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1 stroke of luck
ضَرْبَة حَظّ \ stroke of luck: a piece of good fortune. -
2 golpe de suerte
• financial futures• financial gearing• lucky break• lucky gain• lucky hit• streak of fortune• streak of luck• stroke of fortune• stroke of luck• twist of luck -
3 golpe de fortuna
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4 П-236
ПОДАРОК С НЁБА coll NP sing only) sth unexpected and very much desiredgodsendstroke of fortune like pennies from heaven.«Она умна, - повторил он, - мила, образованна, на нашего брата и не посмотрит. Ах... - прибавил он, вдруг обращаясь ко мне, - вот чудесная мысль, поддержите честь вятского общества, поволочитесь за ней... ну, знаете, вы из Москвы, в ссылке, верно, пишете стихи - это вам с неба подарок» (Герцен 1). "She is intelligent," he repeated, "nice, cultured....She won't look at fellows like us. Ah.. " he added, suddenly turning to me, "there's a happy thought you must keep up the honour of Vyatka society and get up a flirtation with her Why, you are from Moscow, you know, and in exile, no doubt you write verses. She's a godsend for you" (1a) -
5 подарок с неба
• ПОДАРОК С НЕБА coll[NP; sing only]=====⇒ sth. unexpected and very much desired:- godsend;- like pennies from heaven.♦ "Она умна, - повторил он, - мила, образованна, на нашего брата и не посмотрит. Ах... - прибавил он, вдруг обращаясь ко мне, - вот чудесная мысль, поддержите честь вятского общества, поволочитесь за ней... ну, знаете, вы из Москвы, в ссылке, верно, пишете стихи - это вам с неба подарок" (Герцён 1). "She is intelligent," he repeated, "nice, cultured....She won't look at fellows like us. Ah.. " he added, suddenly turning to me, "there's a happy thought; you must keep up the honour of Vyatka society and get up a flirtation with her Why, you are from Moscow, you know, and in exile, no doubt you write verses. She's a godsend for you" (1a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > подарок с неба
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6 σκηνοποιία
σκηνοποι-ία, ἡ,A tent-making: pitching of tents, Aen.Tact.8.3, Rev.Arch.3(1934).40 (Amphipolis, iii/ii B.C.), Plb.6.28.3; building of a theatre, D.C.67.2; nest-building, of swallows, Antig.Mir.37: metaph., σ. τῆς τύχης theatrical, dramatic stroke of fortune, Hld.10.16.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > σκηνοποιία
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7 ἀρχή
A beginning, origin,νείκεος ἀ. Il.22.116
;πήματος Od.8.81
;φόνου 21.4
, etc.; opp. τέλος, Hdt.7.51, etc.; opp. τελευτή, Thgn.607, cf. Pl.Lg. 715e, Hp.Morb.1.1;ἀ. γενέσθαι κακῶν Hdt.5.97
;ἀ. ποιήσασθαί τινος Th.1.128
, And.2.37, Isoc.12.120, etc.;ἀ. λαβεῖν τινός Aeschin.1.11
;τὰς ἀρχὰς εἰληφέναι Plb.4.28.3
; ἀρχὴν ὑποθέσθαι lay a foundation, D.3.2, etc.; (and [voice] Pass.,ἀρχαὶ βέβληνται Pi.N.1.8
);ἀρχὴν ἄρχεσθαί τινος Pl.Ti. 36e
; source of action, [ὁ ἄνθρωπος] ἔχει ἀρχὴν ἐλευθέραν Plot.3.3.4
.b with Preps. in adverbial usages, ἐξ ἀρχῆς from the beginning, from the first, from of old, Od.1.188, Xenoph.10, etc.;οὑξ ἀ. φίλος S.OT 385
;ἡ ἐξ ἀ. ἔχθρα D.54.3
;τὸ ἐξ ἀ. X.Cyn.12.6
; butπλουτεῖν ἐξ ἀ. πάλιν
anew, afresh,Ar.
