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22 to try one's luck at various jobs
to try one's luck at various jobs (at table tennis, at gambling) попытать счастья на разных работах (в игре в теннис, в азартных играх)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to try one's luck at various jobs
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23 try one's fortune
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24 down on one's luck
в беде, несчастье, в тяжёлом положении; ≈ счастье изменилоBly: "...When I see a mangy cat or dog that's lost, or a fellow-creature down on his luck I always try to put meself [= myself] in his place. It's weakness I've got." (J. Galsworthy, ‘Windows’, act II) — Блай: "...Когда я вижу паршивую кошку, или бездомного пса, или человека, которого преследует несчастье, я всегда ставлю себя на их место. Это моя слабость."
When Dinny bought a broken-down motor car from an old mate down on his luck, he thought he might as well learn to drive it. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 55) — Динни купил у одного старого приятеля, от которого счастье отвернулось, разбитый автомобиль и решил научиться управлять машиной.
He was always generous and ready to help an old mate down on his luck, you had to say that for Frisco. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 53) — Фриско всегда был великодушен и готов помочь товарищу в тяжелую минуту - этого у него не отнимешь.
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luck [lʌk]a. chance f• good luck! bonne chance !• better luck next time! (inf) vous aurez (or nous aurons etc) plus de chance la prochaine fois !• no luck? (inf) ( = didn't it work?) ça n'a pas marché ? ; ( = didn't you find it?) tu n'as pas trouvé ?• worse luck! (inf) malheureusement !• to have the good/bad luck to do sth avoir la chance/la malchance de faire qch• to be down on one's luck (inf) ( = be unlucky) avoir la poisse (inf) ; ( = go through bad patch) traverser une mauvaise passeb. ( = good fortune) chance f• no such luck! (inf) ç'aurait été trop beau !• with any luck... avec un peu de chance...* * *[lʌk]1) ( good or bad)to bring somebody good/bad luck — porter bonheur/malheur à quelqu'un
it is bad luck that — ce n'est pas de chance que (+ subj)
as luck would have it... — le hasard a voulu que... (+ subj)
bad ou hard luck! — pas de chance!
2) ( good luck) chance fwith a bit of luck... — avec un peu de chance...
to be in/out of luck — avoir de la/ne pas avoir de chance
•Phrasal Verbs:- luck out••one for luck — un/une de plus tant qu'on y est
you'll have to take pot luck — ( at meal) ce sera à la fortune du pot
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♦ luck /lʌk/n. [u]1 fortuna; sorte; ventura; caso: by good luck, per buona sorte; per fortuna; bad luck, mala sorte; sfortuna; sfiga (pop.); I made it by sheer luck, ce l'ho fatta solo per fortuna; DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- Good luck!, buona fortuna!2 fortuna; buona sorte: a stroke of luck, un colpo di fortuna; to be in luck, essere fortunato ( in un caso specifico); My luck was in, avevo la fortuna dalla mia; My luck was out, ero sfortunato ( in quella occasione); no such luck, no, purtroppo; to be out of luck, essere sfortunato● the luck of the devil (o of the Irish), una fortuna sfacciata □ to bring good luck, portar fortuna □ (fam.) to be down on one's luck, avere un periodo di sfortuna; essere scalognato (fam.); essere sfigato (pop.) □ for luck, come portafortuna; per scaramanzia: She gave me this ring for luck, mi diede questo anello come portafortuna □ ( good) luck charm, portafortuna □ to have good [bad] luck in one's affairs, avere [non avere] fortuna negli affari □ plain bad luck, nient'altro che sfortuna □ (fam.) to push one's luck, forzare la mano alla fortuna □ to try one's luck, tentare la sorte □ worse luck, (loc. avv.) disgraziatamente; peggio ancora; purtroppo □ as luck would have it, come volle la sorte □ Bad (o hard) luck!, che sfortuna!; che peccato! □ Better luck next time!, andrà meglio la prossima volta □ Good luck to you!, buona fortuna a te! □ Just my luck!, la mia solita sfortuna! □ What luck I've met you!, fortuna che ti ho incontrato! -
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luck [lʌk]∎ to have good luck avoir de la chance;∎ good luck! bonne chance!;∎ ironic good luck to you! je vous souhaite bien du plaisir!;∎ good luck in your new job! bonne chance pour ton nouveau travail!;∎ we had a bit of bad luck with the car on a eu un pépin avec la voiture;∎ you've brought me nothing but bad luck tu ne m'as causé que des malheurs;∎ it's bad luck to spill salt renverser du sel porte malheur;∎ bad or hard or tough luck! pas de chance!;∎ we thought the exam was cancelled - no such luck nous croyions que l'examen était annulé - ç'aurait été trop beau;∎ to be down on one's luck avoir la poisse ou la guigne;∎ to push one's luck jouer avec le feu;∎ with (any) luck avec un peu de chance;∎ worse luck tant pis;∎ no, he hasn't asked me out, worse luck! non, il ne m'a pas invitée à sortir, tant pis!∎ that's a bit of luck! c'est de la chance!;∎ luck was with us or on our side la chance était avec nous;∎ you're in luck, your luck's in vous avez de la chance;∎ we're out of luck on n'a pas de chance;∎ one more for luck et un pour le pot;∎ better luck next time vous aurez plus de chance la prochaine fois;∎ any luck? alors, ça a marché?;∎ some people have all the luck! il y en a qui ont vraiment de la chance!;∎ ironic it would be just my luck to bump into my boss ce serait bien ma veine de tomber sur mon patron(c) (chance, opportunity) hasard m;∎ it's the luck of the draw c'est une question de chance;∎ to try one's luck tenter sa chance;∎ as luck would have it (by chance) par hasard; (by good luck) par bonheur; (by bad luck) par malheur;∎ as luck would have it I'd forgotten my keys et comme par hasard, j'avais oublié mes clés∎ to luck into sth dégoter qch -
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luck n1 ( fortune) good luck chance f ; bad luck malchance f ; to bring sb good/bad luck porter bonheur/malheur à qn ; to have the good luck to do avoir la chance de faire ; it's good luck to do ça porte bonheur de faire ; it is bad luck that ce n'est pas de chance que (+ subj) ; I've had nothing but bad luck with that car je n'ai eu que de la malchance avec cette voiture ; to try one's luck tenter sa chance ; luck was on his side la chance était de son côté ; as luck would have it… le hasard a voulu que… (+ subj) ; bad ou hard luck! pas de chance! ; just my luck! c'est bien ma chance! ; good luck! bonne chance! ; better luck next time! tu auras plus de chance la prochaine fois! ; I wish you all the best of luck je vous souhaite la meilleure chance possible ; to be down on one's luck être dans une mauvaise passe ;2 ( good fortune) chance f ; with luck… avec de la chance… ; with a bit of luck… avec un peu de chance… ; to run out of luck ne plus avoir le vent en poupe ; our luck ran out in the third game notre chance a tourné dans le troisième match ; to wear sth for luck porter qch comme porte-bonheur ; by a stroke of luck par un coup de chance ; any luck with the job hunting? ça marche, les recherches pour un emploi? ; ‘have you found it?’-‘no luck yet’ ‘tu l'as trouvé?’-‘pas encore, malheureusement’ ; to be in/out of luck avoir de la/ne pas avoir de chance.it's the luck of the draw c'est une question de chance ; to put in two spoonfuls, and one for luck mettre deux cuillerées plus une au cas où ; my luck's in! c'est mon jour de chance! ; no such luck! hélas non! ; to ring the doorbell once more for luck sonner encore une fois à tout hasard ; to take pot luck (at cinema, theatre) aller au petit bonheur ; you'll have to take pot luck ( at meal) ce sera à la fortune du pot.■ luck out ○ US avoir de la veine ○. -
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luck [lʌk] n1) судьба́, слу́чай;good luck счастли́вый слу́чай, уда́ча
;rough luck го́рькая до́ля
;to try one's luck рискну́ть, попыта́ть сча́стья
;to push ( или to stretch) one's luck искуша́ть судьбу́
;а) удручённый невезе́нием;б) в несча́стье, в беде́;в) без де́нег;just my luck! мне, как всегда́, не везёт!; тако́е уж моё везе́ние!
