lucky in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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lucky [Brit ˈlʌki, Am ˈləki] ADJ

1. lucky (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 inf!
veinard/-e! inf
m/f you lucky dog inf or devil inf
sacré/-e veinard/-e inf
m/f I/you etc should be so lucky inf! Brit iron
ça serait trop beau!
you should think or count yourself lucky that I didn't do
tu peux te considérer heureux/-euse que je n'aie pas fait
to have a lucky escape
l'échapper belle
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lucky mascot
porte-bonheur m inv

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lucky in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lucky in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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lucky mascot
porte-bonheur m
lucky bleeder inf
sacré veinard

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lucky Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to thank one's lucky stars
remercier le bon Dieu
to be born under a lucky star
être né sous une bonne étoile
a lucky guess
un coup de chance
lucky/winning streak
période f de chance
they attributed their success to being lucky
ils ont attribué leur réussite à la chance
to be lucky at games/in love
avoir de la chance au jeu/en amour
it is lucky that ...
heureusement que ...
to make a lucky guess
deviner au hasard
to be a lucky [or Brit jammy] bastard
être un sacré veinard
to consider oneself lucky to have been selected
s'estimer heureux d'avoir été sélectionné
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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They were lucky to attract crowds in the hundreds.
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I'm very lucky they pitched it to me.
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One woman had a very lucky escape from death.
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With only one day of rain and the rest of the week being sunny, this festival also ranks as one with a lucky weather.
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This was lucky for him, since he was able to rent himself for about $100 to $120 per year.
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Most of us don't need anything; we're lucky in that regard.
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It is just lucky that fashion now agrees with me.
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For me it's just a number, not my lucky 15.
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He was also very lucky on many occasions.
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We were lucky because if we had hit solid ground we would have been dead.
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