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luck·i·ly

(lŭk′ə-lē)
adv.
With or by favorable chance: Luckily, the police came right away.
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luck•i•ly

(ˈlʌk ə li)

adv.
by good luck; fortunately.
[1520–30]
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Adv. 1. luckily - by good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good"
alas, regrettably, unfortunately, unluckily - by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"
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luckily

adverb fortunately, happily, by chance, as luck would have it, fortuitously, opportunely, as it chanced Luckily, we both love football.
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Translations
لِحُسْن الحَظمِنْ حُسْنِ الْـحَظِ
šťastněnaštěstí
heldigvis
onneksi
heureusement par bonheur
srećom
til allrar hamingju, sem betur fer
運よく
다행히
na srečo
lyckligtvis
โชคดี
Allahtanneyse ki şans eseri
may thay

luckily

[ˈlʌkɪlɪ] ADVafortunadamente, por suerte
luckily for me, he believed my storyafortunadamente or por suerte para mí, creyó mi historia
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luckily

[ˈlʌkɪli] advheureusement, par bonheur
luckily for me → heureusement pour moi
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luckily

advglücklicherweise ; luckily for mezu meinem Glück
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luckily

[ˈlʌkɪlɪ] advper fortuna, fortunatamente
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luck

(lak) noun
1. the state of happening by chance. Whether you win or not is just luck – there's no skill involved. geluk صُدْفَه، حَظ късмет sorte náhoda der Zufall held τύχη suerte juhus بخت؛ اقبال onni chance, hasard מזל भाग्य sreća véletlen, szerencse kebetulan heppni fortuna, caso 운수 atsitiktinumas, laimės dalykas veiksme; laime nasib toeval skjebne traf, szczęście بخت،چانس sorte noroc, şansă случай náhoda naklučje sreća tur โชคชะตา şans, talih 運氣 удача اتفاقا ہونا sự may mắn 运气
2. something good which happens by chance. She has all the luck! geluk حَظ щастие sorte štěstí, šance das Glück held καλή τύχη suerte õnn شانس؛ بخت onni chance מזל सौभाग्य sreća szerencse kemujuran heppni fortuna 幸運 행운 laimė, sėkmė laimīgs gadījums nasib baik geluk hell, flaks szczęście, powodzenie بخت او چانس sorte noroc удача šťastie sreča sreća tur โชคดี iyi şans 好運 щастя; удача اچھی قسمت vận đỏ 好运
ˈluckless adjective
unfortunate. luckless children. ongelukkig سَيِّئ الحَظ нещастен infeliz nešťastný unglücklich uheldig άτυχος desafortunado õnnetu بدبخت epäonninen malchanceux חֲסַר מַזָל अभागा nesretan peches malang óheppinn sfortunato 不運な 재수 없는, 불운한 nelaimingas, nesėkmingas nelaimīgs; neveiksmīgs tidak bernasib baik onfortuinlijk uheldig, forfulgt av uhell nieszczęsny, nieszczęśliwy بد بخته infeliz nenorocos, fără noroc несчастливый nešťastný nesrečen, ki nima sreče nesrećan olycklig, otursförföljd โชคร้าย talihsiz, şanssız 不幸的 нещасливий, безталанний بدقسمت không may mắn 不幸的
ˈlucky adjective
1. having good luck. He was very lucky to escape alive. gelukkig مَحْظوظ щастлив sortudo šťastný Glück haben heldig τυχερός afortunado õnnelik خوش شانس onnekas qui a de la chance בַּר מַזָל भाग्यवान sretan szerencsés mujur heppinn fortunato 幸運な 운이 좋은 laimingas, turintis laimės laimīgs; veiksmīgs bernasib baik fortuinlijk heldig mający szczęście ښه چانس لرونكى sortudo norocos удачливый šťastný imeti srečo srećan som har tur โชคดี şanslı, talihli 幸運的 щасливий; вдалий خوش قسمت có tính may mắn 幸运的
2. bringing good luck. a lucky number; a lucky charm. gelukkige جالِب الحَظ، رَقَم الحَظ щастлив de sorte šťastný glückbringend lykke-; lykkebringende τυχερός, γουρλίδικος de la suerte õnnelik خوش یمن onnen- qui porte chance מֵבִיא מַזָל मंगलकारी srećonošan szerencsés kemujuran gæfu-, heilla- fortunato, 幸運をもたらす 행운의 laimingas, laimę nešantis laimi nesošs bertuah gelukbrengend lykke-, lykkebringende szczęśliwy د خوشبختى راوړونكى de sorte care poartă noroc приносящий удачу šťastný srečen srećan som för tur med sig, lycko- นําโชค şans getiren, uğurlu 吉利的 щасливий مبارک، اچھا mang tới vận may 吉利