2) сча́стье, уда́ча;a great piece of luck большо́е сча́стье, больша́я уда́ча
;a run of luck полоса́ уда́чи
;for luck! на сча́стье!
;I am in (out of) luck мне везёт (не везёт)
;if my luck holds е́сли мне не изме́нит сча́стье
;devil's own luck необыкнове́нная уда́ча; ≅ черто́вски повезло́
;you are in luck's way вам повезло́
◊as ill luck would have it и как наро́чно, как на́зло́
;as luck would have it к сча́стью и́ли к несча́стью, как повезёт, случа́йно
;worse luck к несча́стью
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try [traɪ]1. nouna. ( = attempt) essai m, tentative f• it was a good try il a (or tu as etc) vraiment essayé• try to eat or try and eat some of it essaie d'en manger un peub. ( = sample, experiment with) essayer• have you tried these olives? avez-vous goûté ces olives ?• have you tried aspirin? avez-vous essayé (de prendre de) l'aspirine ?• I tried three hotels but they were all full j'ai essayé trois hôtels mais ils étaient tous complets• try this for size essaie ça pour voir si c'est la bonne taille ; (when suggesting sth) écoute un peu çac. ( = test, put strain on) mettre à l'épreuve ; [+ vehicle, machine] testerd. [+ person, case] juger• try again! recommence !• just you try! essaie un peu pour voir ! (inf)• it wasn't for lack of trying that he... ce n'était pas faute d'avoir essayé qu'il...4. compoundsa. [+ garment, shoe] essayerb. (British)* * *[traɪ] 1.1) ( attempt) essai m2.nice try! — bel essai!; iron bel effort!
transitive verb (prét, pp tried)1) ( attempt) essayer de répondre à [exam question]to try doing ou to do — essayer de faire
to try one's hardest ou best to do — faire tout son possible pour faire
it's trying to rain/snow — il a l'air de vouloir pleuvoir/neiger
2) ( test out) essayer [tool, product, method, activity]; prendre [quelqu'un] à l'essai [person]; [thief] essayer d'ouvrir [door, window]; tourner [door knob]to try one's hand at pottery/weaving — s'essayer à la poterie/au tissage
try that for size ou length — essaie pour voir si ça te va
3) ( taste) goûter [food]4) ( consult) demander à [person]; consulter [book]5) ( subject to stress) mettre [quelque chose] à rude épreuve [tolerance, faith]6) Law juger [case, criminal]3.to try again — ( to perform task) recommencer; ( to see somebody) repasser; ( to phone) rappeler
to try for — essayer d'obtenir [loan, university place]; essayer de battre [world record]; essayer d'avoir [baby]
just you try! — ( as threat) essaie un peu! (colloq)
Phrasal Verbs:- try on- try out••these things are sent to try us — hum tout ça c'est pour notre bien
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try [traɪ]essayer ⇒ 1 (a)-(f), 2 goûter à ⇒ 1 (c) juger ⇒ 1 (g) éprouver ⇒ 1 (h) essai ⇒ 3 (a)-(c) tentative ⇒ 3 (a)∎ to try an experiment tenter une expérience;∎ to try to do or doing sth essayer ou tâcher de faire qch, chercher à faire qch;∎ I've tried to give up smoking before j'ai déjà essayé d'arrêter de fumer;∎ try phoning later essaie de rappeler plus tard;∎ she tried not to think about it elle essaya de ne pas y penser ou d'éviter d'y penser;∎ I tried hard to understand j'ai tout fait pour essayer de comprendre, j'ai vraiment cherché à comprendre;∎ to try one's best or hardest faire de son mieux;∎ he tried his best to explain il a essayé d'expliquer de son mieux;∎ I'm willing to try anything once! je suis prêt à tout essayer au moins une fois!;∎ I'd like to see you try it! je voudrais bien t'y voir!;∎ it's trying to rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir;∎ familiar and don't try any funny business! et pas d'entourloupe!;∎ just you try it! (as threat) essaie un peu pour voir!(b) (test → method, approach, car) essayer;∎ have you tried acupuncture? avez-vous essayé l'acupuncture?;∎ tried and tested (remedy, method, friend) éprouvé, qui a fait ses preuves;∎ the method has been tried and tested la méthode a fait ses preuves;∎ he has been tried and found wanting il ne s'est pas montré à la hauteur;∎ familiar (just) try me! essaie toujours!;∎ to try one's strength against sb se mesurer à qn;∎ to try one's luck (at sth) tenter sa chance (à qch)∎ try it, you'll like it essayez ou goûtez-y donc, vous aimerez;∎ just try the dress and see if it suits you essaie donc la robe, pour voir si elle te va;∎ try this for size (garment) essayez ceci pour voir la taille; (shoe) essayez ceci pour voir la pointure; figurative essayez ceci pour voir si ça va(d) (attempt to open → door, window) essayer;∎ we tried the door, but it was locked on a essayé la porte, mais elle était fermée à clé(e) Telecommunications essayer;∎ try the number again refaites le numéro;∎ familiar try him later essayez de le rappeler plus tard∎ I've tried six shops already j'ai déjà essayé six magasins;∎ he tried the embassy first il a d'abord essayé l'ambassade∎ he was tried for murder il a été jugé pour meurtre(h) (tax, strain → patience) éprouver, mettre à l'épreuve;∎ these things are sent to try us! c'est le ciel qui nous envoie ces épreuves!;∎ it's enough to try the patience of a saint même un ange n'aurait pas la patience;essayer;∎ to try and do sth essayer de faire qch;∎ try again refaites un essai, recommencez;∎ try later essayez plus tard;∎ we can but try on peut toujours essayer;∎ you can do it if you try quand on veut, on peut;∎ just (you) try! essaie un peu pour voir!;∎ I'd like to see you try! (answer to threat, challenge) je voudrais bien t'y voir!;∎ … and she wasn't even trying … et elle l'a fait sans le moindre effort3 noun∎ to have a try at sth/at doing sth essayer qch/de faire qch;∎ good try! bel effort!;∎ it's worth a try cela vaut la peine d'essayer;∎ I managed it at the first try j'ai réussi du premier coup;∎ can I have a try? (est-ce que) je peux essayer?;∎ he had several tries at opening the box il a essayé plusieurs fois d'ouvrir la boîte(b) (test, turn) essai m;∎ to give sth a try essayer qch;∎ do you want a try on my bike? veux-tu essayer mon vélo?∎ to score a try marquer un essai;∎ Sport the try scorer celui qui a marqué l'essai;∎ France's leading try scorer celui qui a marqué le plus d'essais pour la France►► Technology try square équerre f de menuisier, équerre f à chapeau(attempt to obtain) tâcher d'obtenir;∎ to try for a job poser sa candidature à un emploi;∎ he's trying for (a place at) music school il essaie d'obtenir une place à l'école de musique;∎ she's trying for the record/a gold medal elle essaie de battre le record/décrocher une médaille d'or;∎ they're trying for a baby ils essaient d'avoir un enfant∎ try it on for size essayez-le pour voir la taille∎ to try it on with sb essayer de voir jusqu'où on peut pousser qn□ ; (flirt) essayer de flirter avec qn; (attempt to deceive) essayer d'embobiner qn; (attempt to seduce) faire des avances à qn□ ; (test someone's tolerance) faire le coup à qn;∎ he's just trying it on to see how far he can go il essaie juste de voir jusqu'où il peut aller;∎ don't you try anything on with me! (gen) ne fais pas le malin avec moi!; (flirt) n'essaie pas de flirter avec moi!➲ try out(new car, bicycle) essayer, faire un essai avec; (method, chemical, recipe) essayer; (employee) mettre à l'essai;∎ to try sth out on sb essayer ou expérimenter qch sur qn∎ American to try out for a team faire un essai pour se faire engager dans une équipe(music) jouer à titre d'essai -
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lʌk
1. сущ.
