luck (l k)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 Idioms: To gain success or something desirable by chance: lucked into a good apartment; lucked out in finding that rare book. 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. [Middle English lucke, from Middle Dutch luc, short for gheluc.] |
luck [lʌk]
n
1. events that are beyond control and seem subject to chance; fortune
2. success or good fortune
3. something considered to bring good luck
down on one's luck having little or no good luck to the point of suffering hardships
no such luck Informal unfortunately not
try one's luck to attempt something that is uncertain See also luck out
[from Middle Dutch luc; related to Middle High German gelücke, late Old Norse lukka, lykka]
luck
- hapless, happiness - Hapless means one is lacking hap, "good fortune, luck"; the words happy and happiness also have the root "hap."
- happen - Fairly new to English, from hap, "chance, luck," which was borrowed from Old Norse happ.
- fortune - Latin fors, "chance," formed fortuna, "that which fate brings along," hence fortune, "luck" or "good luck."
- potluck - Comes from the practice of throwing leftovers in a pot—with luck determining how good the stew would taste.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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"condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition" 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"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" phenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning |
luck
noun
1. good fortune, success, advantage, prosperity, break (informal), stroke of luck, blessing, windfall, good luck, fluke, godsend, serendipity I knew I needed a bit of luck to win.
2. fortune, lot, stars, chance, accident, fate, hazard, destiny, hap (archaic), twist of fate, fortuity The goal owed more to luck than good planning.
in luck fortunate, successful, favoured, prosperous, rosy, well-off, on a roll, sitting pretty (informal), jammy (Brit. slang) You're in luck; the doctor's still in.
out of luck unfortunate, cursed, unlucky, unsuccessful, luckless If you want money, you're out of luck.
Quotations
"The more I practise the luckier I get" [Gary Player]
"The more I practise the luckier I get" [Gary Player]
Proverbs
"You win some, you lose some"
"You win some, you lose some"
Translations
luck [lʌk] N → suerte f
some people have all the luck → los hay con suerte, algunos parece que nacen de pie
I couldn't believe my luck → no me podía creer la suerte que tenía
good/bad luck → buena/mala suerte f
good luck! → ¡(buena)suerte!
bad or hard or tough luck! → ¡(qué)mala suerte!, ¡qué pena!
to bring (sb) (good) luck/bad luck → traer buena/mala suerte(a algn)
to have the (good) luck/bad luck to do sth → tener la(buena)suerte/mala suerte de hacer algo
it's good/bad luck to see a black cat → cruzarse con un gato negro trae buena/mala suerte
any luck? → ¿hubo suerte?
beginner's luck → suerte f del principiante
best of luck! → ¡muchísima suerte!, ¡que tengas suerte!
and the best of luck! (iro) → ¡Dios te la depare buena!(iro)
better luck next time! → ¡a la tercera va la vencida!
that was a bit of luck! → ¡eso fue un golpe de suerte!
for luck: to keep sth for luck → guardar algo por si trae suerte
once more for luck! → ¡una vez más por si trae suerte!
I think this is going to be a great photo, I'll take one more for luck → creo que éste va a ser una foto bonita, tomaré una más por si acaso
as luck would have it → quiso la suerte que ...
his luck held and no one detected him → siguió con su racha de buena suerte y nadie lo descubrió
here's luck! (in toast) → ¡salud!
to be in luck → estar de or con suerte
it would be just my luck to meet the boss → mira que toparme con el jefe ... ¡sólo me pasan a mí estas cosas!
knowing my luck → con la suerte que tengo
no such luck! → ¡ojalá!
if it's money you want you're out of luck → si lo que quieres es dinero, me temo que no estás de suerte
to push one's luck → tentar a la suerte
to have luck on one's side → tener la suerte de su parte
luck was on their side → la suerte estaba de su parte
that was a stroke of luck! → ¡eso fue un golpe de suerte!
to trust to luck → hacer las cosas a la buena de Dios
wish me luck! → ¡deséame suerte!
