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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
luck /lʌk/ n.
  1. (fortune) good ~, bad ~ fortuna, sfortuna;
    to bring sb. bad ~ portare sfortuna a qcn.;
    it’s good ~ porta fortuna, porta bene;
    to try one’s ~ tentare la sorte;
    as ~ would have it fortuna volle che;
    bad o hard ~! che sfortuna!
    just my ~! iron. la mia solita fortuna!
    good ~! buona fortuna!
    better ~ next time! andrà meglio la prossima volta!
    to be down on one’s ~ essere in un periodo sfortunato
  1. (good fortune) fortuna f.;
    our ~ ran out la fortuna ci ha abbandonato;
    to wear sth. for ~ indossare qcs. come portafortuna;
    by a stroke of ~ per un colpo di fortuna;
    any ~ with the job hunting? come procede la ricerca del lavoro?
    to be in, out of ~ avere, non avere fortuna
locuzioni idiomatiche it’s the ~ of the draw è solo questione di fortuna;
my ~’s in! è il mio momento fortunato!
no such ~! no, purtroppo!
once more for ~ ancora una volta, non si sa mai;
to take pot ~ mangiare quel che passa il convento.


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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
luckn (fortune) bad lucksfortuna nf
 cattiva sorte agg + nf
I have been having a lot of bad luck lately.
Sto avendo un sacco di sfortuna ultimamente.
 
Additional Translations
luckn (good fortune)fortuna nf
 buona sorte nf
You won again? You have so much luck!
Hai vinto di nuovo? Hai proprio tanta fortuna!
luck, by luckn (chance)caso nm
 sorte nf
Did she run into him by luck, or was it planned?
L'ha incontrato per caso o era stato pianificato?
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luck: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
as luck would have itadv idiom (fortunately)fortuna volle che
As luck would have it, the strike started the day I was due to fly home.
bad luckn (misfortune)sfortuna nf
 disdetta nf
Bad luck! interj (expressing commiseration)che sfortuna! inter
 gergaleche sfiga! inter
beginner's luckn (success despite lack of experience)fortuna del principiante nf
Best of luckinterj (expressing wishes for sb's success)buona fortuna! inter
bring sb luckv (cause good fortune for sb)portare fortuna a qualcuno vtr
curse one's luckv informal, figurative (feel one has been unlucky)maledire la sfortuna
good luckinterj (wish sb a good outcome)buona fortuna inter
good luckn (good fortune)fortuna nf
good luck charmn (trinket worn for good fortune)portafortuna nm
good luck soupn (bean soup of southern US) tradizione USAminestra della buona fortuna nf
good-luck charmportafortuna nf
hard lucksfortuna; disdetta
have all the luckv (be very fortunate)essere molto fortunato vi
 avere tanta fortuna vtr
ill luckn (bad luck, misfortune)sfortuna nf
David lost his lottery ticket. What ill luck!
 iella nf
 colloquialesfiga nf
in luckadj (lucky, fortunate)fortunato agg
You are in luck, there is one ticket left for the concert.
Sei fortunato, è rimasto un solo biglietto per il concerto.
luck of the drawn (chance)questione di fortuna nf
 pura casualità nf
There's no way to guarantee that you'll win the lottery - it's just the luck of the draw.
out of luckadj (unlucky)sfortunato agg
pot luckn informal, figurative (whatever is available)quello che passa il convento
Sometimes you can choose, but usually you have to take pot luck.
pot luckn US (dinner to which guests bring food to share)cena dove ogni ospite porta una pietanza
rotten luckscalogna
stroke of luckcolpo di fortuna
to avoid bad luck evitare la sfortunascaramanzia nf
tough lucksfortuna nera
try your lucksfidare la fortuna
wish me luck!augurami buona fortuna!, fammi gli auguri!
wish sb luckaugurare a qualcuno buona fortuna
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