ˈluckily adverb
gelukkig لِحُسْن الحَظ за щастие com sorte šťastně glücklicherweise heldigvis ευτυχώς afortunadamente õnneks خوشبختانه onnekkaasti heureusement למרבה המזל भाग्य से sretno szerencsére, szerencsésen untunglah til allrar hamingju, sem betur fer fortunatamente, per fortuna 幸運にも 운 좋게 laimei par laimi; laimīgā kārtā nasib baik gelukkig heldigvis, til alt hell na szczęście خوشبختانه com sorte din fericire к счастью šťastne na srečo srećom lyckligtvis โชคดี şans eseri, Allahtan 幸運地 на щастя, щасливо خوش قسمتی سے may mắn thay 幸运地
ˈluckiness noun
geluk حُسْن الحَظ късмет sorte štěstí das Glück held τύχη suerte õnn خوشبختی onnekkuus chance מזל सौभाग्यशाली sreća szerencsés volta vminek kemujuran heppni fortuna 運のよさ 운이 좋음 laimė, sėkmė veiksme; veiksmīgums nasib baik het boffen hell szczęście خوشبختى sorte noroc везенье šťastie sreča sreća tursamhet ความโชคดี şanslılık, talihlilik 幸運 щастя, везіння خوش قسمتی sự may mắn 幸运
lucky dip
a form of amusement at a fair etc in which prizes are drawn from a container without the taker seeing what he is getting. grabbelsak, verrassingsak غُرْفَة حَظ теглене на късмет pescaria tombola der Glücksbeutel fiskedam είδος λοταρίας caja de sorpresas õnneõngitsemine کیسه شانس onginta pêche miraculeuse שָׂקִית הַפתָעוֹת lonac iz kojeg se izvlače dobici na lutriji szerencsés fogás/találat permainan pancingan lukkudráttur pesca 福引き箱 경품 상자 laimės šulinys laimes aka (loterijā) cabutan bertuah grabbelton fiskedam på tivoli łowienie wędką fantów ډك له خوښيو tirar à sorte род лотереи, где выигрышный билет вытягивают, не глядя tombola srečelov vrsta zabave na vašaru fiskdamm จับสลาก torbadan çekilen piyango 摸彩 "мішок з призами" ٹب کے اندر کاغذ یا بھوسے میں چھپی ہوئی اشیا کو ٹٹول کر تلاش کرنے کا تفریحی مشغلہ trò chơi may rủi 摸彩袋
bad luck!
an expression of sympathy for someone who has failed or been unlucky. teenspoed, ongelukkig wees حَظ سَيِّئ лош късмет azar! smůla Pech! du har været uheldig κρίμα! ¡otra vez será! kahju! چه بدشانسی kävipä huonosti pas de chance! חוֹסֵר מַזָל दुर्भाग्य na nesreću (micsoda) balszerencse!, pech! sial! því miður! óheppni! (che sfortuna!) お気の毒 빌어먹을 놈! et, nepasisekė! ak tu nelaime! nasib tak baik pech! uflaks!; så uheldig! A to pech! څه بدبختى(اصطلاح) azar! ce ghi­nion! не повезло! smola smola! loša sreća otur! คําพูดแสดงความเห็นใจว่าโชคร้าย Yazık!, Vah vah! 真倒楣! от невдача! بدقسمتی vận xui 真倒霉!
good luck!
an expression of encouragement made to someone who is about to take part in a competition, sit an exam etc. She wished him good luck. 'n geluk, gelukslag حَظٌّ سَعيد успех boa sorte zlom(te) vaz! viel Glück held og lykke καλή επιτυχία!, καλή τύχη! ¡buena suerte! õnne! چه خوش شانسی onnea bonne chance! בְּהַצלָחָה sretno! sok szerencsét! semoga berhasil! gangi þér vel! velgengni (buona fortuna!) がんばって 행운을 빕니다! sėkmės! laimingai! lai tev veicas! vēlēt veiksmi selamat berjaya succes! lykke til! Powodzenia! ښه چانس هيله كول boa sorte noroc!, baftă! желаю успеха!; счастливо! veľa šťastia srečno! srećno lycka till! คําพูดอวยพรให้โชคดี İyi şanslar; Şansın açık olsun. 祝你好運! щасливо! خوش قسمتی chúc may mắn 祝你顺利!
worse luck!
most unfortunately!. He's allowing me to go, but he's coming too, worse luck! ongelukkig يا لَسوء الحَظ! за най-лош късмет infelizmente bohužel unglücklicherweise desværre δυστυχώς! ¡desgraciadamente! kahju! بدبختانه ikävä kyllä tant pis! אֵיזֶה דֶפֶק! दुर्भाग्य से na nesreću! sajnos!, sebaj!, annyi baj legyen! sial sekali! því miður! purtroppo, sfortunatamente あいにく 재수가 없군! dar blogiau kā par nelaimi malang sungguh! helaas dessverre! co gorzej په بدبختى infelizmente din păcate! к сожалению!, увы! bohužiaľ na žalost! nažalost tyvärr! โชคร้าย Maalesef; Ne yazık ki! 更不幸地,更糟的是 на жаль! سوء اتفاق سے، بدقسمتی سے xui hết cỡ 更不幸地
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luckily

