pot luck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pot luck in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

pot luck N no pl

to take pot luck

пробвам си късмета

it was pot luck that …

абсолютна случайност бе, че …

Translations for pot luck in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

да похапнем, каквото дал господ

we'll take pot luck

Translations for pot luck in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

luck [lʌk] N no pl

luck

късмет m

good/bad luck

добър/лош късмет

to bring sb luck

нося нкм късмет

to wish sb (good) luck

желая нкм (добър) късмет

with (any) luck

с (известен) късмет

with no luck

без късмет

as luck would have it

за щастие

as luck would have it

по една щастлива случайност

to be down on one's luck Brit

не ми върви

to be down on one's luck Brit

нямам късмет

to be the luck of the draw

нщ е просто въпрос на шанс

no such luck! inf

де такъв късмет!

a stroke of luck

късмет m

a stroke of luck

щастлив случай

pot¹ [pɒt, Am pɑːt] N no pl inf

pot

залагания nt мн

pot

миза f

I.pot² N

1. pot (container):

pot

кана f

pot

гърне nt

pot for cooking

тенджера f

pots and pans

тенджери и тигани

coffee pot

джезве nt

2. pot (amount contained in a pot):

pot of paint

една кутия (като съдържание/количество)

a pot of tea

чайник m с чай

3. pot inf (trophy given as a prize):

pot

купа f

4. pot inf (a lot):

pots of sth

големи количества от нщ

pots of money

купища пари

to have pots of money

имам купища пари

5. pot iron (potbelly):

pot

шкембе nt

6. pot Brit (shot):

to take a pot at sb/sth

стрелям по нкг/нщ

7. pot vulg (marijuana):

pot

марихуана f

Phrases:

it's (a case of) the pot calling the kettle black

присмял се хърбел на щърбел prov

to go to pot inf country, economy, business

отивам по дяволите

to go to pot inf country, economy, business

разпадам се

to go to pot hopes, plan

провалям се

II.pot² <-tt-> VB trans

1. pot (put in a pot):

to pot sth (up), to pot up sth plants

засаждам в саксия

to pot sth (up), to pot up sth food

варя

2. pot inf (shoot):

pot

стрелям

III.pot² VB intr inf

to pot at sb/sth

стрелям по нкг/нщ

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We gather once a year -- it's pot luck; again, it's food.

entertainment.inquirer.net

And because we haven't got a unit nearby, it's pot luck where she's sent to.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

Hot cross buns are convenient to bring to a pot luck, family gathering or church event.

www.patheos.com

Before, it was pot luck whether you'd get a good beer or not.

www.bbc.co.uk

You don't give details of where you are going until you get in the car so for the driver it's a bit pot luck.

www.pocket-lint.com

People felt that choosing a garage was pot luck and that if they made the wrong choice, there was no one to turn to.

www.telegraph.co.uk

And that's the problem - without trying them or reading countless reviews, you'll be taking pot luck on what you get.

www.pocket-lint.com

For my parents' generation, picking a good school for their child amounted to a combination of word-of-mouth and plain pot luck.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Refreshments, if any, are usually either a pot luck brought by the listeners, or provided by the hosts using a bit of the gate receipts.

en.wikipedia.org

Refreshments during the intermission are pot luck so remember to bring along some finger food snacks if you are able to.

www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com