1) а) фортуна, судьба б) счастливый случай, шанс just my luck! ≈ мне, как всегда, не везет!, такое уж мое везение! We had the bad luck to get there at the wrong time. ≈ Нам не повезло, что мы попали туда не вовремя. It was bad luck that he broke his leg. ≈ Ему не повезло, что он сломал ногу. to push one's luck, stretch one's luck ≈ искушать судьбу to try one's luck ≈ рискнуть, попытать счастья bad luck, hard luck ≈ несчастье, неудача rough luck, tough luck ≈ несчастье, неудача;
горькая доля good luck ≈ счастливый случай, удача down on one's luck Syn: fate, fortune
2) везение, удача, успех to bring luck ≈ приносить удачу to press, push one's luck ≈ поступать рискованно, испытывать судьбу pure, sheer luck ≈ чистая случайность beginner's luck ≈ первый успех one's luck improves, turns ≈ кому-л. везет one's luck runs out ≈ кому-л. не везет a bit, stroke of luck ≈ удача a great piece of luck ≈ большое счастье, большая удача a run of luck ≈ полоса удачи for luck! ≈ на счастье! I am in (out of) luck ≈ мне везет (не везет) if my luck holds ≈ если удача не отвернется от меня devil's own luck ≈ необыкновенная удача;
чертовски повезло You are in luck's way. ≈ Вам повезло. It was pure luck to find him. ≈ Нам просто повезло, что мы нашли его. It was sheer luck that we met. ≈ Это было чистое везение, что мы встретились. Syn: success, good fortune ∙ as ill luck would have it ≈ и как нарочно, как назло as luck would have it ≈ к счастью или к несчастью, как повезет, случайно worse luck ≈ к несчастью
2. гл.
1) иметь удачу, быть везучим
2) повезти luck into luck out( та или иная) судьба;
случай - * rough * горькая доля - good * счастливый случай, удача - good *!, the best of *! желая успеха! - bad * неудача, невезение, несчастье - bad * to him! пусть не будет ему удачи!, чтоб ему пусто было! - he has good * in his affairs ему везет в делах - he had the bad * to break his leg как на грех он сломал себе ногу - to have hard * быть несчастливым, не видать удачи - it was hard * on you! как вам не повезло!, какое несчастье (выражение сочувствия) - just my *! (ироничное) такое уж мое везение!, мне не везет как всегда! - what rotten *! какое невезение!, какое несчастье (выражение сочувствия) - worse * к сожалению;
к тому же, вдобавок( к чему-л. плохому) счастье, удача;
успех;
везенье - a great piece of * большое счастье, редкая удача - the devil's own * необыкновенная удача, редкое везение;
(ироничное) чертовское /дьявольское/ невезение - a run of * полоса удачи - to wish smb. (all the) * (in the world) желать кому-л. (всяческого) успеха /-ой удачи/ - to try one's * попытать счастья;
рискнуть - to try one's * at the roulette попытать счастья в рулетку - I had the * to know him я имел счастье знать его - he has no * ему не везет, ему нет счастья - he is in * ему везет, ему удача - he is out of * ему не везет - he is off his * счастье ему изменило, фортуна отвернулась от него - for *! за счастье!;
за нас! (тост) - he wears a mascot for * он носит талисман на счастье - his *was in ему повезло;
у него была полоса удач - his * was out ему не повезло;
у него была полоса неудач - with any *, with a bit of * если хоть немного повезет - with *, we'll be there tomorrow если повезет, мы будем там завтра - you never know your * как знать, вдруг да и посчастливится > down on one's * в горе, в беде;
обескураженный неудачей;
на мели, без денег > as * would have it к счастью;
как нарочно, к несчастью > as * woult have it, we were the last to arrive получилось так, что мы прибыли последними > to crowd /to stretch, to push/ one's * переоценить свои возможности /силы/;
искушать судьбу > to ride one's * полагаться на свое счастье, ждать новых удач > no such *! увы, нет! > the * turns at last колесо фортуны наконец-то поворачивается;
наконец-то наступает перелом /поворот/ в судьбе (разговорное) иметь удачу;
быть везучим (тж. * out, * up) - things were going bad and then he *ed out дела шли плохо, но вдруг ему повезло - he *ed out in finding that rare book наконец ему посчастливилось найти эту редкую книгу (разговорное) (to be *ed out) столкнуться с невезением - they were *ed out им не повезло;
(военное) (жаргон) они погибли (разговорное) (on, onto, into) случайно найти (что-л. хорошее) - they *ed onto a vein of gold они натолкнулись на золотую жилу as ill ~ would have it и как нарочно, как назло as ~ would have it к счастью или к несчастью, как повезет, случайно pot ~ все, что имеется на обед;
come and take pot luck with us = чем богаты, тем и рады, пообедайте с нами down on one's ~ без денег;
just my luck! мне, как всегда, не везет!, такое уж мое везение! down on one's ~ в несчастье, в беде down on one's ~ удрученный невезением ~ счастье, удача;
a great piece of luck большое счастье, большая удача;
a run of luck полоса удачи;
for luck! на счастье! luck судьба, случай;
bad (или ill) luck несчастье, неудача;
good luck счастливый случай, удача ~ счастье, удача;
a great piece of luck большое счастье, большая удача;
a run of luck полоса удачи;
for luck! на счастье! I am in (out of) ~ мне везет (не везет) ;
if my luck holds если мне не изменит счастье I am in (out of) ~ мне везет (не везет) ;
if my luck holds если мне не изменит счастье down on one's ~ без денег;
just my luck! мне, как всегда, не везет!, такое уж мое везение! luck судьба, случай;
bad (или ill) luck несчастье, неудача;
good luck счастливый случай, удача ~ счастье, удача;
a great piece of luck большое счастье, большая удача;
a run of luck полоса удачи;
for luck! на счастье! pot ~ возможность, шанс pot ~ все, что имеется на обед;
come and take pot luck with us = чем богаты, тем и рады, пообедайте с нами rough ~ горькая доля;
to try one's luck рискнуть, попытать счастья;
to push (или to stretch) one's luck искушать судьбу rough ~ горькая доля;
to try one's luck рискнуть, попытать счастья;
to push (или to stretch) one's luck искушать судьбу ~ счастье, удача;
a great piece of luck большое счастье, большая удача;
a run of luck полоса удачи;
for luck! на счастье! run: ~ период времени, полоса;
a run of luck полоса везения, удачи;
a long run of power долгое пребывание у власти rough ~ горькая доля;
to try one's luck рискнуть, попытать счастья;
to push (или to stretch) one's luck искушать судьбу worse ~ к несчастью devil's own ~ необыкновенная удача;
= чертовски повезло;
you are in luck's way вам повезло -
33 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) suerte2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) suerte•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
- worse luck!
