Engelsk navneord: luck | |||
| 1. | luck (om tilstand) your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Whatever my fortune may be. Deserved a better fate. Has a happy lot. The luck of the Irish. A victim of circumstances. Success that was her portion. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, portion | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | condition | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | bad luck, failure, good fortune, good luck, ill luck, luckiness, misfortune, providence, tough luck | ||
| 2. | luck (om fænomen) an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Bad luck caused his downfall. We ran into each other by pure chance. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | chance, fortune, hazard | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | phenomenon | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | bad luck, even chance, mischance, mishap, toss-up, tossup | ||
| 3. | luck (om fænomen) an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It was my good luck to be there. They say luck is a lady. It was as if fortune guided his hand. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | fortune | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | phenomenon | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | fluke, good fortune, good luck | ||