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1 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) held2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) held•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
- worse luck!* * *1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) held2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) held•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
- worse luck! -
2 bad luck!
(an expression of sympathy for someone who has failed or been unlucky.) du har været uheldig* * *(an expression of sympathy for someone who has failed or been unlucky.) du har været uheldig -
3 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) held; tilfælde; chance2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) chance; mulighed; lejlighed3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) chance; mulighed4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) risiko2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) tage chancen; risikere2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) ske tilfældigt; ske uventet3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) uventet; tilfældigt- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are* * *1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) held; tilfælde; chance2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) chance; mulighed; lejlighed3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) chance; mulighed4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) risiko2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) tage chancen; risikere2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) ske tilfældigt; ske uventet3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) uventet; tilfældigt- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are -
4 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) nedad; ned2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) ned3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) (gå) i arv4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) (gå) ned5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) ned mod2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) nede2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ned gennem; ned langs3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ned langs3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) sluge- downward- 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. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) fuldkommen- 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.) dun- downie®- downy* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) nedad; ned2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) ned3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) (gå) i arv4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) (gå) ned5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) ned mod2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) nede2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ned gennem; ned langs3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ned langs3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) sluge- downward- 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. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) fuldkommen- 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.) dun- downie®- downy -
5 touch wood
((used as an interjection) to touch something made of wood superstitiously, in order to avoid bad luck: None of the children has ever had a serious illness, touch wood!) 7-9-13!; tag i træ!* * *((used as an interjection) to touch something made of wood superstitiously, in order to avoid bad luck: None of the children has ever had a serious illness, touch wood!) 7-9-13!; tag i træ!
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