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2 [bewijs van aandeel in een loterij] lottery-share/-bond4 [voorwerp waarmee geloot wordt] lot, die♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 een lot uit de loterij trekken • draw a lucky number, back a winnerdoor/volgens het lot aanwijzen • determine/appoint by lothet lot tarten • tempt fatehet lot is hem niet gunstig gezind • the dice are loaded against him6 iemand aan zijn lot overlaten • leave someone to fend for himself/to his fatezich iemands lot aantrekken • take pity on someoneberusten in zijn lot • resign oneself to one's fatezijn lot verbinden aan • throw/cast in one's lot withzich in zijn lot schikken • accept/embrace one's lot/destinymet zijn lot tevreden zijn • accept/be satisfied with one's lot -
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2 [tergen] provoke4 [overtreffen] defy♦voorbeelden:1 gevaren/de dood tarten • defy danger, brave death2 tart je zus niet • stop provoking/tormenting your sister3 ik tart die kerel, dat te bewijzen • I dare/challenge that guy to prove it4 een ellende die elke beschrijving tart • misery beyond/that defies all description
См. также в других словарях:
tempt fate — ● tempt * * * tempt fate/providence/ phrase to say or to do something that may cause problems, or to cause your good luck to end Don’t tempt fate by saying we can win. Thesaurus: to cause problems for yourself … Useful english dictionary
tempt\ fate — • tempt fate • tempt the fates v. phr. To take a chance; run a risk; gamble. You re tempting fate every time you drive that old wreck of a car … Словарь американских идиом
tempt fate — If you tempt fate, you do something where there is a high risk of failure. It can also be used when talking about something could make it risky … The small dictionary of idiomes
tempt fate — tempt fate/providence 1. to do something which involves a risk and may cause something unpleasant to happen. I always feel it s tempting fate to leave the house without an umbrella. 2. to cause bad luck for yourself by talking too confidently… … New idioms dictionary
tempt fate — ► tempt fate (or providence) do something risky or dangerous. Main Entry: ↑tempt … English terms dictionary
tempt fate — act without caution, act as though you are immortal, don t push your luck, take chances To swim with sharks is dangerous; to do it alone is to tempt fate … English idioms
tempt fate — to take a foolish risk because you are depending too much on luck. She didn t want to tempt fate by turning down the job and hoping something better would be offered … New idioms dictionary
tempt fate (or providence) — do something risky or dangerous. → tempt … English new terms dictionary
tempt fate — or[tempt the fates] {v. phr.} To take a chance; run a risk; gamble. * /You re tempting fate every time you drive that old wreck of a car./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tempt fate — or[tempt the fates] {v. phr.} To take a chance; run a risk; gamble. * /You re tempting fate every time you drive that old wreck of a car./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tempt providence — tempt fate/providence/ phrase to say or to do something that may cause problems, or to cause your good luck to end Don’t tempt fate by saying we can win. Thesaurus: to cause problems for yourselfsynonym fate and destinysynonym … Useful english dictionary