luck n suertegood luck! ¡suerte!tr[lʌk]1 suerte nombre femenino■ with any luck, he'll be here on time con un poco de suerte llegará puntual\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLany luck? familiar ¿qué?, ¿cómo ha ido?as luck would have it por suertebad luck! / hard luck! / tough luck! ¡mala suerte!better luck next time! ¡otra vez será!good luck! / best of luck! ¡suerte!just my luck! ironic ¡qué mala suerte he tenido!no such luck! ¡ojalá!to be down on one's luck tener muy mala suerteto be in luck estar de suerteto be out of luck estar de malas, tener mala suerteto push one's luck tentar la suerteto try one's luck probar fortunaluck ['lʌk] n1) : suerte f2)to have bad luck : tener mala suerte3)good luck! : ¡(buena) suerte!n.• azar s.m.• chamba s.f.• felicidad s.f.• fortuna s.f.• suerte s.f.• ventura s.f.lʌkmass noun suerte fknowing my luck... — con la (mala) suerte que tengo...
good/bad luck — buena/mala suerte
best of luck! — mucha suerte!, te deseo la mejor de las suertes
bad o hard luck! — mala suerte!
to have the good/bad luck to + inf — tener* la (buena)/mala suerte de + inf
a piece o stroke of luck — un golpe de suerte
with any/a bit of luck — con un poco de suerte
to be in/out of luck — estar*/no estar* de suerte
still working there? - yes, worse luck — (colloq) ¿todavía trabajas ahí? - sí, qué le vamos a hacer!
did you get a taxi? - no such luck — ¿conseguiste un taxi? - qué va!
as luck would have it... — quiso la suerte que (+ subj)
to be down on one's luck — estar* de mala racha
to have the luck of the devil o the devil's own luck — tener* mucha suerte, ser* muy suertudo (AmL fam)
to push one's luck — desafiar* a la suerte
to try one's luck — probar* suerte
[lʌk]N suerte fsome people have all the luck — los hay con suerte, algunos parece que nacen de pie *
good/bad luck — buena/mala suerte f
good luck! — ¡(buena) suerte!
bad or hard or tough luck! — ¡(qué) mala suerte!, ¡qué pena!
to bring (sb) (good) luck/bad luck — traer buena/mala suerte (a algn)
to have the (good) luck/bad luck to do sth — tener la (buena) suerte/mala suerte de hacer algo
it's good/bad luck to see a black cat — cruzarse con un gato negro trae buena/mala suerte
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any luck? — ¿hubo suerte?•
best of luck! — ¡muchísima suerte!, ¡que tengas suerte!and the best of luck! — iro ¡Dios te la depare buena! iro
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better luck next time! — ¡a la tercera va la vencida!•
that was a bit of luck! — ¡eso fue un golpe de suerte!•
for luck: to keep sth for luck — guardar algo por si trae suerteonce more for luck! — ¡una vez más por si trae suerte!
I think this is going to be a great photo, I'll take one more for luck — creo que este va a ser una foto bonita, tomaré una más por si acaso
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as luck would have it... — quiso la suerte que...•
his luck held and no one detected him — siguió con su racha de buena suerte y nadie lo descubrió•
to be in luck — estar de or con suerte•
it would be just my luck to meet the boss — mira que toparme con el jefe... ¡solo me pasan a mí estas cosas!•
knowing my luck — con la suerte que tengo•
no such luck! — ¡ojalá!•
if it's money you want you're out of luck — si lo que quieres es dinero, me temo que no estás de suerte•
to push one's luck — tentar a la suerte•
that was a stroke of luck! — ¡eso fue un golpe de suerte!•
to trust to luck — hacer las cosas a la buena de Dios•
wish me luck! — ¡deséame suerte!•
with (any) luck — con (un poco de) suerte•
worse luck — desgraciadamente- have the luck of the devil- be down on one's lucktry 2., 5)- luck out* * *[lʌk]mass noun suerte fknowing my luck... — con la (mala) suerte que tengo...
good/bad luck — buena/mala suerte
best of luck! — mucha suerte!, te deseo la mejor de las suertes
bad o hard luck! — mala suerte!
to have the good/bad luck to + inf — tener* la (buena)/mala suerte de + inf
a piece o stroke of luck — un golpe de suerte
with any/a bit of luck — con un poco de suerte
to be in/out of luck — estar*/no estar* de suerte
still working there? - yes, worse luck — (colloq) ¿todavía trabajas ahí? - sí, qué le vamos a hacer!
did you get a taxi? - no such luck — ¿conseguiste un taxi? - qué va!
as luck would have it... — quiso la suerte que (+ subj)
to be down on one's luck — estar* de mala racha
to have the luck of the devil o the devil's own luck — tener* mucha suerte, ser* muy suertudo (AmL fam)
to push one's luck — desafiar* a la suerte
to try one's luck — probar* suerte
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34 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) intentar2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) probar3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) juzgar, procesar4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) poner a prueba
2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) tentativa, intento2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) ensayo•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out
try1 n intento / tentativaafter several unsuccessful tries, we gave up después de varios intentos fallidos, nos rendimoslet me have a try deja que lo intente yo / déjame intentarlo a mítry2 vb1. intentar / tratar de2. procurar3. probarcan I try your fish? ¿puedo probar tu pescado?tr[traɪ]1 intento, tentativa■ why don't you give it a try? ¿por qué no lo pruebas?2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (rugby) ensayo1 (attempt) intentar2 (test, use) probar, poner a prueba, ensayar; (food) probar■ have you ever tried caviar? ¿has probado el caviar alguna vez?■ why don't we try it with the sofa here and the table over there? ¿por qué no lo probamos con el sofá aquí y la mesa allí?3 SMALLLAW/SMALL juzgar, procesar4 (be a strain on - eyes) cansar; (- patience, person) poner a prueba1 (make an attempt) intentar■ I don't know if I can do it, but I'll try no sé si podré hacerlo, pero lo intentaré■ he tried to swim the Channel but failed intentó cruzar el Canal de la Mancha nadando pero no lo logró\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto try it on with somebody ver hasta dónde puede llegar con alguiento try one's hand at something probar algo por primera vezto try one's luck probar suerteto try out for something SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL hacer una prueba para algo1) : enjuiciar, juzgar, procesarhe was tried for murder: fue procesado por homicidio2) : probardid you try the salad?: ¿probaste la ensalada?3) test: tentar, poner a pruebato try one's patience: tentarle la paciencia a uno4) attempt: tratar (de), intentartry vi: tratar, intentarv.• enjuiciar v.• ensayar v.• esforzarse v.• experimentar v.• intentar v.• probar v.• tentar v.• tratar de v.n.• conato s.m.• ensayo s.m.• prueba s.f.• tentativa s.f.traɪ
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1)a) c ( attempt) intento m, tentativa fit's worth a try — vale la pena intentarlo or hacer la tentativa or hacer la prueba
that's not the right answer, but it was a good try — ésa no es la respuesta, pero no estabas tan desencaminado
b) ( trial) (no pl)2) c ( in rugby) ensayo m
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tries, trying, tried transitive verb1)a) ( attempt) intentarto try to + INF — tratar de + inf, intentar + inf
try to o (colloq) try and concentrate — trata de or intenta concentrarte
just you try it! — atrévete!, haz la prueba!
