luck was against us

better luck next time — mehr Glück beim nächsten Mal

good luck [to you]! — viel Glück!; alles Gute!

just my luck — typisch für mich

be in/out of luck — Glück/kein Glück haben

no such luck — schön wär's

by luck — durch einen glücklichen Zufall

good luck! — viel Glück!

just my luck! — Pech (gehabt), wie immer!

with any luck — mit etwas Glück

worse luck! — leider, wie schade

better luck next time! — vielleicht klappts beim nächsten Mal!

to be in luck — Glück haben

to be out of luck — kein Glück haben

he was a bit down on his luck — er hatte eine Pechsträhne

to bring sb good/bad luck — jdm Glück/Unglück bringen

as luck would have it —

to have luck on one's side — das Glück auf seiner Seite haben

for luck — als Glücksbringer or Talisman

Bernstein kisses his cuff links for luck —

to keep sth for luck — etw als Glücksbringer aufheben

one for luck — und noch eine(n, s)

to try one's luck — sein Glück versuchen

as luck would have it — wie das Schicksal es wollte

better luck next time — mehr Glück beim nächsten Mal

good luck [to you]! — viel Glück!; alles Gute!

just my luck — typisch für mich

do something for luck — etwas tun, damit es einem Glück bringen soll

be in/out of luck — Glück/kein Glück haben

no such luck — schön wär's

have you got something against going by train? — ¿tienes algún problema en ir en tren?

he succeeded against all expectations — contrariamente a lo que se esperaba, lo logró

against the current — contra la corriente

the table stood against the wall — la mesa estaba contra la pared

they checked the list against the original — cotejaron la lista con el original

he put a cross against my name — puso una cruz al lado de mi nombre

to lean against something — apoyarse contra algo

it stands out against the dark background — resalta contra el fondo oscuro

the pound dropped to a new low against the dollar — la libra registró un nuevo mínimo frente al dólar

it's insured against theft — está asegurado contra robo

what have you got against me? — ¿qué tiene usted en contra de mí?, ¿qué tiene usted contra mí?

I spoke against the plan — hablé en contra del proyecto

I see nothing against it — no veo nada en contra

he was against it — estaba en contra, se opuso a ello

he was against going — estaba en contra de ir

it's against the law — la ley lo prohíbe, es ilegal

it's against the rules — no lo permiten las reglas

conditions are against us — las condiciones nos son desfavorables

luck was against him — la suerte le era contraria

now we're really up against it! — ¡ahora sí tenemos problemas!

he hit his head against the wall — se dio con la cabeza contra la pared

he leant the ladder against the wall — apoyó la escalera contra la pared

against the light — contra la luz, a contrasol

the hills stood out against the sunset — las colinas se destacaban sobre la puesta del sol

(as) against — contra, en contraste con

six today, as against seven yesterday — seis hoy, en comparación con siete ayer

refund available against this voucher — se devuelve el precio al presentar este comprobante

everything was ready against his arrival — todo estaba listo para su llegada

well, I'm against — bueno, yo estoy en contra

there were 20 votes against — hubo 20 votos en contra

have you got something against going by train? — ¿tienes algún problema en ir en tren?

he succeeded against all expectations — contrariamente a lo que se esperaba, lo logró

against the current — contra la corriente

the table stood against the wall — la mesa estaba contra la pared

they checked the list against the original — cotejaron la lista con el original

he put a cross against my name — puso una cruz al lado de mi nombre

to lean against something — apoyarse contra algo

it stands out against the dark background — resalta contra el fondo oscuro

the pound dropped to a new low against the dollar — la libra registró un nuevo mínimo frente al dólar

it's insured against theft — está asegurado contra robo

er/das ist mir zuwíder — I find him/that unpleasant; (stärker) I detest or loathe him/that

