Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Czech term or phrase:
jít štěstí naproti
English translation:
meet good fortune half way
Added to glossary by
Zuzana Jurková
Nov 20, 2013 23:00
10 yrs ago
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Czech term
Italy
Native in: Czech 
Works in: Italian to Czech, English to Czech, Slovak to Czech, and 9 more.
jít štěstí naproti
Czech to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Někdy je třeba jít štěstí naproti.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | meet good fortune half way |
Václav Pinkava
|
| 4 | make your own luck |
Stuart Hoskins
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| 3 | Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity |
Sarka Lhotak
|
Proposed translations
+3
47 mins
Václav Pinkava
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Czech
&
English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Prime quality, at your service
Native in: Czech , English
Works in: Czech to English, English to Czech, Slovak to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
meet good fortune half way
příbuzná fráze:
Fortune favours the brave / bold (Štestí přeje srdnatým)
ale nejběžnější je obrat
You make / bring your own luck (Každý svého štestí strůjcem)
Fortune favours the brave / bold (Štestí přeje srdnatým)
ale nejběžnější je obrat
You make / bring your own luck (Každý svého štestí strůjcem)
Example sentence:
success and happiness in life is often about meeting good fortune half way
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Stuart Hoskins
: with "make your own luck". Sorry, Vaclav, didn't see you'd already made my suggestion
27 mins
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| agree |
Pavel Slama
1 hr
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| agree |
Martin König
6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Vyčerpávající odpověď. Díky!"
44 mins
Sarka Lhotak
Canada
Canada
Native in Czech
&
English
Canada
Biomedical and scientific background.
Native in: Czech , English
Works in: Czech to English, English to Czech
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
...
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Václav Pinkava
: fortuna est momentum quo occasionem convenit talentum (Seneca)
4 mins
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1 hr
Stuart Hoskins
Native in English
not too hot, not too cold...
Native in: English
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
make your own luck
i.e. “sometimes you have to make your own luck”
“sometimes you have to make your own luck, it's not going to drop out of the sky”
http://forums.militarytimes.com/showthread.php?1596226-Exten...
“sometimes you have to make your own luck, it's not going to drop out of the sky”
http://forums.militarytimes.com/showthread.php?1596226-Exten...
Discussion
God helps those who help themselves,
as it conveys the same idea.
This might work if the client is from the US.