I wish them all the luck in the world → les deseo toda la suerte del mundo
with (any) luck → con(un poco de)suerte
worse luck → desgraciadamente
to have the luck of the devil; have the devil's own luck → tener la suerte de los tontos
it's the luck of the draw → es cuestión de suerte
to be down on one's luck → estar de mala racha
see also try B5
some people have all the luck → los hay con suerte, algunos parece que nacen de pie
I couldn't believe my luck → no me podía creer la suerte que tenía
good/bad luck → buena/mala suerte f
good luck! → ¡(buena)suerte!
bad or hard or tough luck! → ¡(qué)mala suerte!, ¡qué pena!
to bring (sb) (good) luck/bad luck → traer buena/mala suerte(a algn)
to have the (good) luck/bad luck to do sth → tener la(buena)suerte/mala suerte de hacer algo
it's good/bad luck to see a black cat → cruzarse con un gato negro trae buena/mala suerte
any luck? → ¿hubo suerte?
beginner's luck → suerte f del principiante
best of luck! → ¡muchísima suerte!, ¡que tengas suerte!
and the best of luck! (iro) → ¡Dios te la depare buena!(iro)
better luck next time! → ¡a la tercera va la vencida!
that was a bit of luck! → ¡eso fue un golpe de suerte!
for luck: to keep sth for luck → guardar algo por si trae suerte
once more for luck! → ¡una vez más por si trae suerte!
I think this is going to be a great photo, I'll take one more for luck → creo que éste va a ser una foto bonita, tomaré una más por si acaso
as luck would have it → quiso la suerte que ...
his luck held and no one detected him → siguió con su racha de buena suerte y nadie lo descubrió
here's luck! (in toast) → ¡salud!
to be in luck → estar de or con suerte
it would be just my luck to meet the boss → mira que toparme con el jefe ... ¡sólo me pasan a mí estas cosas!
knowing my luck → con la suerte que tengo
no such luck! → ¡ojalá!
if it's money you want you're out of luck → si lo que quieres es dinero, me temo que no estás de suerte
to push one's luck → tentar a la suerte
to have luck on one's side → tener la suerte de su parte
luck was on their side → la suerte estaba de su parte
that was a stroke of luck! → ¡eso fue un golpe de suerte!
to trust to luck → hacer las cosas a la buena de Dios
wish me luck! → ¡deséame suerte!
I wish them all the luck in the world → les deseo toda la suerte del mundo
with (any) luck → con(un poco de)suerte
worse luck → desgraciadamente
to have the luck of the devil; have the devil's own luck → tener la suerte de los tontos
it's the luck of the draw → es cuestión de suerte
to be down on one's luck → estar de mala racha
see also try B5
luck out VI + ADV (US) → tener un golpe de suerte
luck [ˈlʌk] n
(= good fortune) → chance f
She hasn't had much luck → Elle n'a pas eu beaucoup de chance.
I couldn't believe my luck → Je n'en revenais pas d'avoir autant de chance.
to be in luck → avoir de la chance
to be out of luck → ne pas avoir de chance
to have no luck doing sth → ne pas réussir à faire qch
to bring luck (= be lucky) → porter bonheur
to bring sb luck → porter bonheur à qn
with any luck → avec un peu de chance
to have luck on one's side
He had luck on his side → La chance lui a souri.
Chelsea had luck on their side when a Dyer goal was ruled out for offside → La chance a souri à Chelsea lorsqu'un but de Dyer a été jugé hors jeu.
no such luck → ç'aurait été trop beau
good luck → chance f
to bring good luck → porter bonheur
good luck! → bonne chance!
best of luck! → bonne chance!
She hasn't had much luck → Elle n'a pas eu beaucoup de chance.
I couldn't believe my luck → Je n'en revenais pas d'avoir autant de chance.
to be in luck → avoir de la chance
to be out of luck → ne pas avoir de chance
to have no luck doing sth → ne pas réussir à faire qch
to bring luck (= be lucky) → porter bonheur
to bring sb luck → porter bonheur à qn
with any luck → avec un peu de chance
to have luck on one's side
He had luck on his side → La chance lui a souri.
Chelsea had luck on their side when a Dyer goal was ruled out for offside → La chance a souri à Chelsea lorsqu'un but de Dyer a été jugé hors jeu.
no such luck → ç'aurait été trop beau
good luck → chance f
to bring good luck → porter bonheur
good luck! → bonne chance!
best of luck! → bonne chance!