it's trying to rain — (colloq) parece que quiere llover (fam)
b) ( attempt to operate)she tried the switch, but nothing happened — le dio al interruptor, pero nada de nada
2)a) ( experiment with) \<\<product/technique/food\>\> probar*try some — pruébalo, prueba un poquito
to try -ING: have you tried frying it? ¿has probado a freírlo?; try looking at the problem from another angle — prueba con un enfoque distinto del problema
b) ( have recourse to)I tried several bookshops before I found a copy — busqué en or recorrí varias librerías antes de encontrar un ejemplar
3)a) ( put to the test) \<\<person/courage\>\> poner* a pruebato try one's luck at something — probar* suerte con algo
b) ( put strain on) \<\<patience\>\> poner* a prueba4) ( Law) \<\<person\>\> procesar, juzgar*; \<\<case\>\> ver*to try somebody FOR something — juzgar* a alguien por algo
2.
viI can't do it: you try — no puedo, prueba or inténtalo tú
to try one's best o hardest — hacer* todo lo posible
Phrasal Verbs:- try for- try on- try out[traɪ]1. N1) (=attempt) intento m, tentativa fafter several tries they gave up — tras varios intentos or varias tentativas, se dieron por vencidos
nice try Dave, but I know you're lying — no cuela, Dave, sé que estás mintiendo
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to give sth a try — intentar (hacer) algoshe's out at the moment - give her a try in half an hour — en este momento ha salido, pero llámela dentro de media hora
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let me have a try — déjame intentarlothey're going to have another try at the summit when the weather improves — van a volver a intentar llegar a la cumbre cuando el tiempo mejore
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it's worth a try — vale or merece la pena intentarlo2) (=trial)you'll never know what snake is like if you don't give it a try — nunca sabrás a qué sabe la serpiente si no la pruebas
to give sb a try — darle una oportunidad a algn, poner a algn a prueba
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these new burgers are worth a try — vale or merece la pena probar estas nuevas hamburguesas3) (Rugby) ensayo m2. VT1) (=attempt) intentarto try to do sth — intentar hacer algo, tratar de hacer algo
he was shot while trying to escape — lo dispararon mientras intentaba escapar or trataba de escapar
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I tried not to think about it — intenté no pensar en ello, traté de no pensar en ellotry not to cough — procura no toser, procura contener la tos
2) (=try out, sample) probarhave you tried these olives? — ¿has probado estas aceitunas?
have you tried soaking the curtains in vinegar? — ¿has probado a poner las cortinas en remojo con vinagre?
try turning the key — da vuelta a la llave y a ver qué pasa, prueba a or intenta darle la vuelta a la llave
you try bringing up four children on your own! — ¡prueba tú a criar cuatro niños solo!
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I'll try anything once — siempre estoy dispuesto a probarlo todo, al menos una vezhand 1., 10), size I, 1.•
we've tried everything but the car still won't start — lo hemos intentado or probado todo, pero el coche todavía no arranca3) (=attempt to work) [+ door handle] tirar de; [+ telephone number] intentar llamar a4) (=inquire at)have you tried the local music shops? — ¿lo has buscado en las tiendas de música del barrio?
5) (=put to the test) [+ person, strength, patience] poner a pruebawhy not try him for the job? — ¿por qué no ponerle a prueba en el puesto?
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to try sth on sb — probar algo con algn•
they have been sorely tried — liter han sufrido mucho6) (Jur)to try sb (for sth) — procesar or enjuiciar a algn (por algo)
3.VIyou're not trying! — ¡no estás poniendo todo tu empeño!
try again! — ¡vuelve a intentarlo!
(just) you try! — ¡hazlo y verás!, ¡atrévete (y verás)!
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to try and do sth * — intentar hacer algo, tratar de hacer algoI ought to try and get some sleep — debería tratar de or intentar dormir un rato
succeed 1., 1)•
to try one's (very) best, try one's (very) hardest — poner todo su empeño, hacer todo lo posible4.CPDtry line N — (Rugby) línea f de marca
- try for- try on- try out* * *[traɪ]
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1)a) c ( attempt) intento m, tentativa fit's worth a try — vale la pena intentarlo or hacer la tentativa or hacer la prueba
that's not the right answer, but it was a good try — ésa no es la respuesta, pero no estabas tan desencaminado
b) ( trial) (no pl)2) c ( in rugby) ensayo m
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tries, trying, tried transitive verb1)a) ( attempt) intentarto try to + INF — tratar de + inf, intentar + inf
try to o (colloq) try and concentrate — trata de or intenta concentrarte
just you try it! — atrévete!, haz la prueba!
it's trying to rain — (colloq) parece que quiere llover (fam)
b) ( attempt to operate)she tried the switch, but nothing happened — le dio al interruptor, pero nada de nada
2)a) ( experiment with) \<\<product/technique/food\>\> probar*try some — pruébalo, prueba un poquito
to try -ING: have you tried frying it? ¿has probado a freírlo?; try looking at the problem from another angle — prueba con un enfoque distinto del problema
b) ( have recourse to)I tried several bookshops before I found a copy — busqué en or recorrí varias librerías antes de encontrar un ejemplar
3)a) ( put to the test) \<\<person/courage\>\> poner* a pruebato try one's luck at something — probar* suerte con algo
b) ( put strain on) \<\<patience\>\> poner* a prueba4) ( Law) \<\<person\>\> procesar, juzgar*; \<\<case\>\> ver*to try somebody FOR something — juzgar* a alguien por algo
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viI can't do it: you try — no puedo, prueba or inténtalo tú
to try one's best o hardest — hacer* todo lo posible
Phrasal Verbs:- try for- try on- try out -
35 luck
noun1) (good or ill fortune) Schicksal, dasas luck would have it — wie das Schicksal es wollte
good luck — Glück, das
bad luck — Pech, das
good luck [to you]! — viel Glück!; alles Gute!
good luck to him, I say — ich wünsche ihm viel Glück; (iron.) na, dann viel Glück!
