jinx
jinx · jinxes
закляття, заклинання, чари
дурной глаз, злые чары, ведьма, порча
Fluch, Pechvogel, Verwünschung, Unglücksbringer
A hex; an evil spellA hex; an evil spell.
/d͡ʒɪŋks/
» I don't think you're a jinx.
Nylez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA hex; an evil spell.
Fluch, Verwünschung
дурно́й глазdurnój glaz, сглазsglaz, по́рчаpórča
an evil spell
A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.
Pechvogel, Unglücksbringer
колду́нkoldún, колду́ньяkoldúnʹja, ве́дьмаvédʹma
a person believed to bring bad luck to those around them
Examples
13 sentencesI don't think you're a jinx.
Take the jinx off of me.
If you always think negatively, you can jinx yourself.
Mary is a jinx.
ruМэри приносит несчастье. — marafon
Every time I go out with you something unpleasant happens to me; don't you jinx it?
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
a hex; an evil spell:
a person or thing supposed to bring bad luck:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a hex; an evil spell:
a person or thing supposed to bring bad luck:
Origin
From jynx in the transferred sense “a charm or spell”.From jynx in the transferred sense “a charm or spell”.
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Forms
plural: jinxesSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedreverse jinx