lucky

luck·y

 (lŭk′ē)

adj. luck·i·er, luck·i·est

1. Having or attended by good luck. See Synonyms at fortunate.

2. Believed to bring good luck: hoped to draw a lucky number.

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luck′i·ness n.

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lucky

(ˈlʌkɪ)

adj, luckier or luckiest

1. having or bringing good fortune

2. happening by chance, esp as desired

ˈluckily adv

ˈluckiness n

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luck•y

(ˈlʌk i)

adj. luck•i•er, luck•i•est.

1. having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.

2. happening fortunately: a lucky accident.

3. believed to bring or foretell good luck: a lucky penny.

[1495–1505]

luck′i•ness, n.

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lucky

– happy

1. 'lucky'

You say that someone is lucky when something nice happens to them, or when they always seem to have good luck.

You're a lucky girl to have so many friends.

The lucky winners were given £5000 each.

2. 'happy'

Don't use 'lucky' to say that someone has feelings of pleasure and contentment. The word you use is happy.

Sarah's such a happy person – she's always laughing.

Barbara felt tremendously happy when she heard the news.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	lucky - occurring by chance; "a lucky escape"; "a lucky guess" fortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice"
	2.	lucky - having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day"; "a lucky man" fortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice" luckless, unlucky - having or bringing misfortune; "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"
	3.	lucky - presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" favorable, favourable, prosperous, golden propitious - presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"

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lucky

adjective

1. fortunate, successful, favoured, charmed, blessed, prosperous, jammy (Brit. slang), serendipitous I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
fortunate unhappy, unfortunate, unlucky, ominous, detrimental, unfavourable, unpromising

2. fortuitous, timely, fortunate, auspicious, opportune, propitious, providential, adventitious They are now desperate for a lucky break.
fortuitous unlucky, untimely

Proverbs
"Lucky at cards, unlucky in love"
"Third time lucky"

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lucky

adjective

Characterized by luck or good fortune:

fortunate, happy, providential.

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Translations

جالِب الحَظ، رَقَم الحَظمَحْظوظمَحْظُوظٌ

šťastnýštěstíklikař

heldiglykke-lykkebringende

glücklichGlücks-Glück bringendGlück haben

τυχερός

afortunadode la suertefortunadafortunado

onnekasonnellinenhyväonninen

chanceuxfortuné

sretan

szerencsés

gæfu-, heilla-heppinn

fortunatofortunata

運のよい

운이 좋은

gelukkigboffend

heldiglykke-lykkebringende

szczęśliwy

sortudo

удачныйхорошийсчастливыйтебе везётудачливый

srečen

lyckliglyckosamsom har turtursam

โชคดี

şanslıtalihliuğurluşans getiren

may mắnmay

幸运的吉利

lucky

[ˈlʌkɪ] (luckier (compar) (luckiest (superl)))

A. ADJ

1. (= fortunate) [person] → afortunado, suertudo (esp LAm) ; [coincidence, shot] → afortunado
he's a lucky chap → es un tipo afortunado or con suerte
it was just a lucky guess → acerté de casualidad
to be lucky [person] → tener suerte
I'm lucky to have or in having an excellent teacher → tengo la suerte de tener un profesor excelente
he is lucky to be alive → tiene suerte de seguir vivo
he will be lucky to get £5 for it → con mucha suerte conseguirá 5 libras por ello
he was lucky that I didn't kill him → tuvo suerte de que no lo matara
it's lucky (that) it didn't rain → es una suerte or menos mal que no haya llovido
it was lucky for them that → afortunadamente para ellos ...
she's very lucky at cards → tiene mucha suerte jugando a las cartas
to be born lucky → nacer con suerte
a lucky break → un golpe de suerte
it's your lucky day → es tu día de suerte
lucky devil! → ¡qué suertudo!
he was lucky enough to get a seat → tuvo la suerte de conseguir un sitio
to have a lucky escape → salvarse de milagro
to get lucky → tener suerte
to be lucky in life → tener suerte en la vida, tener buena estrella
to be lucky in love → tener suerte or ser afortunado en el amor
who's the lucky man/woman? → ¿quién es el afortunado/la afortunada?
you should be so lucky! → ¡ya quisieras!, ¡ojalá!
lucky winner → afortunado/a ganador(a) m/f
lucky (old) you! → ¡qué suerte!, ¡vaya or menuda suerte la tuya!
you'll be lucky! → ¡sería un milagro!
see also count B3
see also strike B6
see also third A

2. (= bringing luck) [number, shirt] → de la suerte
seven is his lucky number → el siete es su número de la suerte
a lucky rabbit's foot → un amuleto de pata de conejo
lucky charm → amuleto m
see also star A1

B. CPD lucky dip N (Brit) (at fair) → caja f de las sorpresas (fig) taking in lodgers can be something of a lucky dip → tener inquilinos es un poco una lotería

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lucky

[ˈlʌki] adj

[person] → qui a de la chance; [winner] → heureux/euse
One lucky reader will win the holiday of a lifetime → L'un de nos lecteurs aura la chance de gagner un séjour inoubliable.
to be lucky → avoir de la chance
He's lucky, he's got a job → Il a de la chance, il a un emploi.
I'm lucky to be alive → J'ai de la chance d'être en vie.
to be lucky in having sth [+ advantage, privilege] → avoir la chance d'avoir qch
to be lucky enough to do sth → avoir la chance de faire qch
lucky you! → tu en as de la chance!
lucky devil! → veinard(e)!
to be born lucky → être né(e) sous une bonne étoile
to count o.s. lucky → s'estimer heureux/euse
you'll be lucky! (= that's not likely) → tu peux toujours courir!
you'll be lucky if ... (= it's unlikely you will) → tu pourras t'estimer heureux si ...
You'll be lucky to have change out of £750
BUT Ce sera bien beau si ça te coûte moins de £750.

