knock on wood

Significado (Inglés)

Verb

To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.

Intj

Hopefully; a self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.

Conceptos

tocar madera

Sinónimos

touch wood

absit omen

Traducciones

toucher du bois

auf Holz klopfen

hout vasthouden

afkloppen

tocar fusta

bater na madeira

tahtaya vur

χτύπα ξύλο

Dieu m’en garde

Mon Dieu

toccare ferro

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˌnɒk ɒn ˈwʊd/

Etimología (Inglés)

From a folk practice of unclear origin.