Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
وأنا وحظي
English translation:
Roll my dice / leave it up to chance
Added to glossary by
aya omar
Oct 3, 2023 16:05
9 mos ago
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Arabic term
وأنا وحظي
Arabic to English
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مثلاً بكون الرد ان عنده ظرف من الممكن أن انتظر الطبيب حتى يفرغ من عمله أخذ رقم و انتظر وأنا وحظي وأنا وحظي لكن إذا تعقدت الأمور أطلب أي طبيب لا يوجد أية مشكلة بالنسبة لمركز "العبيد" ما في أية مشكلة واجهتني إلا بنتي هذه أول مرة تصير هذه المشكلة أحضر الاجتماع و أثير هذا الموضوع للعلم .
Proposed translations
(English)
5 | Roll my dice / leave it up to chance | Ezz Eldeen Mohammad |
5 +1 | it is a matter of luck / I will try my luck | Motaz Fahmy |
4 | as luck would have it/as chance would have it | Heba Abed |
Proposed translations
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Roll my dice / leave it up to chance
Both expressions are natural and used in conversation and they both convey the meaning of betting the outcome of your circumstance on chance / your luck.
In this instance you would say either:
"I'll roll my dice and wait for the doctor."
or
"I'll wait and leave it up to chance " (whether I get to see the doctor or not).
In this instance you would say either:
"I'll roll my dice and wait for the doctor."
or
"I'll wait and leave it up to chance " (whether I get to see the doctor or not).
Example sentence:
I'm going to roll my dice to see if I can catch the celebrity leaving the airport.
I told the computer to select randomly. I'm leaving it up to chance.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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2 mins
it is a matter of luck / I will try my luck
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20 mins
as luck would have it/as chance would have it
As luck would have it
As chance would have it
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Note added at 23 mins (2023-10-03 16:28:35 GMT)
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the two idioms mean that things happen with no plan, in a way that was lucky
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Note added at 24 mins (2023-10-03 16:29:18 GMT)
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as luck would hav...
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Note added at 24 mins (2023-10-03 16:29:52 GMT)
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https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/as-luck-would-have-it/
As chance would have it
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Note added at 23 mins (2023-10-03 16:28:35 GMT)
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the two idioms mean that things happen with no plan, in a way that was lucky
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Note added at 24 mins (2023-10-03 16:29:18 GMT)
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as luck would hav...
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Note added at 24 mins (2023-10-03 16:29:52 GMT)
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https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/as-luck-would-have-it/
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