luck

UK
/lʌk/
US
/lʌk/

Traduzioni

lucknoun
Finding a parking spot right in front of the store was pure luck.
Найти парковочное место прямо перед магазином было чистым счастьем.
He had a stroke of luck and won the lottery.
Ему повезло, и он выиграл в лотерею.
Her success was partly due to luck.
Ее успех был частично обусловлен везением.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
luckverb
lucked
Past Simple
lucked
Past Participle
lucking
Gerund
UK
/lʌk/
US
/lʌk/
Informal; chiefly North American. Intransitive or transitive use meaning ‘to succeed or obtain by chance’.
Sinonimi
luck into
strike it lucky
come upon
hit upon
happen to
happen upon
stumble upon
chance on
chance upon
luck out
get lucky
luckadjective
Used attributively before another noun to denote association with good fortune (e.g., "luck penny").

Definizioni

lucknoun
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.
luckverb
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.
luckadjective
Relating to or associated with good fortune; used attributively before another noun.
She kept a luck stone around her neck as a talisman.