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believe: Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from Mars.

Verb The Doctor has opened my mind to believe many things.

wish: I wish (that) you were coming with me, Peter.

Verb: I wish it were Saturday today

pick up: The wind always picks up in the evening.

Verb: Had to pick up a couple of prescriptions for my wife.

walking under a ladder: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck

I´m not superstition, but you´d never catch me walking under a ladder

good luck: If you say Good luck to someone, you are telling them that you hope they will be successful in something they are trying to do.

Thank you for your time and good luck in the drawing.

superstition: belief that is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic, etc.:

Noun: That's just a superstition, there's nothing lucky about a number

kbad luck: You can say Bad luck, to someone when you want to express sympathy to them.

He stumbled with life and had a very bad luck.

spilling salt: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck unless some of the salt is thrown back over the left shoulder

Spilling salt is a European superstition

throwing a coin in afountain: an action that according to superstition will bring good luck or grant a wish

Lots of tourists like throwing coins in the Trevi Fountain

putting new shoes on a table: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck

Putting new shoes on a table signifies a death in the family for some people

seeing a falling star: an action that according to superstition will bring good luck or grant a wish

I always make a wish after seeing a falling star

killing a ladybug: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck

Killing a ladybug may bring you bad luck

knocking on wood: an action that according to superstition will protect a person from bad luck

Knocking on wood can reverse bad luck if you break a mirror

finding a penny: an action that according to superstition will bring good luck if the finder picks up the penny

If you find a penny, pick it up, and all day long, you´ll have good luck

opening an umbrella indoors: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck

Opening an umbrella indoors leads to bad luck raining on you

catching a falling leaf: an action that according to superstition will grant the catcher a wish or bring good luck

If you catch a falling leaf, make a wish!

carrying a rabbit´s foot: an action that according to superstition will bring good luck

Carrying a rabbit´s foot is the best way to have good luck

breaking a mirror: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck

Breaking a mirror may bring you seven years of bad luck