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We never went into a game that we did not feel sure of winning, and when we lost, we blamed it on hard luck or the umpires. We never gave any other team credit for being able to play ball, and the result was that we were hard to beat. If I could get my team to be confident, I think we would work our way to the front pretty quickly.
Joe Kelley

Meaning of "hard luck" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARD LUCK

hard luck  [hɑːd lʌk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARD LUCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hard luck is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HARD LUCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hard luck in the English dictionary

The definition of hard luck in the dictionary is bad luck; unluckiness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HARD LUCK


cluck
klʌk
luck
lʌk
misluck
ˌmɪsˈlʌk
mukluk
ˈmʌklʌk
pluck
plʌk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARD LUCK

hard hat
hard hitter
hard labour
hard landing
hard left
hard lens
hard line
hard lines
hard liquor
hard loan
hard mint candy
hard money
hard neck
hard of hearing
hard pad
hard palate
hard paste
hard porn
hard power
hard put

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARD LUCK

buck
chuck
down on one´s luck
duck
dumb cluck
fuck
Gluck
huck
Innsbruck
mindfuck
no such luck
pot luck
puck
schmuck
struck
stuck
suck
truck
try one´s luck
tuck

Synonyms and antonyms of hard luck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hard luck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARD LUCK

Find out the translation of hard luck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hard luck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hard luck» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

算你倒霉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mala suerte
570 millions of speakers

English

hard luck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हार्ड लक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحظ الصعب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неудача
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

má sorte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুর্ভাগ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pas de veine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

nasib malang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pech
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不運
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하드 행운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hard luck
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không may
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடின அதிர்ஷ்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्दैवी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şanssızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfortuna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pech
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невдача
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

noroc greu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκληρή τύχη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hard geluk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

otur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hard Luck
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hard luck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD LUCK»

The term «hard luck» is regularly used and occupies the 83.824 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD LUCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hard luck

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3 QUOTES WITH «HARD LUCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hard luck.
1
Harry Golden
The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.
2
Joe Kelley
We never went into a game that we did not feel sure of winning, and when we lost, we blamed it on hard luck or the umpires. We never gave any other team credit for being able to play ball, and the result was that we were hard to beat. If I could get my team to be confident, I think we would work our way to the front pretty quickly.
3
Joe Kelley
I am tired of being roasted. I had a great deal of hard luck while manager of the team and somehow or other couldn't get the best out of the material I had at hand.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARD LUCK»

Discover the use of hard luck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hard luck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
Greg Heffley's on a losing streak.
Jeff Kinney, 2013
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
Praise for Jeff Kinney: 'The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid' - Sun 'Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet' - Independent 'The most hotly anticipated ...
Jeff Kinney, 2013
3
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into a new year and a new school where undersize weaklings share the corridors with kids who are taller, meaner and already shaving.
Jeff Kinney, 2009
4
Hard Luck: How Luck Undermines Free Will and Moral ...
Neil Levy presents an original account of luck and argues that it undermines our freedom and moral responsibility no matter whether determinism is true or not.
Neil Levy, 2011
5
Hardboiled: & Hard Luck
The author of Lizard, Amrita, Asleep and Goodbye Tsugumi offers two novellas, one about a young woman's dream about an ex-lover while on a hiking trip, and the other about the sister of a woman lying in a coma. Reprint.
Banana Yoshimoto, 2006
6
Dreaming: Hard Luck and Good Times in America
A fiercely funny and deeply empathetic book which shows that the wild life, for better and worse, has made us what we are. Photos. From the Hardcover edition.
Carolyn See, 2011
7
Hard Luck: The Triumph and Tragedy of Irish Jerry Quarry
The story of boxing legend Jerry Quarry comes to life--from his days as the child of an abusive father in the California migrant camps to those as the undersized heavyweight slaying giants on his way to multiple title bouts and the honor of ...
Steve Springer, Blake Chavez, 2011
8
Hard luck blues: roots music photographs from the Great ...
Showcasing American music and music making during the Great Depression, Hard Luck Blues presents more than two hundred photographs created by the New Deal's Farm Security Administration photography program.
Rich Remsberg, United States. Farm Security Administration. Historical Section, 2010
9
Hard-Luck Harvey Haddix and the Greatest Game Ever Lost
"The May 26, 1959, game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates saw Harvey Haddix pitch 12 perfect innings only to lose in a controversial decision in the 13th"--Provided by publisher.
Lew Freedman, 2009
10
Hard-luck Diggings: The Early Jack Vance
This is a book to be savoured with a twinkle in the eye, a knowing smile, but most of all, with a love of adventure and high romance firmly in place.
Jack Vance, Terry Dowling, Jonathan Strahan, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARD LUCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hard luck is used in the context of the following news items.
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Derry deny Power's troops
There was no 'what if' moment or hard luck story to cling on to after the long journey to Owenbeg on Saturday as Wexford's bid to defeat two ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
2
An Essential Guide to Ryan Adams - Exclaim!
... "Too Drunk to Dream," the Caitlin Cary-sung "Matrimony" and the strung-together-in-the-studio, honky-tonk jam "Hard Luck Story." It's cuts like ... «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
3
GPA plan has too many flaws - Independent.ie
"Hard luck to our minors. We must be the guinea pigs for every incompetent balls-up in the GAA. From HawkEye to a guy who can't tell the time! «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
4
The life of Ike Reilly: It's still rocking - Philly.com
Born on Fire comes five years after Reilly's last album, Hard Luck Stories, not the ideal situation for someone still trying to build an audience. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
5
Williams Wins 27th Bastille Day Kingfish Tournament with 31.55 …
Adult and junior anglers who didn't earn a prize still had a chance to win in the 'Hard Luck'' and the 'Catch in the Hat' drawings. «All At Sea, Jul 15»
6
Writer Julia Donaldson is top of the pops with children | Stoke Sentinel
Other books to make the top 10 included Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney and George's Balloon by Mark Baker. The council now hopes to get more ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
7
Weekly GAA club notes - WexfordPeople.ie
Hard luck to our Under-16 hurlers who were beaten by Faythe Harriers on Friday. Our Minor hurlers gave a strong performance in overcoming ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
8
Limerick will keep faith in boss TJ Ryan | Irish Examiner
Hard luck to our minors. We must be the guinea pigs for every incompetent balls-up in the GAA. From Hawkeye to a guy who can't tell time,” he ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
9
Limerick officials fuming over latest timing call
Hard luck to our minors. We must be the guineas pigs for every incompetent balls-up in the GAA. From HawkEye to a guy who can't tell the ... «BreakingNews.ie, Jul 15»
10
Adorable Pooches Steal Spotlight from Hosts Bernadette Peters and …
Some of the hard luck stories of the dogs were very sad, but there was plenty of laughter, too. Everyone laughed as Jessica Keenan Wynn, who ... «Reel Life With Jane, Jul 15»

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