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  What it means

  “He who has no luck at cards has luck in love.” A consolation: if fortune eludes you in one area of life, it compensates in another. Often said to cheer up a losing card player.

  English equivalent

  Lucky at cards, unlucky in love.

  Vocabulary

  • szczęście — luck, happiness
  • karty — cards (playing cards)
  • miłość — love

  Grammar note

  'W kartach' and 'w miłości' are locative constructions expressing the domain of luck.

  Cultural context

  The English equivalent is actually the inverse — this Polish version frames it as a positive consolation rather than a warning.

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