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1 Felizitas
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2 Beglücktheit
f; nur Sg. (sheer) happiness, bliss, felicity* * * -
3 Glück
Interj.1. beim Trinken: glug (, glug); gluck, gluck machen umg., hum. (Alkohol trinken) have a few; (ertrinken) go under (for the third time); (untergehen) go down; gluck, gluck, weg war er hum. glug, glug, and down he went, bubble-bubble he was gone2. Henne: cluck* * *das Glückluck; fortune; auspiciousness; happiness; felicity; fortunateness; luckiness* * *glụck [glʊk]interj1) (von Huhn) cluck2) (von Flüssigkeit) gluggluck gluck, weg war er (inf) — glug glug, and he'd gone
* * *das1) luckiness2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) luck3) happiness4) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) mercy* * *<-[e]s>[ˈglʏk]ein \Glück! (fam) how lucky!, what a stroke of luck!ein \Glück, dass... it is/was lucky that...jdm zum Geburtstag \Glück wünschen to wish sb [a] happy birthdayein Kind des \Glücks sein (geh) to have been born under a lucky starmehr \Glück als Verstand [o als sonst was] haben (fam) to have more luck than sense [or brains]\Glück bringend luckygroßes/seltenes \Glück a great/rare stroke of luck\Glück verheißend auspicious, propitiousauf sein \Glück bauen to rely on [or trust to] one's good fortunejdm \Glück bringen to bring sb luck\Glück/kein \Glück haben to be lucky [or in luck]/unlucky [or to not be in luck]\Glück gehabt! (fam) that was lucky! [or a close shave!]das \Glück haben, etw zu tun to be lucky enough [or have the good fortune] to do sthdas ist dein \Glück! (fam) lucky for you!\Glück bei jdm haben to be successful with sbin sein \Glück hineinstolpern (fam) to have the luck of the devil, to be incredibly luckysein \Glück [bei jdm] probieren [o versuchen] to try one's luck [with sb]von \Glück reden [o sagen] können, dass... to count [or consider] oneself lucky [or fam thank one's lucky stars] that...das \Glück ist jdm gewogen [o hold] (geh) luck was with them, fortune smiled upon [or form favoured [or AM -ored]] themsein \Glück verscherzen to throw away one's good fortune [or chance]auf sein \Glück vertrauen to trust to one's lucknoch nichts von seinem \Glück wissen [o ahnen] (iron) to not know what's in store for one [or anything about it] yet\Glück ab! (Fliegergruß) good luck!, happy [or safe] landing!\Glück auf! (Bergmannsgruß) good luck!zu jds \Glück luckily [or fortunately] for sbzum \Glück luckily, fortunately, happilyzu seinem/ihrem etc. \Glück luckily for him/her etc.2. (Freude) happiness, joyjdm \Glück [und Zufriedenheit] wünschen to wish sb joyin \Glück und Unglück zusammenhalten to stick together through thick and thin [or come rain or come shine]echtes/großes \Glück true/great happinesseheliches/häusliches \Glück marital [or wedded]/domestic blissjunges \Glück young lovekurzes \Glück short-lived happinessein stilles \Glück bliss, a serene sense of happinessdas vollkommene \Glück perfect blisstiefes \Glück empfinden to feel great [or deep] joysein \Glück finden to find happinesssein \Glück genießen to enjoy [or bask in] one's happinessjds ganzes \Glück sein to be sb's [whole] life, to mean the whole world to sbnach \Glück streben to pursue happiness3.▶ sein \Glück mit Füßen treten to turn one's back on fortune▶ etw auf gut \Glück tun to do sth on the off-chance, to trust to chance▶ jdm lacht das \Glück fortune smiles on [or favours [or AM -ors]] sb▶ sein \Glück machen to make one's fortune▶ \Glück muss der Mensch [o man] haben! (fam) this must be my/your/our etc. lucky day!, my/your/our etc. luck must be in!▶ jeder ist seines \Glückes Schmied (prov) life is what you make [of] it prov, everyone is the architect of his own fortune prov▶ das war das \Glück des Tüchtigen he/she deserved his/her good luck [or fortune], he/she deserved the break fam▶ \Glück im Unglück haben it could have been much worse [for sb], to be quite lucky in [or under] the circumstances▶ man kann niemanden zu seinem \Glück zwingen (prov) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink prov* * *das; Glück[e]s1) luckein großes/unverdientes Glück — a great/an undeserved stroke of luck
[es ist/war] ein Glück, dass... — it's/it was lucky that...
