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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beginner's luck
la suerte del principiante

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yeta
bad luck
chollo
luck
pegada
piece of luck
buenaventura
good luck
chiripa
stroke of luck
mala ventura
ill luck
probar ventura
to try one's luck
suerte
luck
¡(buena) suerte!
good luck!
estar de suerte
to be in luck
no estar de suerte
to be out of luck
traer/dar buena/mala suerte
to bring/give good/bad luck
probar suerte
to try one's luck
ser cuestión de suerte
to be a matter of luck
¡deséame suerte!
wish me luck!
¡no caerá esa breva! inf
no such luck!
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There is a belief that these sheep brings good luck.
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The general theme of the common brief toast is good luck or good health.
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But by then, his luck seemed to have run out.
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In the 200607 campaign, he had bad luck, being injured for almost the whole first half of the season.
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He said he had used up his bad luck.
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Some consider it bad luck to see a widow first thing in the morning.
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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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Otters rub his feet for good luck when they pass by it.
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As a result, the family has been plagued by various forms of bad luck.
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If you don't like them, hard luck they're gon na be around for a long time.
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