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Vocabulary 5
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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
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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.
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wish: I wish (that) you were coming with me, Peter.
Verb: I wish it were Saturday today
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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
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pick up: The wind always picks up in the evening.
Verb: Had to pick up a couple of prescriptions for my wife.
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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
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breaking a mirror: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck
Breaking a mirror may bring you seven years of bad luck
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killing a ladybug: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck
Killing a ladybug may bring you bad luck
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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
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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!
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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