2) (good fortune) Glück, daswith [any] luck — mit ein bisschen od. etwas Glück
be in/out of luck — Glück/kein Glück haben
* * *1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) der Zufall2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) das Glück•- academic.ru/44129/luckless">luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck! - good luck! - worse luck!* * *[lʌk]it's the \luck of the draw das ist eben Glücksache\luck was with us wir hatten Glückmy \luck was in yesterday gestern war mein Glückstag\luck was on our side das Glück war auf unserer Seiteas \luck would have it wie es der Zufall wolltejust my \luck! Pech gehabt!it was just her \luck to arrive two minutes too late typisch für sie, dass sie zwei Minuten zu spät kamI was rather hoping it would rain today but no such \luck ich hatte gehofft, es würde heute regnen, aber es sollte nicht seinsome people have all the \luck manche Menschen haben einfach immer Glücka stroke of \luck ein Glücksfall mbad \luck [on sb] Pech nt [für jdn]it's bad \luck to do sth es bringt Unglück, etw zu tunto be just [a matter of] \luck reine Glückssache seinto be in/out of \luck Glück/kein Glück habendo you have any bananas today? — you're in \luck haben Sie heute Bananen? — Sie haben Glückto be down on one's \luck vom Pech verfolgt seinnot to believe one's \luck sein Glück kaum fassen könnento bring sb good/bad \luck jdm Glück/Unglück bringento have [good] \luck/bad \luck Glück/Pech habenthe only kind of \luck I've been having lately is bad \luck in der letzten Zeit hatte ich immer nur Pechby \luck durch Glück [o Zufall]that was more by \luck than judgement das war mehr Glück als Verstandfor [good] \luck als Glücksbringerwith [any [or a bit of]] \luck mit ein bisschen Glückany \luck with booking your flight? hat es mit der Buchung deines Fluges geklappt?better \luck next time! vielleicht [klappt es] beim nächsten Mal!good \luck for your exams, John! viel Glück [o Erfolg] bei deiner Prüfung, John!to wish sb good [or the best of] \luck in [or with] sth jdm für etw akk viel Glück [o Erfolg] wünschenwith no \luck ohne Erfolg, erfolglos* * *[lʌk]nGlück ntbad or hard or tough luck! — so ein Pech!
bad luck, but it's your own fault — Pech (gehabt), da bist du selbst schuld
and the best of ( British) luck! (iro) — na dann viel Glück!
it was his good luck to be chosen — er hatte das Glück, gewählt zu werden
here's luck to you/us! (toast) — auf glückliche Zeiten!
just my luck! — Pech (gehabt), wie immer!
it's just his luck to miss the train — es musste ihm natürlich wieder passieren, dass er den Zug verpasst hat
it's the luck of the draw — man muss es eben nehmen, wies kommt
worse luck! — leider, wie schade
tramps and others who are down on their luck — Landstreicher und andere, die kein Glück im Leben haben
to bring sb good/bad luck — jdm Glück/Unglück bringen
as luck would have it —
Bernstein kisses his cuff links for luck —
one for luck — und noch eine(n, s)
* * *luck [lʌk]A s1. Schicksal n, Geschick n, Zufall m:by luck durch einen glücklichen Zufall;as luck would have it wie es der Zufall wollte, (un)glücklicherweise;(what) bad luck! so ein Pech!;bad luck to him! ich wünsch ihm alles Schlechte!;better luck next time! vielleicht klappt es beim nächsten Mal!;I wished him better luck next time ich wünschte ihm beim nächsten Mal mehr Glück;good luck Glück n;good luck! viel Glück!;bring sb good luck jemandem Glück bringen;a) Glück(sfall) n(m),b) glücklicher Zufall;I could do with a piece of good luck ich könnte ein bisschen Glück gebrauchen;worse luck (als Einschaltung) unglücklicherweise, leider;worse luck! wie schade!;worst luck Pech n;be down on one’s luck vom Pech verfolgt sein oder werden;2. Glück n:for luck als Glücksbringer;with luck mit Glück;with luck you will find it wenn Sie Glück haben, finden Sie es;luck was against us das Glück war gegen uns;be in (out of) luck (kein) Glück haben;bring sb luck jemandem Glück bringen;have the luck das Glück haben ( to be zu sein);I had the luck to succeed glücklicherweise gelang es mir;have the luck of the devil (Br a. Irish) , have the devil’s own luck umg (ein) unverschämtes Glück haben;try one’s luck sein Glück versuchen;wish sb luck jemandem viel Glück wünschen;I wish you luck viel Glück!;* * *noun1) (good or ill fortune) Schicksal, dasgood luck — Glück, das
bad luck — Pech, das
good luck [to you]! — viel Glück!; alles Gute!
good luck to him, I say — ich wünsche ihm viel Glück; (iron.) na, dann viel Glück!
2) (good fortune) Glück, daswith [any] luck — mit ein bisschen od. etwas Glück
do something for luck — etwas tun, damit es einem Glück bringen soll
be in/out of luck — Glück/kein Glück haben
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36 luck
[lʌk]as ill luck would have it и как нарочно, как назло as luck would have it к счастью или к несчастью, как повезет, случайно pot luck все, что имеется на обед; come and take pot luck with us = чем богаты, тем и рады, пообедайте с нами down on one's luck без денег; just my luck! мне, как всегда, не везет!, такое уж мое везение! down on one's luck в несчастье, в беде down on one's luck удрученный невезением luck счастье, удача; a great piece of luck большое счастье, большая удача; a run of luck полоса удачи; for luck! на счастье! luck судьба, случай; bad (или ill) luck несчастье, неудача; good luck счастливый случай, удача luck счастье, удача; a great piece of luck большое счастье, большая удача; a run of luck полоса удачи; for luck! на счастье! I am in (out of) luck мне везет (не везет); if my luck holds если мне не изменит счастье I am in (out of) luck мне везет (не везет); if my luck holds если мне не изменит счастье down on one's luck без денег; just my luck! мне, как всегда, не везет!, такое уж мое везение! luck судьба, случай; bad (или ill) luck несчастье, неудача; good luck счастливый случай, удача luck счастье, удача; a great piece of luck большое счастье, большая удача; a run of luck полоса удачи; for luck! на счастье! pot luck возможность, шанс pot luck все, что имеется на обед; come and take pot luck with us = чем богаты, тем и рады, пообедайте с нами rough luck горькая доля; to try one's luck рискнуть, попытать счастья; to push (или to stretch) one's luck искушать судьбу rough luck горькая доля; to try one's luck рискнуть, попытать счастья; to push (или to stretch) one's luck искушать судьбу luck счастье, удача; a great piece of luck большое счастье, большая удача; a run of luck полоса удачи; for luck! на счастье! run: luck период времени, полоса; a run of luck полоса везения, удачи; a long run of power долгое пребывание у власти rough luck горькая доля; to try one's luck рискнуть, попытать счастья; to push (или to stretch) one's luck искушать судьбу worse luck к несчастью devil's own luck необыкновенная удача; = чертовски повезло; you are in luck's way вам повезло -
37 try
1. noun1) (attempt) Versuch, derhave a try at something/doing something — etwas versuchen/versuchen, etwas zu tun
give somebody/something a try — jemandem eine Chance geben/etwas einmal ausprobieren
I'll give him another try — (ask him again for help, a favour, etc.) ich versuche es noch einmal bei ihm; (give him another chance) ich versuche es noch einmal mit ihm; (on telephone) ich versuche noch einmal, ihn zu erreichen
2) (Rugby) Versuch, der2. transitive verb1) (attempt, make effort) versuchendo try to be on time — bitte versuche, pünktlich zu sein
it's no use trying to do something — es hat keinen Zweck zu versuchen, etwas zu tun
I've given up trying to do something — ich versuche schon gar nicht mehr, etwas zu tun
2) (test usefulness of) probierenif the stain is difficult to remove, try soap and water — wenn der Fleck schwer zu entfernen ist, versuche od. probiere es doch mal mit Wasser und Seife