(= chance) → hasard m
to try one's luck at sth → tenter sa chance à qch
to try one's luck at doing sth → s'essayer à faire qch
to try one's luck as sth → tenter sa chance en tant que qch
just my luck! → c'est bien ma veine!
to be down on one's luck → être dans une mauvaise passe
the luck of the draw
It's the luck of the draw → C'est une question de chance.
to try one's luck at sth → tenter sa chance à qch
to try one's luck at doing sth → s'essayer à faire qch
to try one's luck as sth → tenter sa chance en tant que qch
just my luck! → c'est bien ma veine!
to be down on one's luck → être dans une mauvaise passe
the luck of the draw
It's the luck of the draw → C'est une question de chance.
bad luck → malchance f, malheur m
bad luck! → pas de chance!
hard luck! (showing sympathy) → pas de chance!
tough luck! (unsympathetic) (= that's just too bad) → tant pis pour toi (or pour lui )!
bad luck! → pas de chance!
hard luck! (showing sympathy) → pas de chance!
tough luck! (unsympathetic) (= that's just too bad) → tant pis pour toi (or pour lui )!
luck
n → Glück nt; by luck → durch einen glücklichen Zufall; bad luck → Unglück nt, → Pech nt; bad or hard or tough luck! → so ein Pech!; bad luck, but it’s your own fault → Pech (gehabt), da bist du selbst schuld; good luck → Glück nt; good luck! → viel Glück!; good luck to them! (iro) and the best of (British) luck! (iro) → na dann viel Glück!; it was his good luck to be chosen → er hatte das Glück, gewählt zu werden; here’s luck to you/us! (toast) → auf glückliche Zeiten!; no such luck! → schön wärs! (inf); just my luck! → Pech (gehabt), wie immer!; it’s just his luck to miss the train → es musste ihm natürlich wieder passieren, dass er den Zug verpasst hat; it’s the luck of the draw → man muss es eben nehmen, wies kommt; with any luck → mit etwas Glück; any luck? (= did it work?) → hats geklappt?; (= did you find it?) → hast du es gefunden?; worse luck! → leider, wie schade; better luck next time! → vielleicht klappts beim nächsten Mal!; to be in luck → Glück haben; to be out of luck → kein Glück haben; he was a bit down on his luck → er hatte eine Pechsträhne; tramps and others who are down on their luck → Landstreicher und andere, die kein Glück im Leben haben; to bring somebody good/bad luck → jdm Glück/Unglück bringen; as luck would have it → wie es der Zufall wollte; to have luck on one’s side → das Glück auf seiner Seite haben; for luck → als Glücksbringer or Talisman; Bernstein kisses his cuff links for luck → Bernstein küsst seine Manschettenknöpfe, damit sie ihm Glück bringen; to keep something for luck → etw als Glücksbringer aufheben; one for luck → und noch eine(n, s); to try one’s luck → sein Glück versuchen
luck [lʌk] n → fortuna, sorte f
good luck → (buona) fortuna
bad luck → mala sorte, sfortuna
good luck! → buona fortuna!
bad luck! → che sfortuna!
it's good/bad luck to do ... → porta fortuna/sfortuna fare...
no such luck! → magari!, purtroppo no!
with any luck → con un po' di fortuna
to be in luck → essere fortunato/a
to be out of luck → essere sfortunato/a
to be down on one's luck → essere scalognato/a
I had the luck to → ho avuto la fortuna di
better luck next time! → andrà meglio la prossima volta!
he's got the luck of the devil! (fam) → ha una fortuna sfacciata!
to trust to luck → affidarsi al caso
as luck would have it → come volle il caso
it's the luck of the draw (fig) → è una questione di fortuna
good luck → (buona) fortuna
bad luck → mala sorte, sfortuna
good luck! → buona fortuna!
bad luck! → che sfortuna!
it's good/bad luck to do ... → porta fortuna/sfortuna fare...
no such luck! → magari!, purtroppo no!
with any luck → con un po' di fortuna
to be in luck → essere fortunato/a
to be out of luck → essere sfortunato/a
to be down on one's luck → essere scalognato/a
I had the luck to → ho avuto la fortuna di
better luck next time! → andrà meglio la prossima volta!
he's got the luck of the devil! (fam) → ha una fortuna sfacciata!
