → ¡(que tengas) suerte!;

to be in luck → estar de suerte;

to be out of luck → tener mala suerte

luck [lʌk] n → chance f;

bad luck → malchance f, malheur m;

to be in luck → avoir de la chance;

to be out of luck → ne pas avoir de chance;

good luck! → bonne chance!;

bad or hard or tough luck! → pas de chance!

luck [lʌk] n (esp good luck) → Glück nt;

bad luck → Unglück nt;

good luck! → viel Glück!;

bad or hard or tough luck! → so ein Pech!;

hard or tough luck! (showing no sympathy) → Pech gehabt!;

to be in luck → Glück haben;

to be out of luck → kein Glück haben

luck [lʌk] n → fortuna, sorte f;

bad luck → sfortuna, mala sorte;

good luck → (buona) fortuna;

to be in luck → essere fortunato/a;

to be out of luck → essere sfortunato/a

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luck

n luck [lak]

1 the state of happening by chance Whether you win or not is just luck – there's no skill involved.gelukصُدْفَه، حَظкъсметnáhodaheldder Zufallτύχηsuertejuhusبخت؛ اقبالsattumachance, hasardמַזָלभाग्यsrećavéletlen, szerencsekebetulanheppnifortuna, caso運운atsitiktinumas, laimės dalykasveiksme; laimenasibtoevalskjebnetraf, szczęściesortenoroc, şansăслучайnáhodanaklučjesrećaturโชคชะตาşans, talih運氣удачаاتفاقا ہوناsự may mắn运气

2 something good which happens by chance She has all the luck!gelukحَظщастиеštěstí, šancehelddas Glückκαλή τύχηsuerteõnnشانس؛ بختonnichanceמַזָלसौभाग्यsrećaszerencsekemujuranheppnifortuna幸運행운laimė, sėkmėlaimīgs gadījumsnasib baikgelukhell (og lykke), flaksszczęście, powodzeniesortenorocудачаšťastiesrečasrećaturโชคดีiyi şans好運щастя; удачаاچھی قسمتvận đỏ好运

adj ˈluckless

unfortunate luckless children.ongelukkigسَيِّئ الحَظнещастенnešťastnýuheldigunglücklichάτυχοςdesafortunadoõnnetuبدبختkovaonninenmalchanceuxחֲסַר מַזָלअभागाnesretanpechesmalangóheppinnsfortunato不運な불운한nelaimingas, nesėkmingasnelaimīgs; neveiksmīgstidak bernasib baikonfortuinlijkuheldig, forfulgt av uhellnieszczęsny, nieszczęśliwyinfeliznenorocos, fără norocнесчастливыйnešťastnýnesrečen, ki nima srečenesrećanolycklig, otursförföljdโชคร้ายtalihsiz, şanssız不幸的нещасливий, безталаннийبدقسمتkhông may mắn不幸的

adj ˈlucky

1 having good luck He was very lucky to escape alive.gelukkigمَحْظوظщастливšťastnýheldigGlück habenτυχερόςafortunadoõnnelikخوش شانسonnekasqui a de la chanceבַּר מַזָלभाग्यवानsretanszerencsésmujurheppinnfortunato幸運な운이 좋은laimingas, turintis laimėslaimīgs; veiksmīgsbernasib baikfortuinlijkheldigmający szczęściesortudonorocosудачливыйšťastnýimeti srečosrećansom har turโชคดีşanslı, talihli幸運的щасливий; вдалийخوش قسمتcó tính may mắn幸运的

2 bringing good luck a lucky number; a lucky charm.gelukkigeجالِب الحَظ، رَقَم الحَظщастливšťastnýlykke-; lykkebringendeglückbringendτυχερός, γουρλίδικοςde la suerteõnnelikخوش یمنonnea tuovaqui porte chanceמֵבִיא מַזָלमंगलकारीsrećonošanszerencséskemujurangæfu-, heilla-fortunato, (che porta fortuna)幸運をもたらす행운을 가져오는laimingas, laimę nešantislaimi nesošsbertuahgelukbrengendlykke-, lykkebringendeszczęśliwyde sortecare poartă norocприносящий удачуšťastnýsrečensrećansom för tur med sig, lycko-นำโชคşans getiren, uğurlu吉利的щасливийمبارک، اچھاmang tới vận may吉利