er hat [kein] Glück gehabt — he was [un]lucky
jemandem Glück wünschen — wish somebody [good] luck
viel Glück! — [the] best of luck!; good luck!
Glück bringen — bring [good] luck
sein Glück versuchen od. probieren — try one's luck
zum Glück od. zu meinem/seinem usw. Glück — luckily or fortunately [for me/him etc.]
2) (Hochstimmung) happinessjemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen — make somebody do what is good for him/her
jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied — (Spr.) life is what you make it
3) (Fortuna) fortune; luck* * *1. (Ggs Pech) luck; (Glücksfall, glücklicher Zufall) (good) luck, stroke ( oder piece) of (good) luck;Glück auf! BERGB good luck!;viel Glück! good luck!, best of luck! umg;jemandem Glück wünschen für Wettkampf etc: wish sb luck;zum Glück fortunately;Glück bringender Talisman lucky charm;es soll Glück bringen it’s supposed to bring good luck;Glück haben be lucky, be in luck;kein Glück haben be out of luck;damit wirst du bei ihr kein Glück haben that won’t get you anywhere with her, that won’t cut any ice with her(, I’m afraid);nochmal Glück gehabt! umg that was a close shave;ich hatte Glück im Unglück I was lucky things didn’t turn out worse;er/sie hat viel Glück bei den Frauen/Männern he’s/she’s a great success with the ladies/(the) men;mancher hat mehr Glück als Verstand Fortune favo(u)rs fools;Glück muss man haben! your etc luck is in, you’re etc in luck;dein Glück! lucky for you;ein Glück, dass … thank goodness (that) …;sagen you can count yourself lucky;die können von Glück reden, wenn … they can count themselves lucky, if …;Glück verheißend Vorzeichen, Umstände: auspicious, lucky;sein Glück versuchen try one’s luck (bei with);sie wusste noch nichts von i-m Glück iron she didn’t know what was in store for her;auf gut Glück on the off-chance;wir sind auf gut Glück nach Florenz gefahren we went to Florence on the off-chance of finding a room, some good weather etc;Glück im Spiel, Pech in der Liebe sprichw lucky at cards, unlucky in love2. Empfindung, Zustand: happiness;eheliches/häusliches Glück marital/domestic bliss;junges Glück fig young lovers;jemandem Glück wünschen zum Geburtstag etc: congratulate sb (zu on);sein Glück machen make one’s fortune;sein Glück mit Füßen treten spurn one’s chance of happiness;jemandes Glück im Wege stehen stand in the way of sb’s happiness;man kann niemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink;ich musste sie zu i-m Glück zwingen I had to make her happy in spite of herself;du bist mein einziges/ganzes Glück fig you are the only thing that makes me happy/that I need to be happy;jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied sprichw everyone makes their own luck;Glück und Glas, wie leicht bricht das sprichw happiness is as brittle as glass3. personifiziert: fortune;ein Liebling des Glücks sein be born under a lucky star;das Glück ist launisch fortune is fickle;* * *das; Glück[e]s1) luckein großes/unverdientes Glück — a great/an undeserved stroke of luck
[es ist/war] ein Glück, dass... — it's/it was lucky that...
er hat [kein] Glück gehabt — he was [un]lucky
jemandem Glück wünschen — wish somebody [good] luck
viel Glück! — [the] best of luck!; good luck!