Pl. 221;λόγον πάλιν ὥσπερ ἐξ ἀ. κινεῖν Pl.R. 450a
; ὁ ἐξ ἀ. λόγος the original argument, Id.Tht. 177c, etc.; τὰ ἐξ ἀ. the principal sum, Arist.Pol. 1280a30:—alsoἀπ' ἀ. Hes.Th. 425
, Hdt.2.104, Pi.P.8.25, A.Supp. 344, Pl.Tht. 206d; κατ' ἀρχάς in the beginning, at first, Hdt.3.153, 7.5;αὐτίκα κατ' ἀ. Id.8.94
;τὸ κατ' ἀ. Pl. Lg. 798a
, al.c acc. ἀρχήν, abs., to begin with, at first, Hdt. 1.9, 2.28, 8.132;τὴν ἀρχήν And.3.20
: pl.,τὰς ἀρχάς Plb.16.22.8
: freq. followed by a neg., not at all,ἀρχὴν μηδὲ λαβών Hdt.3.39
, cf. 1.193, al.;ἀ. δὲ θηρᾶν οὐ πρέπει τἀμήχανα S.Ant.92
;ἀ. κλύειν ἂν οὐκ.. ἐβουλόμην Id.Ph. 1239
, cf. El. 439, Philol.3, Antipho5.73, Pl. Grg. 478c; sts. c. Art.,τοῦτο οὐκ ἐνδέκομαι τὴν ἀ. Hdt.4.25
;τὴν ἀ. γὰρ ἐξῆν αὐτῷ μὴ γράφειν D.23.93
.2 first principle, element, first so used by Anaximander, acc. to Simp. in Ph.150.23, cf. Arist. Metaph. 983b11, etc.;Ἡράκλειτος τὴν ἀ. εἶναί φησι ψυχήν Id.de An. 405a25
; of ὕλη and θεός, opp. στοιχεῖα, Placit.1.3.25; practical principle of conduct, ; principles of knowledge, Arist.Metaph. 995b8, al.3 end, corner, of a bandage, rope, sheet, etc., Hdt.4.60, Hp.Off.9, E.Hipp. 762, Aen.Tact.18.14, Act.Ap.10.11; of a compound pulley, Hero Bel.84.14.4 Math., origin of a curve,τῆς ἕλικος Archim.Spir. 11
Def.2, etc.;ξυνὸν ἀ. καὶ πέρας ἐπὶ κύκλου περιφερείας Heraclit. 103
.6 sum, total, ib.Nu.1.2.7 vital organs of the body, Gal.1.318, al.II first place or power, sovereignty (not in Hom.),Διὸς ἀρχά Pi.O.2.64
, cf. Hdt.1.6, etc.;γενέσθαι ἐπ' ἀρχῆς Arist.Pol. 1284b2
: metaph., μεγάλην μεντἂν ἀ. εἴης εὑρηκώς, of a stroke of fortune, D.21.196: pl.,ἀρχαὶ πολισσονόμοι A.Ch. 864
(lyr.);τὰς ἐμὰς ἀρχὰς σέβων S.Ant. 744
, etc.: c. gen. rei, ; ἀ. τῶν νεῶν, τῆς θαλάσσης, power over them, Th.3.90, X.Ath.2.7, etc.: prov., ἀ. ἄνδρα δείξει Biasap.Arist.EN 1130a1, cf. D.Prooem.48; method of government,οὐδὲ τὴν ἄλλην ἀ. ἐπαχθής Th.6.54
.2 empire, realm, Κύρου, Περδίκκου ἀ., Hdt.1.91, Th.4.128, etc.3 magistracy, office, ἀρχὴν ἄρχειν, παραλαμβάνειν, Hdt.3.80, 4.147;καταστήσας τὰς ἀ. καὶ ἄρχοντας ἐπιστήσας Id.3.89
; εἰς ἀ. καθίστασθαι Th.8.70; εἰς τὴν ἀ. εἰσιέναι D.59.72, etc.; ἀ. λαχεῖν to obtain an office, Id.57.25;Ἑλληνοταμίαι τότε πρῶτον κατέστη ἀ. Th.1.96
;ἐνιαύσιος ἀ. Id.6.54
; ἀ. χειροτονητή, κληρωτή, Lex ap.Aeschin.1.21; withsg. Noun,Κυθηροδίκης ἀ. ἐκ τῆς Σπάρτης διέβαινεν αὐτόσε Th.4.53
; term of office, ;ἀρχαὶ καὶ λειτουργίαι POxy.119.16
(iii A.D.).4 in pl., the authorities, the magistrates,Th.
5.47, cf. Decr. ap. And.1.83; ἐν ταῖς ἀ. εἶναι Th.6.54; ἡ ἀρχή collectively, 'the board', D.47.22, cf. IG1.229, etc.;παραδιδόναι τινὰ τῇ ἀ. Antipho5.48
; but ἡ ἀ., of a single magistrate, PHal.1.226 (iii B.C.); κατ' ἀρχῆς γὰρ φιλαίτιος λεώς against authority, A.Supp. 485;πομποὺς ἀρχάς Id.Ag. 124
(anap.).6 pl., heavenly powers, Ep.Rom.8.38, al., cf. Dam. Pr.96; powers of evil, Ep.Eph.6.12, al.III = εἶδος μελίσσης ἀκέντρου, Hsch. -
8 gün
"1. day. 2. daytime, day. 3. sun. 4. daylight, sunlight. 5. day, time. 6. day, days, time, times, period. 7. happy days, better times, days of happiness. 8. special day, feast day. 9. a woman´s at-home day. 10. date (a given point of time). -lerce for days. -ün adamı 1. man of the hour, man of the day. 2. a man for all seasons. - ağarmak for day to dawn, for dawn to break. - ağarması daybreak, dawn. - almak /dan/ 1. to get an appointment (from). 2. to have passed (a certain age) by (a specified number of days). - atlamamak not to miss out a day. - batması sunset, sundown. -ün birinde 1. one day, some day. 2. once, at one time in the past. -lerden bir gün once upon a time. - bugün. colloq. Now is the time. - doğmadan neler doğar. proverb A lot can happen between now and then. - doğmak 1. for the sun to rise, for day to dawn. 2. /a/ (for someone) to have an unexpected opportunity or stroke of fortune. -ünü doldurmak 1. to complete a period of time. 2. fin. to fall due, mature. - durumu astr. solstice. -leri gece olmak /ın/ to fall on evil days, meet with misfortune. -ü geçmek /ın/ (for a woman´s period) to be late. - gibi açık/aşikâr altogether clear, very clear, manifest. - görmek to see happy days. -ünü görmek 1. to come to a bad end; to suffer for one´s errors. 2. /ın/ to see (one´s grown-up offspring) living a happy life. 3. to menstruate, have one´s period. - görmemek to know nothing but unhappiness. - görmez 1. (place) which doesn´t get any sunlight, sunless. 