beginner's luck

noun

Good luck supposedly enjoyed during a beginner's first attempt.

Meanings

nounbeginner's luck (uncountable)
  1. uncountableGood luck supposedly enjoyed during a beginner's first attempt.

Translations

Arabic حَظّ المُبْتَدِئ
  • حَظّ المُبْتَدِئ (ḥaẓẓ al-mubtadiʔ)good luck enjoyed during a first attempt
Catalan sort del principiant
  • sort del principiantgood luck enjoyed during a first attempt
Chinese Cantonese 新手運 /新手运
  • 新手運 /新手运 (san¹ sau² wan⁶)good luck enjoyed during a first attempt
Chinese Mandarin 新手的運氣 /新手的运气
  • 新手的運氣 /新手的运气 (xīnshǒu de yùnqì)good luck enjoyed during a first attempt
Dutch beginnersgeluk
  • beginnersgelukgood luck enjoyed during a first attempt
Finnish vasta-alkajan tuuri, vasta-alkajan onni
  • vasta-alkajan tuurigood luck enjoyed during a first attempt
  • vasta-alkajan onnigood luck enjoyed during a first attempt
French chance du débutant
  • chance du débutantgood luck enjoyed during a first attempt
German Anfängerglück
  • Anfängerglückgood luck enjoyed during a first attempt
Greek τύχη του πρωτάρη
  • τύχη του πρωτάρη (týchi tou protári)good luck enjoyed during a first attempt
Hungarian kezdők szerencséje
  • kezdők szerencséjegood luck enjoyed during a first attempt
Italian fortuna del principiante, culo del principiante
  • fortuna del principiantegood luck enjoyed during a first attempt
  • culo del principiantegood luck enjoyed during a first attempt
Japanese ビギナーズラック
  • ビギナーズラック (bigināzu rakku)good luck enjoyed during a first attempt
Portuguese sorte de principiante
  • sorte de principiantegood luck enjoyed during a first attempt
Russian уда́ча новичка́
  • уда́ча новичка́ (udáča novičká)good luck enjoyed during a first attempt
Spanish suerte de principiante
  • suerte de principiantegood luck enjoyed during a first attempt
Swedish nybörjartur
  • nybörjarturgood luck enjoyed during a first attempt
Turkish acemi şansı
  • acemi şansıgood luck enjoyed during a first attempt
Cite this entry
APA

beginner's luck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beginner's%20luck

MLA

“beginner's luck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beginner's%20luck. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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