luck in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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1. luck (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 or 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 vraiment bonne chance
to be down on one's luck
être dans une mauvaise passe

2. luck (good fortune):

luck
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 qc 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 VB [Brit lʌk -, Am lək -] inf Am

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Translations for luck in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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baraka
luck
guignon
bad luck
avoir du guignon
to be dogged by bad luck
porte-bonheur
lucky charm, good-luck charm
offrir du muguet porte-bonheur
to give lily-of-the-valley for good luck
déveine
rotten luck inf
déveine
bad luck
ça a été mon jour de déveine aujourd'hui
I've had a run of bad luck today
tu parles d'une ou d'un coup de déveine!
what rotten luck!
avoir la déveine de faire
to have the bad luck to do
scoumoune
bad luck
malchance
bad luck, misfortune
avoir la malchance de faire
to have the bad luck to do
jouer de malchance
to be dogged by bad luck
par malchance
as ill luck would have it

luck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for luck in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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appalling luck
chance inouïe

Translations for luck in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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luck Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

best of luck with your exams!
bonne chance pour ton examen!
to be in/out of luck
avoir/ne pas avoir de la chance
to be down on one's luck
avoir la guigne
to be the luck of the draw
être une question de chance
don't do that, it's bad luck
ne fais pas ça, ça porte malheur
to have a run of good/bad luck
être en veine/dans la déveine
bad luck got him in its grip
le malheur s'abattit sur lui
good luck for the rest of it!
bonne continuation!
to have the luck of the devil
avoir une chance indécente
what a stroke of (good) luck!
quelle chance!
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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With such odds stacked against them, it was often just luck if a pilot would survive.
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He just had the rotten luck of being born in the wrong century.
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Some consider it bad luck to see a widow first thing in the morning.
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It is said that touching it brings good luck.
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As a result, the family has been plagued by various forms of bad luck.
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He put on some strong performances throughout the year, but was generally struck with bad luck.
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But by then, his luck seemed to have run out.
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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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He stayed down the middle and had a bit of luck in running.
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