third time's a charm

Proverb

 * 1) 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.

Translations

 * Arabic: الثالثة ثابتة
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 事不过三
 * Czech:
 * Danish: tredje gang er lykkens gang,
 * Dutch: driemaal is scheepsrecht, derde keer goede keer
 * Finnish: kolmas kerta toden sanoo
 * French: la troisième fois sera la bonne
 * Galician: á terceira vai a vencida
 * German:, dreimal ist Bremer Recht
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: la terza volta è quella buona
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: omne trium perfectum
 * Macedonian: трета среќа, трета мајка
 * Norwegian: alle gode ting er tre
 * Persian: تا سه نشه بازی نشه
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: à terceira é de vez, às três é de vez
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: treća sreća
 * Slovak: do tretice všetko dobré
 * Slovene: v tretje gre rado
 * Spanish: a la tercera va la vencida,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: Allah'ın hakkı üçtür.