das Glück war ihm zuwíder — luck was against him

dem Gesetz zuwíder — contrary to or against the law

etw einem Befehl zuwíder tun — to do sth in defiance of an order

jemandem zuwider sein — be repugnant to somebody

Spinat ist mir äußerst zuwider — I absolutely detest spinach

jemandem zuwider sein — be repugnant to somebody

Spinat ist mir äußerst zuwider — I absolutely detest spinach

fa un freddo del diavolo — it's cold as hell

mandare al diavolo qcn. — to tell sb. to go to hell

brutto come il diavolo — as ugly as sin

un povero diavolo — a poor devil

un buon diavolo — a good sort

i tuoi bambini sono -i scatenati — your children are little pests

(che) diavolo! — what the heck! the hell with it!

al diavolo gli scrupoli! — to hell with scruples!

a casa del diavolo — in the back of beyond, in the middle of nowhere

(che) il diavolo ti porti! — may you rot in hell!

avere il diavolo in corpo — to be like someone possessed

fare il diavolo a quattro — to raise the devil

essere come il diavolo e l'acquasanta — to be (like) oil and water

avere un diavolo per capello — to be like a bear with a sore head

saperne una più del diavolo — to have more than one trick up one's sleeve

to give somebody the run of something — mettre quelque chose à la disposition de quelqu'un

in the long run — à long terme

in the short run — à brève échéance

a two-mile run — una corsa di due miglia

to go for a run — andare a correre, fare una corsa

at a run — di corsa

to make a run for it — scappare di corsa

to have a run of (good) luck, bad luck — avere una fortuna, una sventura dopo l'altra

to have a six-month run — essere replicato per sei mesi

the run of the cards was against me — mi sono capitate delle carte bruttissime

in the normal run of things — nell'ordine normale delle cose

the run up to York — il viaggio per York

to give sb. the run of sth. — mettere qcs. a disposizione di qcn.

in the long run — a lungo andare, alla lunga

she ran a very fast time — ha fatto un ottimo tempo

to run sb. to the station — portare qcn. alla stazione

to run sth. over to sb.'s house — portare qcs. a casa di qcn.

to run the car into a tree — schiantarsi con la macchina contro un albero

to run one's hand over sth. — passare la mano su qcs.

to run one's eye(s) over sth. — percorrere qcs. con lo sguardo

to run one's pen through sth. — cancellare qcs. con la penna

who is running things here? — chi è responsabile qui dentro?

stop trying to run my life! — smettila di cercare di gestirmi la vita!

to run tests on sth. — effettuare dei test su qcs.

to run a check on sb. — raccogliere informazioni su qcn

to run for o to catch the bus fare una corsa per prendere l'autobus; to run across sth. attraversare qcs. di corsa; to run for the exit precipitarsi verso l'uscita; to run in the 100 metres — partecipare alla gara dei 100 metri

sorry - must run! — scusa - devo scappare

to leave the engine running — lasciare il motore acceso

a pain ran up my leg — un dolore mi percorse tutta la gamba

a wave of excitement ran through the crowd — un'ondata di entusiasmo attraversò la folla

his eyes ran over the page — diede un'occhiata alla pagina

my nose is running — mi cola il naso

tears ran down his face — le lacrime gli scorrevano sul viso, aveva il volto rigato di lacrime

to run for president — candidarsi alla presidenza

the telex runs — il telex dice

so the argument runs — così prosegue il ragionamento

a two-mile run — una corsa di due miglia

to go for a run — andare a correre, fare una corsa

at a run — di corsa

to make a run for it — scappare di corsa

to have a run of (good) luck, bad luck — avere una fortuna, una sventura dopo l'altra

to have a six-month run — essere replicato per sei mesi

the run of the cards was against me — mi sono capitate delle carte bruttissime

in the normal run of things — nell'ordine normale delle cose

the run up to York — il viaggio per York

to give sb. the run of sth. — mettere qcs. a disposizione di qcn.

in the long run — a lungo andare, alla lunga