Dumb luck Meaning in English
expression
ˈdəm/ /ˈɫək
DUHM LUK
dˈʌm/ /lˈʌk
DUM LUK
Definición
Good luck that happens by accident and without skill or planning; success by chance.
Uso & Matices
Informal and mildly humorous; often suggests that someone did not deserve their luck. Commonly used with 'just' ('just dumb luck') or sarcastically. Not literally about intelligence; 'dumb' intensifies the lack of skill or strategy involved.
Spanish: pura suerte - suerte tontaPortuguese (BR): sorte pura - sorte burraPortuguese (PT): sorte pura - sorte estúpidaChinese (Simplified): 瞎运 - 意外的好运Chinese (Traditional): 瞎運 - 意外的好運Hindi: सिर्फ किस्मत - बेवकूफ़ाना किस्मतArabic: حظ أعمى - حظ غبيBengali: কেবল ভাগ্য - অমূল্য সুযোগRussian: простое везение - слепая удачаJapanese: ただの運 - 偶然の幸運Vietnamese: may mắn trời cho - may mà không nhờ tài năngKorean: 순전히 운 - 재수Turkish: basit şans - saf şansUrdu: محض قسمت - اندھا دھند قسمتIndonesian: kebetulan belaka - hoki murni
Oraciones de Ejemplo
It was just dumb luck that we found a parking spot.
basic
He won the lottery by dumb luck.
basic
Finding my old friend here was pure dumb luck.
basic
Honestly, her promotion was dumb luck more than hard work.
natural
We survived the storm by dumb luck, not skill.
natural
Don't give me that genius talk—it was all dumb luck.
natural