Glück bringen — bring [good] luck
sein Glück versuchen od. probieren — try one's luck
zum Glück od. zu meinem/seinem usw. Glück — luckily or fortunately [for me/him etc.]
2) (Hochstimmung) happinessjemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen — make somebody do what is good for him/her
jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied — (Spr.) life is what you make it
3) (Fortuna) fortune; luck* * *nur sing. n.auspiciousness n.beatitude n.bliss n.felicity n.fortune n.happiness n.luck n.luckiness n. -
4 gluck
Interj.1. beim Trinken: glug (, glug); gluck, gluck machen umg., hum. (Alkohol trinken) have a few; (ertrinken) go under (for the third time); (untergehen) go down; gluck, gluck, weg war er hum. glug, glug, and down he went, bubble-bubble he was gone2. Henne: cluck* * *das Glückluck; fortune; auspiciousness; happiness; felicity; fortunateness; luckiness* * *glụck [glʊk]interj1) (von Huhn) cluck2) (von Flüssigkeit) gluggluck gluck, weg war er (inf) — glug glug, and he'd gone
* * *das1) luckiness2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) luck3) happiness4) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) mercy* * *<-[e]s>[ˈglʏk]ein \Glück! (fam) how lucky!, what a stroke of luck!ein \Glück, dass... it is/was lucky that...jdm zum Geburtstag \Glück wünschen to wish sb [a] happy birthdayein Kind des \Glücks sein (geh) to have been born under a lucky starmehr \Glück als Verstand [o als sonst was] haben (fam) to have more luck than sense [or brains]\Glück bringend luckygroßes/seltenes \Glück a great/rare stroke of luck\Glück verheißend auspicious, propitiousauf sein \Glück bauen to rely on [or trust to] one's good fortunejdm \Glück bringen to bring sb luck\Glück/kein \Glück haben to be lucky [or in luck]/unlucky [or to not be in luck]\Glück gehabt! (fam) that was lucky! [or a close shave!]das \Glück haben, etw zu tun to be lucky enough [or have the good fortune] to do sthdas ist dein \Glück! (fam) lucky for you!\Glück bei jdm haben to be successful with sbin sein \Glück hineinstolpern (fam) to have the luck of the devil, to be incredibly luckysein \Glück [bei jdm] probieren [o versuchen] to try one's luck [with sb]von \Glück reden [o sagen] können, dass... to count [or consider] oneself lucky [or fam thank one's lucky stars] that...das \Glück ist jdm gewogen [o hold] (geh) luck was with them, fortune smiled upon [or form favoured [or AM -ored]] themsein \Glück verscherzen to throw away one's good fortune [or chance]auf sein \Glück vertrauen to trust to one's lucknoch nichts von seinem \Glück wissen [o ahnen] (iron) to not know what's in store for one [or anything about it] yet\Glück ab! (Fliegergruß) good luck!, happy [or safe] landing!\Glück auf! (Bergmannsgruß) good luck!zu jds \Glück luckily [or fortunately] for sbzum \Glück luckily, fortunately, happilyzu seinem/ihrem etc. \Glück luckily for him/her etc.2. (Freude) happiness, joyjdm \Glück [und Zufriedenheit] wünschen to wish sb joyin \Glück und Unglück zusammenhalten to stick together through thick and thin [or come rain or come shine]echtes/großes \Glück true/great happinesseheliches/häusliches \Glück marital [or wedded]/domestic blissjunges \Glück young lovekurzes \Glück short-lived happinessein stilles \Glück bliss, a serene sense of happinessdas vollkommene \Glück perfect blisstiefes \Glück empfinden to feel great [or deep] joysein \Glück finden to find happinesssein \Glück genießen to enjoy [or bask in] one's happinessjds ganzes \Glück sein to be sb's [whole] life, to mean the whole world to sbnach \Glück streben to pursue happiness3.▶ sein \Glück mit Füßen treten to turn one's back on fortune▶ etw auf gut \Glück tun to do sth on the off-chance, to trust to chance▶ jdm lacht das \Glück fortune smiles on [or favours [or AM -ors]] sb▶ sein \Glück machen to make one's fortune▶ \Glück muss der Mensch [o man] haben! (fam) this must be my/your/our etc. lucky day!, my/your/our etc. luck must be in!▶ jeder ist seines \Glückes Schmied (prov) life is what you make [of] it prov, everyone is the architect of his own fortune prov▶ das war das \Glück des Tüchtigen he/she deserved his/her good luck [or fortune], he/she deserved the break fam▶ \Glück im Unglück haben it could have been much worse [for sb], to be quite lucky in [or under] the circumstances▶ man kann niemanden zu seinem \Glück zwingen (prov) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink prov* * *das; Glück[e]s1) luckein großes/unverdientes Glück — a great/an undeserved stroke of luck
[es ist/war] ein Glück, dass... — it's/it was lucky that...
