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I KNOW THAT! The point is in the fact that even thought fate and luck are different concepts SOMETIMES people use them interchangeably in conversations.
Consider:
"Не судьба" vs "Не повезло"...

We're talking philosophy here. :)
That same person might say that he was born to win that lottery.

I'm not that dumb. I know the difference between luck and fate. We don't usually put our...

It's the question of human beliefs :)[/quote]
No. It's a question of proper English usage.[/quote]

Imagine there lives a man who worships the Goddes of Luck and believes that her whim determines...

It's the question of human beliefs :)

You can say "no luck" colloquially in English -- just not exactly in this context (more like: -Did you interview for the job? - Yeah, no luck.) . I think not "meant to be" is the best here.[/quote]...

No luck is an equivalent but madlex asked for meaning, so не судьба means "that is(was) not my(one's) fate".