luck in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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luck [Am lək, Brit lʌk] N U

luck
suerte f
you never know your luck
a lo mejor tienes suerte
knowing my luck …
con la (mala) suerte que tengo …
good/bad luck
buena/mala suerte
to wish sb (good) luck
desearle (buena) suerte a alguien
good luck!
¡(buena) suerte!
best of luck!
¡mucha suerte!
best of luck!
te deseo la mejor de las suertes
oh well, bad or hard luck!
¡mala suerte!
better luck next time
otra vez será
it's bad luck to break a mirror
romper un espejo trae mala suerte
to bring (good) luck/bad luck
traer (buena) suerte/mala suerte
to have the good/bad luck to + infin
tener la (buena)/mala suerte de  +  infin
it was a piece or stroke of luck finding you still here
fue una suerte encontrarte todavía aquí
they had luck on their side this afternoon
esta tarde los acompañó or les sonrió la suerte
they had luck on their side this afternoon
la suerte estuvo de su lado esta tarde
if our luck holds
si seguimos con suerte
with any/a bit of luck
con un poco de suerte
to be in/out of luck
estar/no estar de suerte
two spoonfuls of sugar and one for luck
dos cucharadas de azúcar y una de propina
two spoonfuls of sugar and one for luck
dos cucharadas de azúcar y una de ñapa LatAm
two spoonfuls of sugar and one for luck
dos cucharadas de azúcar y una de yapa CSur Peru
some people have all the luck inf
los hay con suerte
some people have all the luck inf
algunos nacen con estrella (y otros nacen estrellados)
all the luck in the world won't get you out of this mess inf
de esta no te saca nadie
all the luck in the world won't get you out of this mess inf
de esta no te saca ni tu madre inf
still working there? — yes, worse luck inf
¿todavía trabajas ahí? — sí, ¡qué le vamos a hacer!
I tried everywhere to find that book, but no luck
busqué el libro por todos lados, pero no hubo forma
I tried everywhere to find that book, but no luck
busqué el libro por todos lados, pero no hubo caso LatAm
did you get a taxi? — no such luck
¿conseguiste un taxi? — ¡qué va!
as luck would have it …
quiso la suerte que +subj
it's the luck of the draw
es cuestión de suerte
to be down on one's luck
estar de mala racha
to have the luck of the devil or the devil's own luck
tener mucha suerte
to have the luck of the devil or the devil's own luck
ser muy suertudo LatAm inf
to push one's luck
desafiar a la suerte
to try one's luck
probar suerte

good-luck [Am ˌɡʊdˈlək, Brit ɡʊdˈlʌk] ADJ

luck out VB [Am lək -, Brit lʌk -] Am (v + adv) inf

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hard-luck story [Am hɑrd lək ˈstɔri, Brit] N

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luck in the PONS Dictionary

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beginner's luck
la suerte del principiante

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luck Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

an element of luck
algo de suerte
as luck would have it ...
quiso la suerte que... +subj
to be down on one's luck Brit
estar de mala racha
to be the luck of the draw
ser cuestión de suerte
just my luck!
¡que mala suerte tengo!
with a little luck I'll scrape a pass
con un poco de suerte arañaré un aprobado
to have the luck of the devil
tener más suerte que un torero inf
I am dogged by bad luck
me persigue la mala suerte
to be a matter of luck
ser cuestión de suerte
this year I've had nothing but bad luck
este año estoy de desgracia
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He just had the rotten luck of being born in the wrong century.
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He further wrote as rotten luck would have it there was a newspaper strike which started just a few days before we opened.
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The one whose egg does not break is believed to be in for good luck in the future.
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This means that maximum performance can not be due purely to luck or chance.
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It is believed the cleaning sweeps away the bad luck of the preceding year and makes their homes ready for good luck.
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He stayed down the middle and had a bit of luck in running.
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Bad luck saw to it that she was transferred from the operations department to the ticketing department, located outside the airport.
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It is said that touching it brings good luck.
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But a private person might also have his own seita, to whom he prayed for good luck.
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But by then, his luck seemed to have run out.
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