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luck

 1 noun of success or failureádh masc1  c m uwe had no luck ní raibh an t-ádh linnI had a lot of bad luck this year bhí mí-ádh ceart orm i mblianahe wished me good luck ghuigh sé gach rath orm, ghuigh sé an t-ádh liomby good luck I had a spare key ar ámharaí an tsaoil bhí eochair bhreise liomyou need a bit of luck bíonn beagán den ádh ag teastáilthey had the luck to meet her bhí sé d'ádh orthu bualadh léiI had the bad luck to fall on the step bhí sé de mhí-ádh orm titim ar an gcéimshe has the luck of the devil tá an t-ádh dearg ag siúl léi, rugadh an sonas léihe doesn't have much luck with the ladies is beag rath a bhíonn air leis na mnáhere's wishing you luck! ádh mór!, go n-éirí leat!it'll bring you luck cuirfidh sé an t-ádh orthe ran out of luck thréig an t-ádh étheir luck can't last forever ní fhéadfaidh an t-ádh a bheith orthu i gcónaíunless my luck changes mura n-athróidh Dia a lámh liom 2 noun chanceádh masc1  c m ucinniúint fem3  c m useans masc4  c m uit was just luck sin an rud a bhí sa chinniúint againn, sin an rud a bhí i ndán dúinnit's a matter of luck is in ucht na cinniúna atá séit was luck that we came together trí sheans a thángamar le chéilethere was an element of luck in it bhí iarracht den ádh ag roinnt leis
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 
3 noun person, thinga spider is good luck tá an t-ádh ag baint leis an damhán allahe's bad luck tá an mí-ádh ag siúl leisit's bad luck to walk under a ladder tá sé mí-ámharach siúl faoi dhréimire
phrases

any luck?

 conas a d'éirigh leat?any luck with the car? cad é mar a d'éirigh leat leis an gcarr?any luck finding a room? ar éirigh leat seomra a fháil?

as luck would have it

 as luck would have it, the day was dry mar a tharla, rinne sé lá tirim; mar bharr ar an ádh, bhí an lá tirim

bad luck

 (also

hard luck

, tough luck

) 1 expressing sympathymí-ádh  c m ubad luck, girls - you played well mí-ádh, a chailíní - d'imir sibh go maith 2 expressing no sympathyif they don't like it, tough luck! mura dtaitníonn sé leo, bíodh acu!

better luck next time

 beidh lá eile ann!beidh lá eile ag an bPaorach! proverb

to chance your luck

 dul sa seans

to be down on your luck

 she was down on her luck bhí an saol ag dul ina héadan, bhí an saol ag teacht crosach uirthi

for luck

 1 to have good luckI wear it for luck caithim é le go gcuirfidh sé an t-ádh orm 2 for no real reasonand one more for luck! agus ceann amháin eile!, agus ceann eile ar mhaithe leis an bhfear a bhí ann fadó!

good luck

 (also

the best of luck

, best of luck

) good luck! ádh mór!, go n-éirí an t-ádh leat!, go n-éirí leat!good luck with the new job go n-éirí an t-ádh leat sa phost úr, go maire tú do phost nua

good luck with that!

 go n-éirí sin leat!a chonách sin ort!

good luck to sb

 1 wishing sb successgood luck to you ádh mór ort, go n-éirí an t-ádh leat, go n-éirí leat 2 expressing indifferencehe's leaving and good luck to him tá sé ag imeacht agus a chead sin aige

in luck

 we were in luck bhí an t-ádh linn, bhí an t-ádh orainn, bhí an seans linn

just sb's luck

 it's just my luck! nach beag an baol nach ar mo chrannsa a thit sé!, mise i mbannaí gur domsa a tharla sé!, nach mé is dóiche!it was just his luck to get stopped ar ndóigh is é a stopadh, nach beag an baol nach é a stopadh

sb's luck is in

 your luck is in today tá an t-ádh ort inniu, tá an t-ádh ag rith leat inniu

luck is on sb's side

 luck was on his side bhí an t-ádh air, bhí an t-ádh ag rith leis

the luck of the draw

 it's the luck of the draw sin é an saol agatit's the luck of the draw whether you get a place de sheans a fhaigheann tú áit

no such luck

 I thought I could but no such luck mheas mé go bhféadfainn, ach ba bheag an baol; shíl mé go bhféadfainn, ach mo léan níor fhéad

to not believe your luck

 I couldn't believe my luck at finding it ní fhéadfainn a chreidiúint gur tháinig mé air

out of luck

 we were out of luck ní raibh an t-ádh linn, bhí an mí-ádh orainn

some people have all the luck!

 nach ar dhaoine áirithe a bhíonn an t-ádh!

to trust to luck

 dul sa seansdul i muinín an áidhdon't trust to luck ná téigh sa seans, ná fág faoin gcinniúint é

to push your luck

 (also

to press your luck

) don't push your luck! ná gabh thar fóir, ná déan deimhin de do dhóchas

to try your luck

 dul sa seanstriail a bhaint as  c m ushe'll try her luck at anything triailfidh sí rud ar bith, bainfidh sí triail as rud ar bith

with any luck

 (also

with a bit of luck

, with luck

) with any luck it'll arrive tomorrow go dtuga Dia go dtiocfaidh sé amárach, b'fhéidir le Dia go dtiocfadh sé amárach

with sb's luck

 (also

knowing sb's luck

) with my luck we'll be late mura bhfuil ag Dia, beimid déanach; ós mise atá ann, ná bíodh iontas ort má bhímid deireanach

worse luck

 ar an drochuair  c m ufaraor géarI had to go home, worse luck ar an drochuair, b'éigean dom dul abhaile
phrasal verbs

luck into

 (also

luck upon

) (v + prep) informal TRANSITIVEI lucked into this flat bhí sé d'ádh orm an t-árasán seo a fháil, bhí an seans liom an t-árasán seo a fháil

luck out

 (v + adv) (especially US), informal INTRANSITIVEyou might luck out b'fhéidir go mbeadh an t-ádh ort, b'fhéidir go mbeadh an seans leatwe lucked out with the weather bhí an t-ádh orainn leis an aimsir

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