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luck

/lʌk/

lucksubstantiv

Übersetzungen

chance

Winning the lottery was a stroke of luck.

Gagner à la loterie était un coup de chance.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

fortuneSoutenu ou littéraire.

Definitionen

Success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions.

Winning the lottery was a stroke of luck.

The force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities.

He attributed his success to good luck rather than hard work.

A superstitious feeling that certain actions or objects can influence one's fortune.

She always carries a rabbit's foot for luck.

Synonyme

good fortune

luckverb

lucked

Präteritum

lucked

Partizip Perfekt

lucking

Gerundium

/lʌk/

Informal; chiefly North American. Intransitive or transitive use meaning ‘to succeed or obtain by chance’.

Übersetzungen

réussirPour exprimer la réussite due au hasard.

We lucked out and found an empty parking space right in front of the theater.

Nous avons réussi à trouver une place de parking vide juste devant le théâtre.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

obtenirQuand l'obtention se fait par hasard ou par chance.

Definitionen

To succeed or achieve something by chance, often followed by a particle such as ‘out’ or ‘into’.

We lucked out and found an empty parking space right in front of the theater.

To obtain or bring about (something) accidentally or by good fortune, usually with a particle like ‘into’ or ‘onto’.

She lucked into a scholarship that covered all her tuition fees.

Synonyme

luck into

luck out

chance upon

chance on

stumble upon

happen upon

happen to

hit upon

come upon

strike it lucky

get lucky

luckadjektiv

Used attributively before another noun to denote association with good fortune (e.g., "luck penny").

Übersetzungen

porte-bonheurEmployé avant le nom ; invariable.

She kept a luck stone around her neck as a talisman.

Elle gardait une pierre porte-bonheur autour du cou comme talisman.

Definitionen

Relating to or associated with good fortune; used attributively before another noun.

She kept a luck stone around her neck as a talisman.