third time's a charm

English

Alternative forms

Proverb

third time 's a charm

One is sure to succeed at a task or event on the third try.

Usage notes

May jokingly be extended to fourth, fifth or higher numbers if success is not achieved on the third try.

Synonyms

third time lucky

Translations

Translations

Arabic: الثالثة ثابتة‎
Czech: do třetice všeho dobrého (cs)
Danish: tredje gang er lykkens gang, alle gode gange tre
Dutch: driemaal is scheepsrecht, derde keer goede keer
Finnish: kolmas kerta toden sanoo
German: aller guten Dinge sind drei (de); dreimal ist Bremer Recht
Japanese: 三度目の正直
Norwegian: alle gode ting er tre

Persian: تا سه نشه بازی نشه‎
Polish: do trzech razy sztuka (pl)
Portuguese: à terceira é de vez, às três é de vez
Russian: бог троицу любит (bog troicu ljubit) /lit: God likes Trinity/
Slovak: do tretice všetko dobré
Spanish: a la tercera va la vencida
Swedish: tredje gången gillt (sv)

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