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luck
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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.luckluck - 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"
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.luckluck - 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
fluke, good fortune, good luck - a stroke of luck

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] nsuerte 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] nchance 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] nfortuna, 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

luck
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 sattuma chance, hasard מַזָל भाग्य sreća véletlen, szerencse kebetulan heppni fortuna, caso 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
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
adj ˈluckless
unfortunate luckless children. ongelukkig سَيِّئ الحَظ нещастен nešťastný uheldig unglücklich άτυχος desafortunado õnnetu بدبخت kovaonninen malchanceux חֲסַר מַזָל अभागा nesretan peches malang óheppinn sfortunato 不運な 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
adj ˈlucky
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
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 onnea tuova qui porte chance מֵבִיא מַזָל मंगलकारी srećonošan szerencsés kemujuran gæfu-, heilla- fortunato, (che porta fortuna) 幸運をもたらす 행운을 가져오는 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
adv ˈluckily
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
n ˈluckiness
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
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 laimės šulinys laimes aka (loterijā) cabutan bertuah grabbelton fiskedam 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
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 kuinka ikävää pas de chance! חוֹסֵר מַזָל दुर्भाग्य na nesreću (micsoda) balszerencse!, pech! sial! því miður! óheppni! (che sfortuna!) お気の毒 행운을 빕니다! et, nepasisekė! ak tu nelaime! nasib tak baik pech! uflaks!; 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
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
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 paha juttu tant pis! אֵיזֶה דֶפֶק! दुर्भाग्य से na nesreću! sajnos!, sebaj!, annyi baj legyen! sial sekali! því miður! purtroppo, sfortunatamente あいにく 공교롭게도 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


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