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  • 1 as ill luck would have it

    kā par nelaimi; kā par spīti

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  • 2 as luck would have it

    par laimi

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  • 3 chance

    1. noun
    1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) gadījums; nejaušība
    2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) izdevība
    3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) iespēja
    4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) risks
    2. verb
    1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) riskēt
    2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) gadīties
    3. adjective
    (happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) nejaušs; gadījuma-
    - chance on
    - upon
    - by any chance
    - by chance
    - an even chance
    - the chances are
    * * *
    nejaušība, gadījums; veiksme, laime; izdevība, iespēja; risks; gadīties; riskēt; gadījuma, nejaušs

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  • 4 wish

    [wiʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) vēlēties
    2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) vajadzēt; gribēt
    3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) vēlēt
    2. noun
    1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) vēlēšanās
    2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) vēlēšanās
    3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) vēlējums
    •
    - wishing-well
    * * *
    vēlējums, vēlēšanās; vēlēties; vēlēt

    English-Latvian dictionary > wish

  • 5 charm

    1. noun
    1) ((a) pleasant quality or attraction: Her charm made up for her lack of beauty.) burvība; šarms; pievilcība
    2) (a magical spell: The witch recited a charm.) burvestība
    3) (something believed to have the power of magic or good luck: She wore a lucky charm.) talismans
    4) (a small ornament that is worn on a chain or bracelet.) amulets
    2. verb
    1) (to attract and delight: He can charm any woman.) apburt; valdzināt
    2) (to influence by magic: He charmed the snake from its basket.) noburt; izburt
    •
    - charmingly
    * * *
    burvība; šarms, pievilcība; amulets; noburt; valdzināt, apburt

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  • 6 down

    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) apakšā; lejā
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zemē
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) laikā; no... līdz
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) lejup
    5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) lejup
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) pa
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) pa
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) ātri izdzert
    - downwards
    - downward
    - down-and-out
    - down-at-heel
    - downcast
    - downfall
    - downgrade
    - downhearted
    - downhill
    - downhill racing
    - downhill skiing
    - down-in-the-mouth
    - down payment
    - downpour
    - downright     4. adjective
    He is a downright nuisance!) pilnīgs; galīgs
    - downstream
    - down-to-earth
    - downtown
    - downtown
    - down-trodden
    - be/go down with
    - down on one's luck
    - down tools
    - down with
    - get down to
    - suit someone down to the ground
    - suit down to the ground     II noun
    (small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dūna; pūka
    - downy
    * * *
    dūna, pūka; augstiene; pazemināšanās, pasliktināšanās; nepatika; kāpa; nomierinošs līdzeklis; noliekt; nogāzt; pieveikt; ātri izdzert; padot uz priekšu; lejupejošs; skumīgs; lejā, apakšā; uz leju, lejup; guļus, zemē; līdz galam, līdz pat; laikā no līdz; lejup pa; pa

    English-Latvian dictionary > down

  • 7 ill

    [il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective
    1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) slims
    2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) slikts; kaitīgs
    3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) neveiksme
    2. adverb
    (not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) tikko, ar grūtībām
    3. noun
    1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) ļaunums
    2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) nedienas; nelaimes
    •
    - illness
    - ill-at-ease
    - ill-fated
    - ill-feeling
    - ill-mannered / ill-bred
    - ill-tempered / ill-natured
    - ill-treat
    - ill-treatment
    - ill-use
    - ill-will
    - be taken ill
    * * *
    ļaunums; nedienas; slims; slikts; naidīgs, ļauns; nelabvēlīgi, slikti; ar grūtībām, tikko

    English-Latvian dictionary > ill

  • 8 mercy

    ['mə:si]
    plural - mercies; noun
    1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) žēlsirdība; žēlastība
    2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) veiksme, laime
    •
    - mercifully
    - merciless
    - mercilessly
    - at the mercy of
    - have mercy on
    * * *
    žēlastība, žēlsirdība, līdzjūtība; laimīgs gadījums, veiksme

    English-Latvian dictionary > mercy

  • 9 superstition

    [su:pə'stiʃən]
    1) ((the state of fear and ignorance resulting from) the belief in magic, witchcraft and other things that cannot he explained by reason.) māņticība; aizspriedums
    2) (an example of this type of belief: There is an old superstition that those who marry in May will have bad luck.) ticējums
    •
    - superstitiously
    * * *
    māņticība

    English-Latvian dictionary > superstition

  • 10 tough

    1. adjective
    1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) stiprs; izturīgs
    2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) ciets; sīksts
    3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) izturīgs; sīksts
    4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) huligānisks
    5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) sīva konkurence
    2. noun
    (a rough, violent person; a bully.) huligāns
    - toughen
    - tough luck
    - get tough with someone
    - get tough with
    * * *
    huligāns; sīksts, ciets; stiprs, izturīgs; grūts, smags; neatlaidīgs, stūrgalvīgs; nepakļāvīgs, rupjš; neveiksmīgs; bandītisks, huligānisks; lielisks

    English-Latvian dictionary > tough

  • 11 strike lucky

    (to have good luck in a particular matter.) laimēties

    English-Latvian dictionary > strike lucky

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