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unlucky [ʌnˈlʌkɪ]a. ( = unfortunate) [person] malchanceux ; [coincidence, event] malencontreux• it was unlucky (for her) that her husband should walk in just then elle n'a pas eu de chance que son mari soit entré à cet instant précisb. ( = bringing bad luck) [number, colour] qui porte malheur* * *[ʌn'lʌkɪ]1) ( unfortunate) [person] malchanceux/-euse; [coincidence, event] malencontreux/-euse; [day] de malchance2) ( causing bad luck) néfaste, maléfique -
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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 ( unfortunate) [person] malchanceux/-euse ; [coincidence, event] malencontreux/-euse ; [day] de malchance ; to be unlucky enough to do avoir la malchance de faire ; it was unlucky for you that they rejected the offer malheureusement pour toi, ils ont rejeté l'offre ; you were unlucky not to get the job c'est pure malchance que tu n'aies pas obtenu le poste ; he is unlucky in love il n'a jamais de chance en amour ;2 ( causing bad luck) [number, colour, combination] néfaste, maléfique ; it's unlucky to walk under a ladder ça porte malheur de marcher sous une échelle ; red is an unlucky colour for me la couleur rouge me porte malheur.lucky at cards, unlucky in love heureux au jeu, malheureux en amour.
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