to trust to luck → affidarsi al caso
as luck would have it → come volle il caso
it's the luck of the draw (fig) → è una questione di fortuna
n luck [lak]
1 the state of happening by chance Whether you win or not is just luck – there's no skill involved. geluk صُدْفَه، حَظ късмет náhoda held der Zufall τύχη suerte juhus بخت؛ اقبال onni chance, hasard מַזָל भाग्य sreća véletlen, szerencse kebetulan heppni fortuna, caso 運 운수 atsitiktinumas, laimės dalykas veiksme; laime nasib toeval skjebne traf, szczęście sorte noroc, şansă случай náhoda naklučje sreća tur โชคชะตา şans, talih 運氣 удача اتفاقا ہونا sự may mắn 运气
2 something good which happens by chance She has all the luck! geluk حَظ щастие štěstí, šance held das Glück καλή τύχη suerte õnn شانس؛ بخت onni chance מַזָל सौभाग्य sreća szerencse kemujuran heppni fortuna 幸運 행운 laimė, sėkmė laimīgs gadījums nasib baik geluk hell (og lykke), flaks szczęście, powodzenie sorte noroc удача šťastie sreča sreća tur โชคดี iyi şans 好運 щастя; удача اچھی قسمت vận đỏ 好运
adj luckless
unfortunate luckless children. ongelukkig سَيِّئ الحَظ нещастен nešťastný uheldig unglücklich άτυχος desafortunado õnnetu بدبخت epäonninen malchanceux חֲסַר מַזָל अभागा nesretan peches malang óheppinn sfortunato 不運な 재수 없는, 불운한 nelaimingas, nesėkmingas nelaimīgs; neveiksmīgs tidak bernasib baik onfortuinlijk uheldig, forfulgt av uhell nieszczęsny, nieszczęśliwy infeliz nenorocos, fără noroc несчастливый nešťastný nesrečen, ki nima sreče nesrećan olycklig, otursförföljd โชคร้าย talihsiz, şanssız 不幸的 нещасливий, безталанний بدقسمت không may mắn 不幸的
adj lucky
1 having good luck He was very lucky to escape alive. gelukkig مَحْظوظ щастлив šťastný heldig Glück haben τυχερός afortunado õnnelik خوش شانس onnekas qui a de la chance בַּר מַזָל भाग्यवान sretan szerencsés mujur heppinn fortunato 幸運な 운이 좋은 laimingas, turintis laimės laimīgs; veiksmīgs bernasib baik fortuinlijk heldig mający szczęście sortudo norocos удачливый šťastný imeti srečo srećan som har tur โชคดี şanslı, talihli 幸運的 щасливий; вдалий خوش قسمت có tính may mắn 幸运的
2 bringing good luck a lucky number; a lucky charm. gelukkige جالِب الحَظ، رَقَم الحَظ щастлив šťastný lykke-; lykkebringende glückbringend τυχερός, γουρλίδικος de la suerte õnnelik خوش یمن onnen- qui porte chance מֵבִיא מַזָל मंगलकारी srećonošan szerencsés kemujuran gæfu-, heilla- fortunato, (che porta fortuna) 幸運をもたらす 행운의 laimingas, laimę nešantis laimi nesošs bertuah gelukbrengend lykke-, lykkebringende szczęśliwy de sorte care poartă noroc приносящий удачу šťastný srečen srećan som för tur med sig, lycko- นำโชค şans getiren, uğurlu 吉利的 щасливий مبارک، اچھا mang tới vận may 吉利
adv luckily
gelukkig لِحُسْن الحَظ за щастие šťastně heldigvis glücklicherweise ευτυχώς afortunadamente õnneks خوشبختانه onneksi heureusement לְמַרבֵּה הַמַזָל भाग्य से sretno szerencsére, szerencsésen untunglah til allrar hamingju, sem betur fer fortunatamente, per fortuna 幸運にも 운이 좋게 laimei par laimi; laimīgā kārtā nasib baik gelukkig heldigvis, til alt hell na szczęście com sorte din fericire к счастью šťastne na srečo srećom lyckligtvis โชคดี şans eseri, Allahtan 幸運地 на щастя, щасливо خوش قسمتی سے may mắn thay 幸运地