adv ˈluckily

gelukkigلِحُسْن الحَظза щастиеšťastněheldigvisglücklicherweiseευτυχώςafortunadamenteõnneksخوشبختانهonneksiheureusementלְמַרבֵּה הַמַזָלभाग्य सेsretnoszerencsére, szerencsésenuntunglahtil allrar hamingju, sem betur ferfortunatamente, per fortuna幸運にも운이 좋게laimeipar laimi; laimīgā kārtānasib baikgelukkigheldigvis, til alt hellna szczęściecom sortedin fericireк счастьюšťastnena srečosrećomlyckligtvisโชคดีşans eseri, Allahtan幸運地на щастя, щасливоخوش قسمتی سےmay mắn thay幸运地

n ˈluckiness

gelukحُسْن الحَظкъсметštěstíhelddas Glückτύχηsuerteõnnخوشبختیonnekkuuschanceמַזָלसौभाग्यशालीsrećaszerencsés volta vminekkemujuranheppnifortuna運のよさ운이 좋음laimė, sėkmėveiksme; veiksmīgumsnasib baikhet boffenhellszczęściesortenorocвезеньеšťastiesrečasrećatursamhetความโชคดีşanslılık, talihlilik幸運щастя, везінняخوش قسمتیsự may mắn幸运

lucky dip

a form of amusement at a fair etc in which prizes are drawn from a container without the taker seeing what he is getting. grabbelsak, verrassingsakغُرْفَة حَظтеглене на късметtombolafiskedamder Glücksbeutelείδος λοταρίαςcaja de sorpresasõnneõngitsemineکیسه شانسongintapêche miraculeuseשָׂקִית הַפתָעוֹתlonac iz kojeg se izvlače dobici na lutrijiszerencsés fogás/találatpermainan pancinganlukkudrátturpesca福引き箱laimės šulinyslaimes aka (loterijā)cabutan bertuahgrabbeltonfiskedam på tivoliłowienie wędką fantówtirar à sorteрод лотереи, где выигрышный билет вытягивают, не глядяtombolasrečelovvrsta zabave na vašarufiskdammจับสลากtorbadan çekilen piyango摸彩“мішок з призами”ٹب کے اندر کاغذ یا بھوسے میں چھپی ہوئی اشیا کو ٹٹول کر تلاش کرنے کا تفریحی مشغلہtrò chơi may rủi摸彩袋

bad luck!

an expression of sympathy for someone who has failed or been unlucky. teenspoed, ongelukkig weesحَظ سَيِّئлош късметsmůladu har været uheldigPech!κρίμα!¡otra vez será!kahju!چه بدشانسیkuinka ikävääpas de chance!חוֹסֵר מַזָלदुर्भाग्यna nesreću(micsoda) balszerencse!, pech!sial!því miður! óheppni!(che sfortuna!)お気の毒행운을 빕니다!et, nepasisekė!ak tu nelaime!nasib tak baikpech!uflaks!; så uheldig!A to pech!azar!ce ghi­nion!не повезло!smolasmola!loša srećaotur!คำพูดแสดงความเห็นใจว่าโชคร้ายYazık!, Vah vah!倒霉от невдача!بدقسمتیvận xui倒霉

good luck!

an expression of encouragement made to someone who is about to take part in a competition, sit an exam etc She wished him good luck.'n geluk, gelukslagحَظٌّ سَعيدуспехzlom(te) vaz!held og lykkeviel Glückκαλή επιτυχία!, καλή τύχη!¡buena suerte!õnne!چه خوش شانسیonneabonne chance!בְּהַצלָחָהsretno!sok szerencsét!semoga berhasil!gangi þér vel! velgengni(buona fortuna!)がんばって행운을 빕니다!sėkmės! laimingai!lai tev veicas! vēlēt veiksmiselamat berjayasucces!lykke til!Powodzenia!boa sortenoroc!, baftă!желаю успеха!; счастливо!veľa šťastiasrečno!srećnolycka till!คำพูดอวยพรให้โชคดีİyi şanslar; Şansın açık olsun.祝你順利щасливо!خوش قسمتیchúc may mắn祝你顺利

worse luck!

most unfortunately! He's allowing me to go, but he's coming too, worse luck!ongelukkigيا لَسوء الحَظ!за най-лош късметbohuželdesværreunglücklicherweiseδυστυχώς!¡desgraciadamente!kahju!بدبختانهpaha juttutant pis!אֵיזֶה דֶפֶק!दुर्भाग्य सेna nesreću!sajnos!, sebaj!, annyi baj legyen!sial sekali!því miður!purtroppo, sfortunatamenteあいにく공교롭게도dar blogiaukā par nelaimimalang sungguh!helaasdessverre!co gorzejinfelizmentedin păcate!к сожалению!, увы!bohužiaľna žalost!nažalosttyvärr!โชคร้ายMaalesef; Ne yazık ki!更不幸地на жаль!سوء اتفاق سے، بدقسمتی سےxui hết cỡ更不幸地