مِنْ حُسْنِ الْـحَظِ naštěstí heldigvis glücklicherweise ευτυχώς por suerte onneksi heureusement srećom fortunatamente 運よく 다행히 toevallig heldigvis szczęśliwie felizmente к счастью lyckligtvis โชคดี neyse ki may thay 幸运地
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Constans, who was "seen by the captain to jump into the gig," luckily for us and unluckily for himself did not reach us.
I say lucky for us he did not reach us, and I might almost say luckily for himself; for we had only a small breaker of water and some soddened ship's biscuits with us, so sudden had been the alarm, so unprepared the ship for any disaster.
The Birds that passed his perch said: "Come with us"; but he said: "I am a Beast." Later on, some Beasts who were passing underneath him looked up and said: "Come with us"; but he said: "I am a Bird." Luckily at the last moment peace was made, and no battle took place, so the Bat came to the Birds and wished to join in the rejoicings, but they all turned against him and he had to fly away.
Luckily for our purpose, the country theaters are in a bad way.
Luckily Hayward's letters came seldom, and in the intervals Philip settled down again to his industrious life.
Luckily for him, the Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair once again looked out of her window.
The company, who were sitting in a room next the garden, were instantly alarmed, and came all forth; but just as they reached the canal, Tom (for the water was luckily pretty shallow in that part) arrived safely on shore.
Luckily Lady Middleton's mother had arrived at Barton within the last hour, and as she was a very cheerful agreeable woman, he hoped the young ladies would not find it so very dull as they might imagine.
But luckily the dull radiation arrested him before he could burn his hands on the still-glowing metal.
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At first the violence of his fall caused him to lose consciousness, but luckily the salt which had been rubbed into his wounds had by its smarting preserved his life, and little by little he regained his strength.
"She came alone, early on Sunday afternoon; luckily the fire was lit in the drawing-room.

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