n luckiness
geluk حُسْن الحَظ късмет štěstí held das Glück τύχη suerte õnn خوشبختی onnekkuus chance מַזָל सौभाग्यशाली sreća szerencsés volta vminek kemujuran heppni fortuna 運のよさ 운이 좋음 laimė, sėkmė veiksme; veiksmīgums nasib baik het boffen hell szczęście sorte noroc везенье šťastie sreča sreća tursamhet ความโชคดี şanslılık, talihlilik 幸運 щастя, везіння خوش قسمتی sự 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, verrassingsak غُرْفَة حَظ теглене на късмет tombola fiskedam der Glücksbeutel είδος λοταρίας caja de sorpresas õnneõngitsemine کیسه شانس onginta pêche miraculeuse שָׂקִית הַפתָעוֹת lonac iz kojeg se izvlače dobici na lutriji szerencsés fogás/találat permainan pancingan lukkudráttur pesca 福引き箱 경품 상자 laimės šulinys laimes aka (loterijā) cabutan bertuah grabbelton fiskedam på tivoli łowienie wędką fantów tirar à sorte род лотереи, где выигрышный билет вытягивают, не глядя tombola srečelov vrsta zabave na vašaru fiskdamm จับสลาก torbadan çekilen piyango 摸彩 “мішок з призами” ٹب کے اندر کاغذ یا بھوسے میں چھپی ہوئی اشیا کو ٹٹول کر تلاش کرنے کا تفریحی مشغلہ trò chơi may rủi 摸彩袋
bad luck!
an expression of sympathy for someone who has failed or been unlucky. teenspoed, ongelukkig wees حَظ سَيِّئ лош късмет smůla du har været uheldig Pech! κρίμα! ¡otra vez será! kahju! چه بدشانسی kävipä huonosti pas de chance! חוֹסֵר מַזָל दुर्भाग्य na nesreću (micsoda) balszerencse!, pech! sial! því miður! óheppni! (che sfortuna!) お気の毒 빌어먹을 놈! et, nepasisekė! ak tu nelaime! nasib tak baik pech! uflaks!; så uheldig! A to pech! azar! ce ghinion! не повезло! smola smola! loša sreća otur! คำพูดแสดงความเห็นใจว่าโชคร้าย Yazık!, Vah vah! 倒霉 от невдача! بدقسمتی vận 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, gelukslag حَظٌّ سَعيد успех zlom(te) vaz! held og lykke viel Glück καλή επιτυχία!, καλή τύχη! ¡buena suerte! õnne! چه خوش شانسی onnea bonne chance! בְּהַצלָחָה sretno! sok szerencsét! semoga berhasil! gangi þér vel! velgengni (buona fortuna!) がんばって 행운을 빕니다! sėkmės! laimingai! lai tev veicas! vēlēt veiksmi selamat berjaya succes! lykke til! Powodzenia! boa sorte noroc!, baftă! желаю успеха!; счастливо! veľa šťastia srečno! srećno lycka till! คำพูดอวยพรให้โชคดี İyi şanslar; Şansın açık olsun. 祝你順利 щасливо! خوش قسمتی chúc may mắn 祝你顺利
worse luck!
most unfortunately! He's allowing me to go, but he's coming too, worse luck! ongelukkig يا لَسوء الحَظ! за най-лош късмет bohužel desværre unglücklicherweise δυστυχώς! ¡desgraciadamente! kahju! بدبختانه ikävä kyllä tant pis! אֵיזֶה דֶפֶק! दुर्भाग्य से na nesreću! sajnos!, sebaj!, annyi baj legyen! sial sekali! því miður! purtroppo, sfortunatamente あいにく 재수가 없군! dar blogiau kā par nelaimi malang sungguh! helaas dessverre! co gorzej infelizmente din păcate! к сожалению!, увы! bohužiaľ na žalost! nažalost tyvärr! โชคร้าย Maalesef; Ne yazık ki! 更不幸地 на жаль! سوء اتفاق سے، بدقسمتی سے xui hết cỡ 更不幸地
luck → حظ štěstí held Glück τύχη suerte onni chance sreća fortuna 運 운명 geluk hell szczęście sorte везение tur โชค şans vận may 运气
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