2. (someone) who never gets out in the sun. - görmüş 1. (someone) who has seen better days. 2. experienced. -ünü görürsün! I´ll show you!/You´ll get what´s coming to you!/You´ll get your just deserts! - göstermek /a/ to make (someone) live happily. -ünü göstermek /a/ to show, punish (used as a threat). -den güne/- günden from day to day, gradually. -ü gününe 1. day by day. 2. to the very day. -ünü gün etmek to be really enjoying oneself, be having a real good time, be having a hell of a good time. -ü gününe uymamak to be capricious, be fickle. - ışığına çıkmak to come to light; to become clear. - kavuşmak/inmek for the sun to set/go down, for night to fall. - koymak /a/ to put aside a day, assign some time (for). - ola harman ola. colloq. One day its time will come. -leri sayılı olmak to be near death. -ünü/-lerini saymak to be waiting for death. - sürmek to live prosperously. - tutulmak for the sun to be eclipsed. - tutulması astr. solar eclipse. - tün eşitliği astr. equinox. - yapmak (for women) to be at home to guests. -ü yetmek 1. (for something) to fall due, be due. 2. (for one´s last hour) to be at hand. 3. (for a woman) to fill up her term of pregnancy. " -
9 onnenpotkaus
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10 касмет
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11 удар судьбы
Синонимический ряд:несчастье (сущ.) беда; бедствие; горе; горесть; драма; злоключение; злополучие; лихо; напасть; несчастье; трагедия -
12 suerte
f.1 luck (fortuna).estar de suerte to be in luckpor suerte luckilyprobar suerte to try one's luck¡qué suerte! that was lucky!¡qué suerte que traje el paraguas! how lucky that I brought my umbrella!tener (buena) suerte to be luckytener mala suerte to be unluckytener la suerte de espaldas to be having a run of bad luck2 chance.tocar o caer en suerte a alguien to fall to somebody's lotla suerte está echada the die is cast3 fate (destino).tentar a la suerte to tempt fate4 good luck, stroke of luck, piece of luck.5 lot.6 trick, stunt.7 sort.Una extraña suerte de plantas A strange sort of plants.* * *1 (fortuna) luck, fortune2 (azar) chance3 (destino) destiny, fate4 (estado, condición) lot, situation6 (en tauromaquia) manoeuvre (US maneuver) in a bullfight\¡buena suerte! / ¡suerte! good luck!de otra suerte otherwiseestar de suerte / estar de mala suerte to be in luck / be out of luckla suerte está echada the die is castpor suerte fortunatelyprobar suerte to try one's luck¡que tengas suerte! good luck!tener suerte to be luckytener una suerte loca familiar to have the luck of the deviltentar la suerte figurado to tempt fatetraer (buena) suerte / traer mala suerte to be lucky, bring good luck / be unlucky, bring bad luck* * *noun f.1) luck, fortune, chance2) fate, lot3) kind, sort* * *SF1) (=fortuna) luck¡suerte!, ¡buena suerte! — good luck!
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dar suerte — to bring good luck•
día de suerte — lucky day•
mala suerte — bad luck¡siempre tengo tan mala suerte con los hombres! — I'm always so unlucky with men!, I always have such bad luck with men!
¡qué mala suerte! — how unlucky!, what bad luck!
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por suerte — luckily, fortunately•
probar suerte — to try one's luck•
tener suerte — to be lucky¡que tengas suerte! — good luck!, the best of luck!
tuvo la suerte de que el autobús saliera con retraso — he was lucky that the bus left late, luckily for him his bus left late
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tentar a la suerte — to try one's luck•
traer suerte — to be lucky, bring good luckgolpetrae mala suerte — it's bad luck, it's unlucky
2) (=destino) fatequiso la suerte que pasara por allí un médico — as luck o fate would have it a doctor was passing by
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correr la misma suerte que algn — to suffer the same fate as sb•
mejorar la suerte de algn — to improve sb's lot•
tentar a la suerte — to tempt fate3) (=azar) chancelo echaron a suertes — [con cerillas, papeletas] they drew lots; [con moneda] they tossed (a coin)
caerle o tocarle en suerte a algn —
al equipo español le tocó en suerte enfrentarse a Turquía — as chance had it, the Spanish team were drawn to play against Turkey
¡vaya marido que me ha tocado en suerte! — what a husband I ended up with!