(referring to circumstances) that's lucky! → c'est une chance!
He wasn't hurt. - That was lucky! → Il n'a pas été blessé. - C'est une chance!
it is lucky that ... → c'est une chance que ...

[coincidence, turn of events] → heureux/euse
to have a lucky escape → l'échapper belle

[number, black cat, charm] → qui porte bonheur
a lucky horseshoe → un fer à cheval porte-bonheur
to be lucky → porter bonheur
Black cats are lucky in Britain → Les chats noirs portent bonheur en Grande-Bretagne.
to be sb's lucky day → être le jour de chance de qn lucky breaklucky break n → coup m de chance
to get a lucky break → avoir un coup de chancelucky dip n (British)

(at fair, party) → pêche f à la ligne

(fig) → loterie f (fig)

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lucky

adj (+er)

(= having luck) → Glücks-; a lucky shot → ein Glückstreffer m; that was a lucky move → der Zug war Glück; you lucky thing!, lucky you! → du Glückliche(r) mf; who’s the lucky man? → wer ist der Glückliche?; the lucky winner → der glückliche Gewinner, die glückliche Gewinnerin; to be lucky → Glück haben; I was lucky enough to meet him → ich hatte das (große) Glück, ihn kennenzulernen; you are lucky to be alive → du kannst von Glück sagen, dass du noch lebst; you were lucky to catch him → du hast Glück gehabt, dass du ihn erwischt hast; to strike (it) lucky (with somebody), to get lucky (with somebody) (inf) → (bei jdm) Glück haben; he’s a lucky man to have a wife like that → mit dieser Frau hat er das große Los gezogen (inf); you’re a lucky man → du bist ein Glückspilz; you’ll be lucky to make it in time → wenn du das noch schaffst, hast du (aber) Glück; I want another £500 — you’ll be lucky! → ich will nochmal £ 500 haben — viel Glück!; I should be so lucky! (iro) → schön wärs! (inf); to be lucky at cards/in love → Glück im Spiel/in der Liebe haben; to be born lucky → ein Glücks- or Sonntagskind sein; to be lucky (in) that … → Glück haben, dass …; we are lucky in having (such) a great teacher → wir haben Glück, dass wir so einen großartigen Lehrer haben; I am luckier than most: I have a job → ich bin besser dran als die meisten, ich habe (wenigstens) einen Job

(= bringing luck) star, day → Glücks-; lucky number → Glückszahl f; lucky charm → Glücksbringer m, → Talisman m; it must be my lucky day → ich habe wohl heute meinen Glückstag; to be lucky (charm, number etc) → Glück bringen

(= happening fortunately) coincidence → glücklich; it was lucky I stopped him in time → ein Glück, dass ich ihn rechtzeitig aufgehalten habe, zum Glück habe ich ihn rechtzeitig aufgehalten; it’s lucky for you I remembered the number → dein Glück, dass ich die Nummer noch wusste; that was very lucky for you → da hast du aber Glück gehabt; they had a lucky escape from the fire → sie waren dem Feuer glücklich entkommen; he had a lucky escape in the accident → bei dem Unfall ist er glücklich davongekommen; that was a lucky escape → da habe ich/hast du etc noch mal Glück gehabt

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lucky

[ˈlʌkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → fortunato/a; (horseshoe, number) → portafortuna inv, che porta fortuna
lucky break → colpo di fortuna
lucky charm → portafortuna m inv
it was a lucky guess → è stata tutta fortuna
he's lucky to be alive → è vivo per miracolo
lucky you!, you lucky thing! → beato te!
it was very lucky for you (that ...) → per fortuna (che...)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

luck

(lak) noun

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

ˈluckily adverb

gelukkig لِحُسْن الحَظ за щастие com sorte šťastně glücklicherweise heldigvis ευτυχώςafortunadamente õnneks خوشبختانه onnekkaasti heureusementלמרבה המזל भाग्य से sretno szerencsére, szerencsésen untunglah til allrar hamingju, sem betur fer fortunatamente, per fortuna 幸運にも 운 좋게 laimei par laimi; laimīgā kārtā nasib baik gelukkigheldigvis, til alt hellna szczęście خوشبختانه 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

ˈluckiness noun

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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lucky

→ مَحْظُوظٌ šťastný heldig Glücks- τυχερός afortunado onnekas chanceux sretan fortunato 運のよい 운이 좋은 gelukkig heldig szczęśliwy sortudo удачный som har tur โชคดี şanslı may mắn 幸运的

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

lucky

a. afortunado-a, dichoso-a;

v.

to be ___ → tener suerte.

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