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, lucksInformal
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; akin to Middle High German gelücke (source of modern German Glück, happiness, luck), and Middle Low German gelükke, luck, all perhaps from Old Low Fraconian *galukki : *ga-, prefix forming collective nouns of result + *-lukki, of unknown origin.]
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"
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, tossup, toss-up - 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"
(= chance) → hasardm 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 chanceen 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.
1. the state of happening by chance. Whether you win or not is just luck – there's no skill involved. geluk صُدْفَه، حَظ късмет sorte náhoda der Zufall held τύχηsuerte juhus بخت؛ اقبال onni chance, hasardמזל भाग्य sreća véletlen, szerencse kebetulan heppni fortuna, caso 運 운수 atsitiktinumas, laimės dalykas veiksme; laime nasib toevalskjebnetraf, szczęście بخت،چانس 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 sorte štěstí, šance das Glück held καλή τύχη suerte õnn شانس؛ بخت onni chanceמזל सौभाग्य sreća szerencse kemujuran heppni fortuna 幸運 행운 laimė, sėkmė laimīgs gadījums nasib baik gelukhell, flaksszczęście, powodzenie بخت او چانس sorte noroc удача šťastie sreča sreća tur โชคดี iyi şans 好運 щастя; удача اچھی قسمت vận đỏ 好运
ˈluckless adjective
unfortunate. luckless children. ongelukkig سَيِّئ الحَظ нещастен infeliz nešťastný unglücklich uheldig άτυχοςdesafortunado 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 onfortuinlijkuheldig, forfulgt av uhell nieszczęsny, nieszczęśliwy بد بخته 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
ˈlucky adjective
1. having good luck. He was very lucky to escape alive. gelukkig مَحْظوظ щастлив sortudo šťastný Glück haben heldig τυχερόςafortunado 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 fortuinlijkheldig mający szczęście ښه چانس لرونكى 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 de sorte šťastný glückbringend lykke-; lykkebringende τυχερός, γουρλίδικος de la suerte õnnelik خوش یمن onnen- qui porte chance מֵבִיא מַזָל मंगलकारी srećonošan szerencsés kemujuran gæfu-, heilla- fortunato, 幸運をもたらす 행운의 laimingas, laimę nešantis laimi nesošs bertuah gelukbrengend lykke-, lykkebringendeszczęśliwy د خوشبختى راوړونكى 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
geluk حُسْن الحَظ късмет sorte štěstí das Glück held τύχηsuerte õnn خوشبختی onnekkuus chanceמזל सौभाग्यशाली sreća szerencsés volta vminek kemujuran heppni fortuna 運のよさ 운이 좋음 laimė, sėkmė veiksme; veiksmīgums nasib baik het boffen hellszczęście خوشبختى 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 pescaria tombola der Glücksbeutel fiskedam 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 ډك له خوښيو 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 azar! smůla Pech! du har været uheldig 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! څه بدبختى(اصطلاح) azar! ce ghinion! не повезло! smola smola! loša sreća otur! คำพูดแสดงความเห็นใจว่าโชคร้าย Yazık!, Vah vah! 真倒楣! от невдача! بدقسمتی vận xui 真倒霉!
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 boa sorte zlom(te) vaz! viel Glück held og lykke 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! ښه چانس هيله كول boa sorte noroc!, baftă! желаю успеха!; счастливо! veľa šťastia srečno! srećno lycka till! คำพูดอวยพรให้โชคดี İyi şanslar; Şansın açık olsun. 祝你好運! 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 infelizmente bohužel unglücklicherweise desværre 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 په بدبختى infelizmente din păcate! к сожалению!, увы! bohužiaľ na žalost! nažalost tyvärr! โชคร้าย Maalesef; Ne yazık ki! 更不幸地,更糟的是 на жаль! سوء اتفاق سے، بدقسمتی سے xui hết cỡ 更不幸地
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