4) (=clase) sort, kindhubo toda suerte de comentarios — there were all sorts o kinds of remarks
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de esta suerte — in this waylos molinos de agua pueden clasificarse de esta suerte — water wheels can be classified in the following way o in this way
6) (Taur) stage of the bullfightsuerte de banderillas — the second stage of a bullfight, in which the "banderillas" are stuck into the bull's back
suerte de capa — stage of a bullfight where passes are made with the cape
suerte de varas — opening stage of a bullfight where the bull is weakened with the picador's lance
suerte suprema — final stage of a bullfight
* * *1)a) ( azar) chanceme cayó or tocó en suerte — it fell to my lot (frml o hum)
echar algo a suertes — ( con monedas) to toss for something; ( con pajitas) to draw straws for something
la suerte está echada — (fr hecha) the die is cast
b) ( fortuna) luckbuena/mala suerte — good/bad luck
tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grande — she is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big house
número/hombre de suerte — lucky number/man
por suerte no estaba sola — luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone
traer or dar mala suerte — to bring bad luck
c) ( destino) fatetentar a la suerte — to tempt fate o providence
2) (tipo, clase) sort, kindvino toda suerte de gente — all sorts o kinds of people came
de (tal) suerte que — (frml) so that
* * *= fate, fortune, lot, luck, sort, good fortune, fluke, stroke of luck.Ex. The future importance of pre-coordinate indexing depends upon the fate of printed indexes.Ex. These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.Ex. This article reports on the 9th weekend school organised by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association the theme of which was 'Improving your lot'.Ex. In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.Ex. Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.Ex. There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.Ex. This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.Ex. And in his still beating heart, he knew that his recovery was a miracle: a gift from God, a stroke of luck.----* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* amuleto de la suerte = good luck charm.* buena suerte = good luck!, good luck.* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desear suerte = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* desear suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + luck.* de suerte = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* echar a suerte = draw + lots.* echar suertes = draw + lots.* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.* estar de suerte = be in luck.* galleta de la suerte = fortune cookie.* golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.* golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, losing streak.* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* nadie esta contento con su suerte = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* no estar de suerte = be out of luck.* no tener suerte = be out of luck.* pero no hubo suerte = but no dice.* pero sin suerte = but no dice.* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* probar suerte = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shot.* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* ¡Qué suerte! = What luck!.* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* sin suerte = but no dice.* ¡suerte! = break a leg!.* suerte del principiante, la = beginner's luck.* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.* tener suerte = be lucky, count + Posesivo + blessings, get + lucky, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot, strike + lucky, be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing, be in luck.* tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil, take + Posesivo + chances.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* * *1)a) ( azar) chanceme cayó or tocó en suerte — it fell to my lot (frml o hum)
echar algo a suertes — ( con monedas) to toss for something; ( con pajitas) to draw straws for something
la suerte está echada — (fr hecha) the die is cast
b) ( fortuna) luckbuena/mala suerte — good/bad luck
tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grande — she is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big house
número/hombre de suerte — lucky number/man
por suerte no estaba sola — luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone
traer or dar mala suerte — to bring bad luck
c) ( destino) fatetentar a la suerte — to tempt fate o providence
2) (tipo, clase) sort, kindvino toda suerte de gente — all sorts o kinds of people came
de (tal) suerte que — (frml) so that
* * *= fate, fortune, lot, luck, sort, good fortune, fluke, stroke of luck.Ex: The future importance of pre-coordinate indexing depends upon the fate of printed indexes.
Ex: These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.Ex: This article reports on the 9th weekend school organised by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association the theme of which was 'Improving your lot'.Ex: In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.Ex: This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.Ex: And in his still beating heart, he knew that his recovery was a miracle: a gift from God, a stroke of luck.* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* amuleto de la suerte = good luck charm.* buena suerte = good luck!, good luck.* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desear suerte = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* desear suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + luck.* de suerte = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* echar a suerte = draw + lots.* echar suertes = draw + lots.* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.* estar de suerte = be in luck.* galleta de la suerte = fortune cookie.* golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.* golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, losing streak.* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* nadie esta contento con su suerte = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* no estar de suerte = be out of luck.* no tener suerte = be out of luck.* pero no hubo suerte = but no dice.* pero sin suerte = but no dice.* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* probar suerte = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shot.* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* ¡Qué suerte! = What luck!.* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* sin suerte = but no dice.* ¡suerte! = break a leg!.* suerte del principiante, la = beginner's luck.* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.* tener suerte = be lucky, count + Posesivo + blessings, get + lucky, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot, strike + lucky, be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing, be in luck.* tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil, take + Posesivo + chances.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* * *A1 (azar) chancelo deja todo en manos de la suerte he leaves everything to chanceechar algo a suertes or ( AmL) a la suerte (con una moneda) to toss for sth; (con pajitas) to draw straws for sthechar a suertes or ( AmL) echar a la suerte to toss a coinla suerte está echada ( fr hecha); the die is cast2 (fortuna) luckbuena/mala suerte good/bad luckha sido una suerte que vinieras it was lucky you came¡qué suerte tienes! you're so lucky!tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grande she is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big houseestamos de suerte we're in lucknúmero/hombre de suerte lucky number/mantienes una suerte loca you're incredibly luckydeséame (buena) suerte wish me luckpor suerte no estaba sola luckily o fortunately I wasn't alonecon suerte termino hoy with a bit of luck I'll finish todaybuena suerte, que te salga todo bien good luck, I hope it all works out well for youprobar suerte to try one's lucksuerte, valor y al toro the very best of luck to youtraer or dar mala suerte to bring bad lucktrae mala suerte pasar por debajo de una escalera it's bad luck to walk under ladders3 (destino) fateno desafíes a la suerte don't tempt fate o providencequiso la suerte que nos volviéramos a encontrar en París as fate would have it we met up again in ParisB (tipo, clase) sort, kindvino toda suerte de gente all sorts o kinds of people camede (tal) suerte que ( frml); so thatCompuestos:second phase of a bullfight during which the banderillas are stuck in the bull's neck● suerte de varas or picasfirst phase of a bullfight during which the picador weakens the bull with his lance* * *
suerte sustantivo femenino
◊ buena/mala suerte good/bad luck;
ha sido una suerte que vinieras it was lucky you came;
¡qué mala suerte! how unlucky!;
¡qué suerte tienes! you're so lucky!;
no tengo suerte I'm not a lucky person;
hombre de suerte lucky man;
por suerte no estaba sola luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone;
¡(que tengas) buena suerte! good luck!;
probar suerte to try one's luck;
traer or dar mala suerte to bring bad luck
( con pajitas) to draw straws for sth
suerte sustantivo femenino
1 (fortuna) luck: es un hombre de suerte, he's a lucky man
tuviste mala suerte, you were unlucky
por suerte, fortunately o luckily
2 (casualidad, azar) chance: depende de la suerte, it depends on chance
3 (sino, destino) fate, destiny: nadie sabe cuál será su suerte, nobody knows what's going to come of her
4 frml (tipo, género, clase, especie) sort, type: es una suerte de, it's a kind of
5 Taur (lance de la lidia) el torero inició la suerte de matar, the bull-fighter got ready to kill the bull
♦ Locuciones: la suerte está echada, the die is cast
echar a suertes, to draw lots
probar suerte, to try one's luck
tentar (a) la suerte, to tempt fate
' suerte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- afortunada
- afortunado
- azar
- batatazo
- camelarse
- cara
- desafortunada
- desafortunado
- desear
- desgracia
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- felizmente
- fortuna
- golpe
- increíble
- informal
- negra
- negro
- pata
- perseguir
- qué
- salar
- salada
- salado
- sombra
- traer
- ventura
- augurio
- buenaventura
- dicha
- leche
- loco
- malo
- perro
- racha
- todo
English:
bad
- be
- beginner
- break
- bugger
- chance
- devil
- die
- fortunate
- fortune
- fortune cookie
- happily
- hard luck
- hopefully
- horseshoe
- least
- lot
- luck
- luckily
- lucky
- mercy
- number
- push
- run
- science
- sheer
- sink
- some
- somebody
- stack
- streak
- stroke
- tempt
- tough
- try
- unfortunate
- unlucky
- wish
- best
- fate
- finger
- grass
- hard
- hold
- jinx
- jolly
- manner
- sorry
- strand
- that
* * *suerte nf1. [azar] chance;la suerte está echada the die is cast2. [fortuna] luck;te deseo buena suerte I wish you good luck;es una suerte que estés aquí it's lucky you're here;estar de suerte to be in luck;¡qué suerte! that was lucky!;¡qué suerte tuviste! you were so lucky!;¡qué suerte que traje el paraguas! how lucky that I brought my umbrella!;por suerte luckily;probar suerte to try one's luck;tener (buena) suerte to be lucky;tiene la suerte de vivir cerca de la playa he's lucky enough to live near the beach;tener mala suerte to be unlucky;tuve muy mala suerte con las preguntas que me tocaron I was very unlucky with the questions that came up;tener la suerte de espaldas to be having a run of bad luck;tentar a la suerte to tempt fate;la suerte del principiante beginner's luck3. [destino] fate;abandonaron el barco a su suerte they abandoned the boat to its fateconocí a toda suerte de personas I met all sorts of people;ser una suerte de… to be a kind o sort of…5. [manera] manner, fashion;de suerte que in such a way that6. Taurom = any of the three stages (“tercios”) of a bullfight* * *f1 luck;¡suerte! good luck!;buena suerte good luck;mala suerte bad luck;tener la suerte de cara be lucky;tener una suerte loca be o get incredibly lucky;probar suerte try one’s luck;por suerte luckily2 ( azar):caer otocar a alguien en suerte fall to s.o.;echar a suertes toss for, draw lots for;la suerte está echada the die is cast3 ( destino):dejar a alguien a su suerte leave s.o. to their fate4:toda suerte de all kinds of;de suerte que so that* * *suerte nf1) fortuna: luck, fortunetener suerte: to be luckypor suerte: luckily2) destino: fate, destiny, lot3) clase, género: sort, kindtoda suerte de cosas: all kinds of things* * *suerte n1. (fortuna) luck¡suerte para tu examen! good luck with your exam!¡qué suerte! how lucky!2. (destino) destiny / fatedar suerte / traer suerte to bring (good) luck -
13 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. -
14 късмет
1. (щастие) luck, книж. fortune(щастлив случай) piece/stroke of luck/of good fortune, windfall(неочакван) разг. a bit of fat(за известен период) a run of luckимам късмет be lucky/fortunate, be in luck, have (the best of) luckимам голям късмет strike oilлесно му е, която има късмет he dances well to whom fortune pipesосланям се на късмета си ride o.'s luckопитвам си късмета try o.'s luck/fortune; chance o.'s luckоставям на късмет take o.'s chance, trust to chanceкъсмет! (за добро, зло) as luck would have itтова е то моят късмет! just my luck! за мой късмет I was lucky (to с inf.), as good luck would have itкъсметът му работя fortune favours him, he is in luck, he's got the plumроди ме, мамо, с късмет, па ме хвърли на смет give a man fortune/luck and cast him into the sea2. (съдба) fortune, lot* * *късмѐт,м., -и, (два) късмѐта 1. ( щастие) luck, книж. fortune; ( щастлив случай) piece/stroke of luck/of good fortune, windfall; ( неочакван) fluke; разг. a bit of fat; (за известен период) a run of luck; ако е \късмет if all goes well, if it is fated; изтеглям \късмета find the bean in the cake, draw a winner; имам голям \късмет strike oil; имам \късмет be lucky/fortunate, be in luck, have (the best of) luck; имам \късмет в нещастието си fall on o.’s legs/feet; имам лош \късмет strike a bad patch; имахме \късмет, че we were lucky that, it was lucky that, it’s a good job that; \късмет! (за добро, зло) as luck would have it; \късметът му работи fortune favours him, he is in luck, he’s got the plum; лесно му е, който има \късмет he dances well to whom fortune pipes; лош \късмет unluckiness, rough luck, разг. hard lines; that’s tough; на \късмет on the off chance, at hazard, at a venture; нямам \късмет be out of luck, have no luck, be unlucky; опитвам си \късмета try o.’s luck/fortune; chance o.’s luck; осланям се на \късмета си ride o.’s luck; оставям на \късмет take o.’s chance, trust to chance; родѐн без \късмет evil-starred, star-crossed; родѐн с \късмет born with a silver spoon in his mouth;2. ( съдба) fortune, lot; • роди ме, мамо, с \късмет, па ме хвърли на смет give a man fortune/luck and cast him into the sea.* * *fortune; hap{hEp}; kismet: I'm out of късмет. - Нямам късмет.; mercy; stroke of luck* * *1. (за известен период) a run of luck 2. (неочакван) разг. a bit of fat 3. (съдба) fortune, lot 4. (щастие) luck, книж. fortune 5. (щастлив случай) piece/stroke of luck/of good fortune, windfall 6. КЪСМЕТ! (за добро, зло) as luck would have it 7. КЪСМЕТът му работя fortune favours him, he is in luck, he's got the plum 8. ако е КЪСМЕТ if all goes well, if it is fated 9. излиза ми КЪСМЕТът be lucky, (за мома) meet the right man 10. изтеглям КЪСМЕТа find the bean in the cake, draw a winner 11. имам КЪСМЕТ be lucky/fortunate, be in luck, have (the best of) luck 12. имам КЪСМЕТ в нещастието си fall on o.s legs/feet 13. имам голям КЪСМЕТ strike oil 14. имам лош КЪСМЕТ strike a bad patch 15. имахме КЪСМЕТ, че we were lucky that, it was lucky that, it's a good job that 16. какъв КЪСМЕТ, че it's a mercy that 17. лесно му е, която има КЪСМЕТ he dances well to whom fortune pipes 18. лош КЪСМЕТ разг. hard lines 19. на КЪСМЕТ on the off chance, at hazard, at a venture 20. нямам КЪСМЕТ be out of luck, have no luck, be unlucky 21. опитвам си КЪСМЕТа try o.'s luck/fortune;chance o.'s luck 22. осланям се на КЪСМЕТа си ride o.'s luck 23. оставям на КЪСМЕТ take o.'s chance, trust to chance 24. роден без КЪСМЕТ evil-starred 25. роден с КЪСМЕТ born with a silver spoon in his mouth 26. роди ме, мамо, с КЪСМЕТ, па ме хвърли на смет give a man fortune/luck and cast him into the sea 27. това е то моят КЪСМЕТ! just my luck! за мой КЪСМЕТ I was lucky (to c inf.), as good luck would have it -
15 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. -
16 revers
revers [ʀ(ə)vεʀ]masculine nound. ( = coup du sort) setback* * *ʀ(ə)vɛʀnom masculin invariable1) ( dos) ( de feuille) back, reverse; ( de tissu) wrong side; ( de médaille) reversele revers de la médaille — fig the downside (colloq)
2) ( repli) ( de veste) lapel; ( de pantalon) turn-up GB, cuff US; ( de manche) cuff3) ( au tennis) backhand (stroke)•Phrasal Verbs:••toute médaille a son revers — Proverbe there is no rose without a thorn
* * *ʀ(ə)vɛʀ nm1) [feuille, main] back2) [étoffe] reverse, reverse side3) [pièce, médaille] back, reverse4) TENNIS, PING-PONG backhandElle a un excellent revers. — She has an excellent backhand.
5) [veston] lapel, [pantalon] turn-up6) (= échec) setback7)prendre à revers MILITAIRE — to take from the rear
* * *revers nm inv1 ( dos) ( de feuille) back, reverse; ( de tissu) wrong side; ( de main) back; (de médaille, pièce) reverse; d'un revers de la main with the back of one's hand; le revers de la médaille fig the downside○, the disagreeable aspect; prendre une armée à revers Mil to attack an army from the rear;3 ( au tennis) backhand (stroke); faire un revers to play a backhand (stroke);revers de fortune reversal of fortune.toute médaille a son revers Prov there is no rose without a thorn.[rəvɛr] nom masculin1. [d'une blouse, d'un veston] lapel[d'une manche] (turned-back) cuff[d'un uniforme] facingcol/bottes à revers turned-down collar/boots2. [d'une feuille, d'un tissu, d'un tableau, de la main] back[d'une médaille, d'une pièce] reverse (side)c'est le revers de la médaille that's the other side of the coin, there's the rub3. [échec, défaite] setbackrevers de fortune reverse of fortune, setback (in one's fortunes)à revers locution adverbialeMILITAIRE from ou in the rear -
17 chance
chance [∫ɑ̃s]feminine nouna. ( = bonne fortune, hasard) luck• c'est une chance que... it's lucky that...• quelle chance ! wasn't that lucky!• pas de chance ! hard luck!• ce n'est pas mon jour de chance ! it's not my day!• courir or tenter sa chance to try one's luck• la chance a tourné his (or her etc) luck has changedb. ( = possibilité de succès) chance• donner sa chance or ses chances à qn to give sb his chance• quelles sont ses chances ? what are his chances?• c'est la chance de ma/sa vie it's the opportunity of a lifetime► avoir + chance(s)• il n'a aucune chance he hasn't got or doesn't stand a chance• il y a une chance sur cent que... there's a one-in-a-hundred chance that...• il y a toutes les chances que... there's every chance that...* * *ʃɑ̃s1) ( sort favorable) (good) luckc'est bien ma chance! — iron just my luck!