er hat [kein] Glück gehabt — he was [un]lucky
jemandem Glück wünschen — wish somebody [good] luck
viel Glück! — [the] best of luck!; good luck!
Glück bringen — bring [good] luck
sein Glück versuchen od. probieren — try one's luck
zum Glück od. zu meinem/seinem usw. Glück — luckily or fortunately [for me/him etc.]
2) (Hochstimmung) happinessjemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen — make somebody do what is good for him/her
jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied — (Spr.) life is what you make it
3) (Fortuna) fortune; luck* * *gluck int1. beim Trinken: glug (, glug);gluck, gluck machen umg, hum (Alkohol trinken) have a few; (ertrinken) go under (for the third time); (untergehen) go down;gluck, gluck, weg war er hum glug, glug, and down he went, bubble-bubble he was gone2. Henne: cluck* * *das; Glück[e]s1) luckein großes/unverdientes Glück — a great/an undeserved stroke of luck
[es ist/war] ein Glück, dass... — it's/it was lucky that...
er hat [kein] Glück gehabt — he was [un]lucky
jemandem Glück wünschen — wish somebody [good] luck
viel Glück! — [the] best of luck!; good luck!
Glück bringen — bring [good] luck
sein Glück versuchen od. probieren — try one's luck
zum Glück od. zu meinem/seinem usw. Glück — luckily or fortunately [for me/him etc.]
2) (Hochstimmung) happinessjemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen — make somebody do what is good for him/her
jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied — (Spr.) life is what you make it
3) (Fortuna) fortune; luck* * *nur sing. n.auspiciousness n.beatitude n.bliss n.felicity n.fortune n.happiness n.luck n.luckiness n. -
5 Glückseligkeit
* * *die Glückseligkeitfelicitousness* * *Glück|se|lig|keitfbliss, rapture (liter)* * *die1) (very great happiness: the bliss of a young married couple.) bliss2) (happiness.) felicity* * *Glück·se·lig·keit<-, -en>fin \Glückseligkeit schwelgen to float in bliss2. (beglückendes Ereignis) blissful occasion* * *die; Glückseligkeit: bliss; blissful happiness* * *ewige Glückseligkeit eternal bliss* * *die; Glückseligkeit: bliss; blissful happiness* * *f.felicitousness n. -
6 Glück
n1. auspiciousness2. bliss3. felicity4. fortunateness5. fortune6. happiness7. luck8. luckiness9. venture archaic -
7 der Ausdruck
- {cast} sự quăng, sự ném, sự thả, sự gieo, sự thử làm, sự cầu may, khoảng ném, tầm xa, mồi và lưỡi câu, chỗ câu, đồ ăn không tiêu mửa ra, cứt giun, vỏ lột, da lột, xác, cái vứt bỏ đi, sự đúc, khuôn đúc - vật đúc, mẫu đúc, bản in đúc, sự cộng lại, sự tính, sự phân phối các vai, bảng phân phối các vai, các vai, bố cục, cách bố trí, cách sắp đặt một câu, loại, vẻ, nét, tính tình, tính chất, thiên hướng - màu, sắc thái, sự hơi lác, sự đi nhờ xe bò, sự đi nhờ xe ngựa - {expression} sự vắt, sự ép, sự bóp, sự biểu lộ, sự diễn cảm, sự biểu hiện, sự diễn đạt, giọng, thành ngữ, từ ngữ, biểu thức, sự ấn - {locution} đặc ngữ, cách phát biểu - {term} hạn, giới hạn, định hạn, thời hạn, kỳ hạn, phiên, kỳ học, quý, khoá, điều kiện, điều khoản, giá, quan hệ, sự giao thiệp, sự giao hảo, sự đi lại, thuật ngữ, lời lẽ, ngôn ngữ, số hạng = der Ausdruck (Computer) {plot}+ = der vulgäre Ausdruck {vulgarism}+ = der gemeine Ausdruck {vulgarism}+ = Ausdruck verleihen {to give voice to}+ = der treffende Ausdruck {felicity}+ = der veraltete Ausdruck {archaism}+ = der bildliche Ausdruck {image}+ = der fachliche Ausdruck {technical term}+ = der idiomatische Ausdruck {idiom; phrase}+ = etwas zum Ausdruck bringen {to express something}+ = der umgangssprachliche Ausdruck {colloquialism}+ -
8 das Glück
- {auspiciousness} sự có điềm tốt, sự có điềm lành, sự thuận lợi, sự thịnh vượng - {blessing} phúc lành, kinh, hạnh phúc, điều sung sướng, sự may mắn - {felicity} hạnh phúc lớn, điều mang lại hạnh phúc, sự diễn đạt thích hợp, sự ăn nói đúng nơi, đúng lúc, câu nói khéo chọn, thành ngữ dùng đắt, thành ngữ dùng đúng lúc - {fluke} sán lá, sán gan, khoai tây bầu dục, cá bơn, đầu càng mỏ neo, đầu đinh ba, thuỳ đuôi cá voi, đuôi cá voi - {fortune} vận may, thần vận mệnh, thần tài, vận, vận mệnh, sự giàu có, của cải, cơ đồ - {happiness} sự sung sướng, thành ngữ khéo chọn, từ dùng rất đắt - {luck} sự may rủi, vận đỏ - {luckiness} - {sunshine} ánh sáng mặt trời, ánh nắng, sự vui tươi, sự hớn hở, sự tươi sáng, nắng = zum Glück {fortunately; luckily}+ = Glück haben {to be fortunate; to be in luck; to be lucky; to prosper; to strike oil; to strike rich; to thrive (throve,thriven)+ = Viel Glück! {Good luck!}+ = auf gut Glück {at a venture; at random}+ = Auf gut Glück. {Hit or miss.}+ = das ist ein Glück! {that is a blessing!}+ = von Glück sagen {to bless one's stars}+ = kein Glück haben {to be out of luck}+ = immer Glück haben {to fall on one's feet}+ = das Glück wendet sich {the tide turns}+ = doch noch ein Glück {a blessing in disguise}+ = wenn wir Glück haben {with good luck}+ = sein Glück versuchen {to try one's fortune; to try one's luck}+ = ein Glück, daß man ihn loswird {he is a good riddance}+ -
9 der Einfall
- {conceit} tính tự phụ, tính kiêu ngạo, tính tự cao tự đại, hình tượng kỳ lạ, ý nghĩ dí dỏm, lời nói dí dỏm - {descent} sự xuống, sự hạ thấp xuống, sự dốc xuống, con đường dốc, nguồn gốc, dòng dõi, thế hệ, đời, sự truyền lại, sự để lại, cuộc tấn công bất ngờ, cuộc đột kích, sự sa sút, sự suy sụp - sự xuống dốc - {device} phương sách, phương kế, chước mưu, vật sáng chế ra, thiết bị, dụng cụ, máy móc, hình vẽ, hình trang trí, hình tương trưng, châm ngôn, đề từ - {fancy} sự tưởng tượng, sự võ đoán, tính đồng bóng, ý muốn nhất thời, sở thích, thị hiếu - {fantasy} khả năng tưởng tượng, hình ảnh tưởng tượng, sự trang trí quái dị, hình trang trí kỳ lạ, ý nghĩ kỳ quặc, fantasia - {freak} tính hay thay đổi, quái vật, điều kỳ dị - {idea} quan niệm, tư tưởng, ý tưởng, ý nghĩ, ý kiến, ý niệm, khái niệm, sự hiểu biết qua, sự hình dung, điều tưởng tượng, ý định, kế hoạch hành động, ý đồ, mẫu mực lý tưởng, ý niệm của lý trí - đối tượng trực tiếp của nhận thức - {invasion} sự xâm lược, sự xâm chiếm, sự xâm lấn, sự xâm phạm, sự lan tràn, sự tràn ngập - {phantasy} - {quirk} lời giễu cợt, lời châm biếm, lời thoái thác, mưu thoái thác, lời nói nước đôi, nét chữ uốn cong, nét chữ kiểu cách, nét vẽ kiểu cách, đường xoi = der Einfall [in] {raid [into]}+ = der Einfall [auf] {razzia [on]}+ = der Einfall (Physik) {incidence}+ = der Einfall (Angriff) {raid}+ = der gute Einfall {felicity}+ = der witzige Einfall {quip; wit}+ = der spritzige Einfall {gag}+ = der närrische Einfall {vagary}+ = der verrückte Einfall {bug}+ = der plötzliche Einfall {inspiration}+ = der feindliche Einfall {incursion}+ = der mutwillige Einfall {caprice}+ = der feindliche Einfall [in] {inroad [into]}+ = der wunderliche Einfall {whim}+ = der räuberische Einfall {foray}+ = der geistreiche Einfall {sally}+ = ein komischer Einfall {a funny idea}+ = ich kam auf den Einfall {it occurred to me; it struck me}+ = wie denkst Du jetzt über deinen Einfall? {what price your idea?}+ -
10 die Glückseligkeit
- {beatification} sự ban phúc lành, sự làm sung sướng, sự hưởng hạnh phúc, sự tuyên phúc - {beatitude} phúc lớn - {blessedness} phúc lành, hạnh phúc, sự sung sướng - {bliss} niềm vui sướng nhất - {blissfulness} niềm hạnh phúc, nỗi sung sướng - {felicity} hạnh phúc lớn, sự may mắn, điều mang lại hạnh phúc, sự diễn đạt thích hợp, sự ăn nói đúng nơi, đúng lúc, câu nói khéo chọn, thành ngữ dùng đắt, thành ngữ dùng đúng lúc
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Felicity, OH — U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 922 Housing Units (2000): 370 Land area (2000): 0.267183 sq. miles (0.692000 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.267183 sq. miles (0.692000 sq. km) FIPS code … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
felicity — [n1] happiness bliss, cheerfulness, contentment, delight, ecstasy, elation, enjoyment, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, glee, good spirits, joviality, joy, jubilation, merriment, mirth, pleasure, rapture, well being; concept 410 felicity [n2]… … New thesaurus
felicity — index gift (flair), propensity, propriety (appropriateness), prosperity, skill Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
Felicity — f English: from the abstract noun denoting luck or good fortune (via Old French from Latin felicitās; cf. FELIX (SEE Felix)). The English vocabulary word was first used as a given name in the 17th century. It also represents the English form of… … First names dictionary
felicity — late 14c., from O.Fr. felicite (14c.) happiness, from L. felicitatem (nom. felicitas) happiness, fertility, from felix (gen. felicis) happy, fortunate, fruitful, fertile, from L. root *fe , equivalent of PIE *dhe(i) to suck, suckle, produce,… … Etymology dictionary
felicity — *happiness, bliss, beatitude, blessedness Analogous words: rapture, transport, *ecstasy: joy, delight, delectation, *pleasure, fruition Antonyms: misery … New Dictionary of Synonyms
