luck
/lʌk/ noun [U]Translation
BY CHANCE › good and bad things caused by chance and not by your own actions
şans, talih
It was just luck that I asked for a job at the right time. Then I met this gorgeous woman and I couldn't believe my luck. He seems to have had a lot of bad luck in his life.1760SUCCESS › success
başarı
Have you had any luck (= succeeded in) finding your bag? He's been trying to find work but with no luck so far.1853 be in luck informal › to be able to have or do what you want
şansı açık, şanslı, şansı yaver giden
"Do you have any tuna sandwiches?" "You're in luck - there's one left."1760 Good luck! › something you say to someone when you hope that they will be successful
'İyi şanslar!', 'Bol şanslar!'
Good luck with your exam!1760 Bad/Hard luck! › used to show sympathy when someone is unsuccessful or unlucky
'Şansa bak!', 'Vah, vah!', 'Aksilik!', 'Talihsizlik!', 'Hay Allah!'
"They've run out of tickets." "Oh, bad luck!"17601027the luck of the draw › If something is the luck of the draw, it is the result of chance and you have no control over it.
→ See also a stroke of luckçekiliş sansı, çekiliş sonrası elde edilen şans
1760(Definition of luck noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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