pas de chance, tu as perdu! — hard luck, you've lost!
la chance a voulu que je le croise — as luck would have it, I bumped into him
avoir une chance du tonnerre — (colloq) to have the luck of the devil
par chance — luckily, fortunately
2) ( possibilité) chance‘il va pleuvoir?’ - ‘il y a des chances’ — ‘is it going to rain?’ - ‘probably’
3) ( fortune) luck4) ( occasion favorable) chance, opportunityla chance de ma vie — the chance ou opportunity of a lifetime
* * *ʃɑ̃s1. nf1) (= heureux hasard)Tu as de la chance de partir au soleil! — You're lucky, going off to the sun!
je n'ai pas de chance (cette fois) — I'm out of luck, (en général) I never have any luck
C'est une chance, on a un train dans cinq minutes. — That's a bit of luck, there's a train in five minutes.
encore une chance que...; Encore une chance qu'il ne se soit pas plaint! — It's lucky that he didn't complain!
une chance sur deux — a fifty-fifty chance, a one-in-two chance
avoir une chance de faire qch; On a une chance de s'en tirer sans amende. — There's a chance that we'll get away without having to pay a fine.
Il n'a aucune chance. — He's got no chance.
3) (= occasion de réussir)Rends-toi, Joe, c'est ta dernière chance! — Give yourself up Joe, it's your last chance!
de la dernière chance (conférence, négociations, réunion, épreuve, opération, manifestation) — last-ditch
2. chances nfpl(= probabilités) chancesIl a des chances de réussir. — He's got a good chance of passing.
Il a des chances de gagner. — He has a good chance of winning.
Il y a de fortes chances pour que Paul soit malade. — It's highly likely that Paul is ill.
* * *chance nf1 ( sort favorable) (good) luck; quelle chance! what (a piece of) luck!; c'est bien ma chance! iron just my luck!; pas de chance, tu as perdu! bad luck, you've lost!; coup de chance stroke of luck; chance inespérée unexpected stroke of luck; la chance a voulu que je le croise as luck would have it, I bumped into him; la chance aidant, il a réussi he was lucky, he succeeded; la chance aidant, il réussira with a bit of luck, he'll succeed; il y a une belle part de chance dans sa réussite luck played quite a part in his/her success; la chance leur a souri fortune smiled on them; avoir de la chance to be lucky; ne pas avoir de chance to be unlucky; il n'a pas eu de chance ( à un examen) he was unlucky; ( ces derniers temps) he hasn't had much luck; avoir une chance du tonnerre○ or de cocu○ to have the luck of the devil; avoir la chance de faire to have the good luck to do; courir or tenter sa chance to try one's luck; avoir la chance de trouver une maison to be lucky enough to find a house; c'est une chance de pouvoir partir or que nous puissions partir we're lucky to be able to leave; par chance luckily, fortunately;2 ( possibilité) chance (de qch of sth; de faire of doing); il y a (encore) une chance de paix there's (still) a chance of peace; mes recherches ont peu de chances d'aboutir my research is unlikely to come to anything; il y a de fortes chances (pour) qu'elle vienne there's every chance that she will come; il a ses chances he stands a good chance; il n'a aucune chance he doesn't stand a chance; mettre toutes les chances de son côté to take no chances; avoir une chance sur dix de gagner to have a one in ten chance of winning; il a une chance sur deux he has a fifty-fifty chance; garder or conserver toutes ses chances still to have a chance (de faire of doing, to do); ‘il va pleuvoir?’-‘il y a des chances’ ‘is it going to rain?’-‘probably’;3 ( fortune) luck; leur chance a tourné their luck has turned; tenter or courir sa chance to try one's luck; ⇒ bonheur;4 ( occasion favorable) chance, opportunity; c'est la chance de ma vie it's the chance ou opportunity of a lifetime; donner or laisser une chance à qn to give sb a chance; la CEE est une chance pour leur pays the EC represents an opportunity for their country; saisir sa chance to seize the opportunity; c'est la réunion de la dernière chance the meeting is the last hope.[ʃɑ̃s] nom féminin1. [aléa, hasard] luck2. [hasard favorable] (good) luckavoir de la/ne pas avoir de chance to be lucky/unluckydonner ou laisser sa chance à quelqu'un to give somebody his chance4. [éventualité, probabilité] chanceson projet a de fortes ou grandes chances d'être adopté his plan stands a good chance of being adoptedn'hésite pas, tu as tes chances don't hesitate, you've got ou you stand a chance————————par chance locution adverbiale -
18 Glück
