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fortunate [ˈfɔ:t∫ənɪt][coincidence, choice] heureux• to be fortunate [person] avoir de la chance• we are fortunate that... nous avons de la chance que...• it was fortunate for him that... heureusement pour lui que...• she is in the fortunate position of having plenty of choice elle a la chance d'avoir plein d'options• how fortunate! quelle chance !* * *['fɔːtʃənət]adjective heureux/-euseto be fortunate (enough) to do — avoir la chance or le bonheur de faire
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lucky [ˈlʌkɪ]1. adjective• he's lucky I didn't run him over il a eu de la chance, j'aurais pu l'écraser• I'm lucky, I've got an excellent teacher j'ai la chance d'avoir un excellent professeur• to count o.s. lucky s'estimer heureux• you'll be lucky if you get any breakfast (inf) tu pourras t'estimer heureux si tu as un petit déjeuner• you'll be lucky to get £50 for it tu auras du mal à en tirer 50 livresb. [coincidence, shot] heureux• that was lucky! quelle chance !• how did you know? -- it was just a lucky guess comment as-tu deviné ? -- j'ai dit ça au hasardc. [number, horseshoe] porte-bonheur inv2. compounds* * *['lʌkɪ]1) ( fortunate)to be lucky to do/to be — avoir la chance de faire/d'être
lucky you! — (colloq) veinard/-e (colloq) m/f!
I/you etc should be so lucky! — (colloq) GB iron ça serait trop beau!
you should think ou count yourself lucky — tu peux te considérer heureux/-euse
2) ( bringing good luck) [charm, colour, number] porte-bonheur inv•• -
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1 ( fortunate) to be lucky to do/to be avoir la chance de faire/d'être ; you're lucky to be able to do tu as de la chance de pouvoir faire ; to be lucky to be alive avoir eu de la chance de s'en tirer vivant ; you'll be lucky to get a taxi tu auras bien de la chance si tu trouves un taxi ; it was lucky for me that you came j'ai eu de la chance que tu sois venu ; it was lucky for me that I went j'ai eu de la chance d'y être allé ; I'm lucky that I've been able to do j'ai eu de la chance de pouvoir faire ; to be lucky enough to do avoir la chance de faire ; those who are lucky enough to have a job ceux qui ont la chance d'avoir un emploi ; to be lucky at the races avoir de la chance aux courses ; I'm not a lucky person je n'ai jamais de chance ; lucky you ○ ! veinard/-e ○ m/f! ; you lucky dog ○ ou devil ○ sacré/-e veinard/-e ○ m/f ; I/you etc should be so lucky ○ ! GB iron ça serait trop beau! ; you should think ou count yourself lucky that I didn't do tu dois te considérer heureux/-euse que je n'aie pas fait ; to have a lucky escape l'échapper belle ;2 ( bringing good luck) [charm, colour, number] porte-bonheur inv ; it's my lucky day! c'est mon jour de chance! ; the number three is lucky/is lucky for me le numéro trois porte bonheur/me porte bonheur ; it's a lucky sign c'est un bon signe.to strike it lucky décrocher le gros lot ○ ; to thank one's lucky stars remercier le ciel.
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