I've tried all the bookshops for this book — ich habe in allen Buchhandlungen versucht, dieses Buch zu bekommen
try one's hand at something — sich an etwas (Dat.) versuchen
3) (test) auf die Probe stellen [Fähigkeit, Kraft, Mut, Geduld]try the door/window [to see if it's locked] — versuchen, die Tür/das Fenster zu öffnen[, um zu sehen, ob sie/es verschlossen ist]
4) (Law.): (take to trial)try somebody [for something] — jemanden [wegen einer Sache] vor Gericht stellen; jemandem [wegen einer Sache] den Prozess machen
3. intransitive verbhe was tried for murder — er stand wegen Mordes vor Gericht
she wasn't even trying — sie hat sich (Dat.) überhaupt keine Mühe gegeben od. es gar nicht erst versucht
it was not for want of trying — es lag nicht daran, dass er/sie usw. sich nicht bemüht hätte
try and do something — (coll.) versuchen, etwas zu tun
try hard/harder — sich (Dat.) viel/mehr Mühe geben
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/92970/try_for">try for- try on- try out* * *1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) versuchen2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) probieren3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) vor Gericht stellen4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) auf eine harte Probe stellen2. noun2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) der Versuch•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out* * *[traɪ]I. nit's worth a \try es ist einen Versuch wertto give sth a \try etw ausprobierento have a \try at sth etw versuchenII. vi<- ie->1. (attempt) versuchento \try for a job sich akk um eine Stelle bewerbenshe wasn't even \trying sie hat sich überhaupt keine Mühe gegebenIII. vt<- ie->▪ to \try sth etw versuchen▪ to \try to do sth versuchen, etw zu tunshe tried her hand at cooking sie versuchte sich im Kochento \try one's luck [or fortune] sein Glück versuchen2. (test sth by experiment)▪ to \try sth etw probieren [o versuchen3. (sample)▪ to \try sth etw [aus]probierenwe don't sell newspapers, but have you tried the shop on the corner? wir verkaufen keine Zeitungen, aber haben Sie es schon einmal bei dem Laden an der Ecke versucht?4. (put to test)▪ to \try sb jdn auf die Probe stellento \try sb's patience jds Geduld auf die Probe stellen5. (put on trial)▪ to \try sb jdn vor Gericht stellen▪ to \try sth etw verhandeln* * *[traɪ]1. n1) (= attempt) Versuch mlet me have a try — lass mich mal versuchen!, lass mich mal! (inf)
to have a try at doing sth — (sich daran) versuchen, etw zu tun, (es) probieren, etw zu tun
have another try (at it) — versuchs noch mal
it was a good try — das war schon ganz gut
it's worth a try —
at the first try can I have a try at your bicycle? — beim ersten Versuch, auf Anhieb kann ich mal dein Rad ausprobieren?
2. vt1) (= attempt) versuchenyou have only tried two questions — du hast dich nur an zwei Fragen versucht (inf), du hast nur zwei Fragen zu beantworten versucht
to try one's hardest or one's best —
I've given up trying to help him — ich habe es aufgegeben, ihm helfen zu wollen
the sun's trying to come out — es sieht so aus, als wollte die Sonne rauskommen
2) (= try out) new detergent, bicycle etc ausprobieren; job applicant eine Chance geben (+dat), es versuchen mit (inf); glue, aspirin es versuchen mit; (= try to buy or get sth at) newsagent, next door es versuchen (bei); (= try to open) door, window ausprobierenI can't shut this case – try sitting on it — ich kriege diesen Koffer nicht zu – setz dich doch mal drauf! (inf)
I've tried everything —
try whether... — probieren Sie, ob...
try this for size — probieren Sie mal, ob dieser/diese etc passt; (fig inf) wie wärs denn damit? (inf)
to try one's strength — seine Kraft erproben
3) (= sample, taste) beer, olives probierenthese things are sent to try us — ja, ja, das Leben ist nicht so einfach
See:3. viversuchentry and arrive on time — versuch mal, pünktlich zu sein
try as he might, he didn't succeed — sosehr er es auch versuchte or sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er schaffte es einfach nicht
he didn't even try — er hat sich (dat) überhaupt keine Mühe gegeben
you can't say I didn't try — du kannst nicht sagen, ich hätte es nicht versucht
See:→ succeed* * *try [traı]A s1. Versuch m:at the first try beim ersten Versuch;have a try einen Versuch machen ( at sth mit etwas);would you like to have a try? wollen Sie es mal versuchen?;it’s worth a try es ist oder wäre einen Versuch wertB v/tyou had better try something easier du versuchst es besser mit etwas Leichterem;try one’s best sein Bestes tun;try a department store versuch es einmal in einem Kaufhaus;try to do sth versuchen, etwas zu tun;try to commit suicide einen Selbstmordversuch unternehmen;he pulled a muscle trying to lift the piano bei dem Versuch oder als er versuchte, das Klavier anzuheben;what I’m trying to say is that … was ich sagen will, ist, dass …;try the new wine den neuen Wein probieren;try it on bes Br umg probieren, wie weit man gehen kann;try it on with sb bes Br umga) probieren, wie weit man bei jemandem gehen kann,3. einen Versuch oder ein Experiment machen mit:try the door die Tür zu öffnen suchen;try one’s luck ( with sb bei jemandem) sein Glück versuchen4. JURfor wegen)5. entscheiden, zur Entscheidung bringen:6. die Augen etc angreifen, (über)anstrengen, jemandes Mut, Nerven, Geduld auf eine harte Probe stellen7. jemanden arg mitnehmen, plagen, quälena) Metalle raffinieren,b) Talg etc ausschmelzen,c) Spiritus rektifizierenC v/i2. einen Versuch machen, es versuchen:try again (versuch es) noch einmal!;try and read versuche zu lesen!;* * *1. noun1) (attempt) Versuch, derhave a try at something/doing something — etwas versuchen/versuchen, etwas zu tun
give somebody/something a try — jemandem eine Chance geben/etwas einmal ausprobieren
I'll give him another try — (ask him again for help, a favour, etc.) ich versuche es noch einmal bei ihm; (give him another chance) ich versuche es noch einmal mit ihm; (on telephone) ich versuche noch einmal, ihn zu erreichen
2) (Rugby) Versuch, der2. transitive verb1) (attempt, make effort) versuchendo try to be on time — bitte versuche, pünktlich zu sein
it's no use trying to do something — es hat keinen Zweck zu versuchen, etwas zu tun
I've given up trying to do something — ich versuche schon gar nicht mehr, etwas zu tun
2) (test usefulness of) probierenif the stain is difficult to remove, try soap and water — wenn der Fleck schwer zu entfernen ist, versuche od. probiere es doch mal mit Wasser und Seife
I've tried all the bookshops for this book — ich habe in allen Buchhandlungen versucht, dieses Buch zu bekommen
try one's hand at something — sich an etwas (Dat.) versuchen
3) (test) auf die Probe stellen [Fähigkeit, Kraft, Mut, Geduld]try the door/window [to see if it's locked] — versuchen, die Tür/das Fenster zu öffnen[, um zu sehen, ob sie/es verschlossen ist]
4) (Law.): (take to trial)3. intransitive verbtry somebody [for something] — jemanden [wegen einer Sache] vor Gericht stellen; jemandem [wegen einer Sache] den Prozess machen
she wasn't even trying — sie hat sich (Dat.) überhaupt keine Mühe gegeben od. es gar nicht erst versucht
it was not for want of trying — es lag nicht daran, dass er/sie usw. sich nicht bemüht hätte
try and do something — (coll.) versuchen, etwas zu tun
try hard/harder — sich (Dat.) viel/mehr Mühe geben
Phrasal Verbs:- try for- try on- try out* * *(legal) v.aburteilen v. v.erproben v.es wagen mit ausdr.probieren v.prüfen v.sich bemühen v.versuchen v. -
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1. [lʌk] n1. (та или иная) судьба; случайgood luck - счастливый случай, удача
good luck!, the best of luck! - счастливо!, желаю успеха!