1) ( günstige Fügung) luck;( Fortuna) fortune;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 birthday;ein Kind des \Glücks sein ( geh) to have been born under a lucky star;jdm \Glück und Segen wünschen ( geh) to wish sb every good fortune;\Glück bringend lucky;großes/seltenes \Glück a great/rare stroke of luck;\Glück verheißend auspicious, propitious;wahres \Glück sein, dass... to be really lucky [or a good thing] that...;auf sein \Glück bauen to rely on [or trust to] one's good fortune;jdm \Glück bringen to bring sb luck;viel \Glück [bei/in etw]! good [or the best of] luck [with/in sth]!;\Glück/kein \Glück haben to be lucky [or in luck] /unlucky [or to not be in luck];das \Glück haben, etw zu tun to be lucky enough [or have the good fortune] to do sth;das ist dein \Glück! ( fam) lucky for you!;\Glück bei jdm haben to be successful with sb;in sein \Glück hineinstolpern ( fam) to have the luck of the devil, to be incredibly lucky;dem \Glück ein bisschen nachhelfen to improve [or help] one's/sb's luck;( mogeln) to cheat a bit;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] ] them;sein \Glück verscherzen to throw away one's good fortune [or chance];auf sein \Glück vertrauen to trust to one's luck;noch nichts von seinem \Glück wissen [o ahnen]; ( iron) to not know what's in store for one [or anything about it] yet;\Glück auf! ( Bergmannsgruß) good luck!;zu jds \Glück luckily [or fortunately] for sb;zum \Glück luckily, fortunately, happily;zu seinem/ihrem etc. \Glück luckily for/her etc.2) ( Freude) happiness, joy;jdm \Glück [und Zufriedenheit] wünschen to wish sb joy;in \Glück und Unglück zusammenhalten to stick together through thick and thin [or come rain or come shine];echtes/großes \Glück true/great happiness;junges \Glück young love;kurzes \Glück short-lived happiness;ein stilles \Glück bliss, a serene sense of happiness;das vollkommene \Glück perfect bliss;tiefes \Glück empfinden to feel great [or deep] joy;sein \Glück genießen to enjoy [or bask in] one's happiness;jds ganzes \Glück sein to be sb's [whole] life, to mean the whole world to sb;nach \Glück streben to pursue happinessWENDUNGEN:sein \Glück mit Füßen treten to turn one's back on fortune;\Glück und Glas, wie leicht bricht das! (wie leicht bricht das!) glass and luck, brittle muck ( prov)\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;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; -
19 Fügung
f1. göttliche, des Schicksals: (act of) providence; (Zusammentreffen) coincidence; (Schicksal) fate; durch eine glückliche Fügung by a lucky coincidence; eine merkwürdige Fügung des Schicksals a (strange) twist of fate2. LING. construction* * *die Fügungforeordination; dispensation* * *Fü|gung ['fyːgʊŋ]f -, -en1) (= Bestimmung) chance, stroke of fateeine glückliche Fǘgung — a stroke of good fortune, a happy chance (Brit)
göttliche Fǘgung — divine providence
eine Fǘgung Gottes/des Schicksals — an act of divine providence/of fate
eine seltsame Fǘgung wollte es, dass er... — by some or a strange chance he...
2) (LING = Wortgruppe) construction* * *Fü·gung<-, -en>f1. (Bestimmung) stroke of fateeine \Fügung Gottes/des Schicksals an act of divine providence/of fateeine göttliche \Fügung divine providence no indef art, no pleine glückliche \Fügung a stroke of luck [or good fortune* * *die; Fügung, Fügungen1)2) (Sprachw.) construction* * *Fügung fdurch eine glückliche Fügung by a lucky coincidence;eine merkwürdige Fügung des Schicksals a (strange) twist of fate2. LING construction* * *die; Fügung, Fügungen1)2) (Sprachw.) construction* * *-en f.coincidence n.foreordination n.providence n. -
20 held
sg - heldetуда́ча ж, успе́х мdu har held med dig — тебе́ везёт
* * *chance, fluke, fortune, luck, luckiness, mercy* * *(et) (good) luck,(mere F) (good) fortune; success;[ bedre held næste gang!] better luck next time![ bringe held] bring you (etc) good luck, be lucky;[ held og lykke!] good luck![ et held] a stroke of luck;[ sikken et held!] what (a stroke of) luck! ( fx what luck I found you!);[ det er et held at] it is a good thing that,F it is fortunate that;[ ved et held] by a stroke of luck, by a lucky chance;[ have det held at] be lucky enough to,(mere F) have the good fortune to;[ have held med] have luck with, be lucky with ( fx she had luck (, was lucky) with her roses), do well with; make a success of, have success with, be successful with ( fx a business enterprise);[ have heldet med sig] be in luck;[ have held til at] succeed in -ing;( have det held at) be lucky enough to;[ med held] successfully;[ heldet var med mig] luck was with me;[ sidde i held] be in luck;[ held den som] lucky the man who;[ til alt held] luckily, fortunately, as good luck would have it;[ held i uheld] a blessing in disguise;[ der er held ved det] it is lucky;[ ved et held], se ovf.
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