Usage examples of "luck" in English with translation to French

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She ascribed her failure to bad luck. Elle a attribué son échec à la malchance.
He attributes his poverty to bad luck. Il attribue sa pauvreté à la malchance.
He ascribes his poverty to bad luck. Il attribue sa pauvreté à la malchance.
He often attributes his failures to bad luck. Il attribue souvent ses échecs à la malchance.
Some superstitious people in America believe that if a black cat crosses your path, you'll have bad luck. Certaines personnes superstitieuses en Amérique, croient que si un chat noir croise votre chemin, vous aurez de la malchance.
Black cats are bad luck. Les chats noirs portent malheur.
He attributed his failure to bad luck. Il mit son échec sur le compte de la déveine.
Some people believe that black cats bring bad luck. Certaines personnes pensent que les chats noirs portent malheur.
A horseshoe and a four-leaf clover bring good luck. Un fer-à-cheval et un trèfle à quatre feuilles portent bonheur.
This book is my good luck charm; I read it every five months. Comme ce livre est mon porte-bonheur, je le lis tous les cinq mois.
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