bad luck - неудача, невезение, несчастье
bad luck to him! - пусть не будет ему удачи! ≅ чтоб ему пусто было!
he has good [bad] luck in his affairs - ему везёт [не везёт] в делах
to have hard luck - быть несчастливым, не видать удачи
it was hard luck on you! - как вам не повезло!, какое несчастье! ( выражение сочувствия)
just my luck! - ирон. такое уж моё везение!, мне не везёт как всегда!
what rotten luck! - какое невезение!, какое несчастье! ( выражение сочувствия)
worse luck - к сожалению; к тому же, вдобавок (к чему-л. плохому)
2. счастье, удача; успех; везеньеa great piece of luck - большое счастье, редкая удача
the devil's own luck - а) необыкновенная удача, редкое везение; б) ирон. чертовское /дьявольское/ невезение
to wish smb. (all the) luck (in the world) - желать кому-л. (всяческого) успеха /-ой удачи/
to try one's luck - попытать счастья; рискнуть
he has no luck - ему не везёт, ему нет счастья
he is in luck - ему везёт, ему удача
he is off his luck - счастье ему изменило, фортуна отвернулась от него
for luck! - за счастье!; за нас! ( тост)
his luck was in - ему повезло; у него была полоса удач
his luck was out - ему не повезло; у него была полоса неудач
with any luck, with a bit of luck - если хоть немного повезёт
with luck, we'll be there tomorrow - если повезёт, мы будем там завтра
you never know your luck - как знать, вдруг да и посчастливится
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down on one's luck - а) в горе, в беде; обескураженный неудачей; б) на мели, без денегas luck would have it - а) к счастью; б) как нарочно, к несчастью
as luck would have it, we were the last to arrive - получилось так, что мы прибыли последними
to crowd /to stretch, to push/ one's luck - переоценить свои возможности /силы/; ≅ искушать судьбу
to ride one's luck - полагаться на своё счастье, ждать новых удач
no such luck! - увы, нет!
2. [lʌk] v разг.the luck turns at last - колесо фортуны наконец-то поворачивается; наконец-то наступает перелом /поворот/ в судьбе
1. 1) иметь удачу; быть везучим (тж. luck out, luck up)things were going bad and then he lucked out - дела шли плохо, но вдруг ему повезло
he lucked out in finding that rare book - наконец ему посчастливилось найти эту редкую книгу
2) (to be lucked out) pass столкнуться с невезеньемthey were lucked out - а) им не повезло; б) воен. жарг. они погибли
2. (on, onto, into) случайно найти (что-л. хорошее) -
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[lʌk]1) (fortune)good luck, bad luck — fortuna, sfortuna
to bring sb. bad luck — portare sfortuna a qcn.
it's good luck — porta fortuna, porta bene
bad o hard luck! che sfortuna! just my luck! iron. la mia solita fortuna! good luck! buona fortuna! better luck next time! andrà meglio la prossima volta! to be down on one's luck — essere in un periodo sfortunato
2) (good fortune) fortuna f.to wear sth. for luck — indossare qcs. come portafortuna
to be in, out of luck — avere, non avere fortuna
••no such luck! — no, purtroppo!
once more for luck — ancora una volta, non si sa mai
* * *1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) fortuna, caso2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) fortuna•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
- worse luck!* * *[lʌk]1) (fortune)good luck, bad luck — fortuna, sfortuna
to bring sb. bad luck — portare sfortuna a qcn.
it's good luck — porta fortuna, porta bene
bad o hard luck! che sfortuna! just my luck! iron. la mia solita fortuna! good luck! buona fortuna! better luck next time! andrà meglio la prossima volta! to be down on one's luck — essere in un periodo sfortunato
2) (good fortune) fortuna f.to wear sth. for luck — indossare qcs. come portafortuna
to be in, out of luck — avere, non avere fortuna
••no such luck! — no, purtroppo!
once more for luck — ancora una volta, non si sa mai
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1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) skjebne2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) hell (og lykke), flaks•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
- worse luck!flaks--------hell--------lykkeIsubst. \/lʌk\/1) lykke, flaks, hell, tur2) slump, skjebne, sjanseany luck? lykkes det?, ga det noe resultat?as luck would have it tilfeldigvis, skjebnen ville at• as luck would have it, I was therebad\/tough\/rotten\/hard luck (hverdagslig, ofte i utbrudd) uflaks, motgang• what bad luck!be in luck eller be in luck's way ha flaks, ha hellet med seg, være heldigbe out of luck ha uflaks, være uheldigby luck på slump, tilfeldigvisfor luck for å bringe lykkegood luck flaks, fremgang, medgang ( som utbrudd) lykke tilhalf your luck! heldiggrisenhere's luck! skål!, skål og lykke til!ill luck uflaks, uhelljust one's luck ( spøkefullt) typisk... flaks, dette skjer alltid med...luck of the draw et sjansespill, flaksena matter of luck et sjansespill, et spørsmål om flaks eller uflaks, et spørsmål om tilfeldigheterthe more's someone's luck så heldig for...no such luck! ( hverdagslig) makan til uflaks!så vel er det ikke!one's luck is in man er heldig, man har flaksone's luck is out man er uheldig, man har uflaksa piece of luck et lykketreff, fantastisk flakspush\/crowd one's luck ( hverdagslig) utfordre skjebnen spille høytride one's luck ikke ta sjanserrun of bad luck stadig uflaks, stadig motgangthe devil's own luck eller the luck of the devil kjempeflaks, griseflakstry one's luck prøve lykken, prøve seg påwith any luck eller with a bit of luck med litt flaks, hvis man er heldigworse luck dessverre• I didn't get the job, worse luckIIverb \/lʌk\/ (amer., hverdagslig)bare i uttrykkluck out (amer.) ha flaks, lykkes
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try one's luck — ► try one s luck attempt something risky. Main Entry: ↑luck … English terms dictionary
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luck — [luk] n. [ME lucke, prob. < MDu luk, contr. < gelucke < ODu * gilukki (> Ger glück, fortune, good luck) < ? IE base * leug , to bend (> LEEK, LOCK1): basic sense “what bends together,” hence, “what occurs, what is fitting, lucky … English World dictionary
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luck — /lʌk / (say luk) noun 1. that which happens to a person, either good or bad, as if by chance, in the course of events: to have good luck. 2. good fortune; advantage or success considered as the result of chance: to wish someone luck. –phrase 3.… …