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noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

luck, good fortune · a stroke of luck, a lucky coincidence

EtymologyOpphav

fra dansk, jamfør norrønt heill ‘varsel, lykke’; beslektet med hel (II)whole, entire · intact, unbroken · completely, entirely (adverb {helt}) from Danish, compare Old Norse heill ‘omen, good fortune’; related to hel (II)whole, entire · intact, unbroken · completely, entirely (adverb {helt})

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. lykke (2)good fortune, flaks (I)luck, good fortune · a stroke of luck, tur (II)luck good fortunelykke (2), unexpected luckflaks (I), lucktur (II)
    • må hell og lykke følge deg! may good luck and happiness follow you!
    • ha hellet med seg to have luck on one's side
    • sitte i hell i kortspill to be on a winning streak at cards
    • hun har med hell forsøkt seg i politikken she has tried her hand at politics with success
    • prøve seg på noe uten hell to have a go at something without any luck
  2. lykketreffa lucky coincidence a lucky coincidencelykketreff
    • det var et hell at jeg traff deg nå it was lucky that I ran into you just now

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

hell i uhell heldig hendelse eller omstendighet som demper virkningen av en ugunstig hendelse a fortunate event or circumstance that softens the effect of an unfortunate one Eng. phrasea blessing in disguise
  • det var hell i uhell at de var hjemme da det begynte å brenne it was a blessing in disguise that they were at home when the fire broke out
til alt hell heldigvis fortunately
  • til alt hell kom ingen til skade i kollisjonen fortunately, no one was hurt in the collision