A1adjective · frequent

lucky

lucky · luckier · luckiest

щасливий, щасний, щастити, таланити

счастливый, удачный, хороший, везти

glücklich, glückbringend

Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortuneFavoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

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/ˈlʌki/

» I'm lucky to have a job.

Мені пощастило, що в мене є робота.

Мені пощастило, що я маю роботу.

Meaning

2 senses

Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
a lucky adventurer
The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
having or bringing good fortune
Producing, or resulting in, good fortune
a lucky mistake
a lucky cast
glücklich, glückbringend, glücklich
счастли́выйsčastlívyj, хоро́шийxoróšij, уда́чныйudáčnyj
щасли́вийščaslývyj, ща́снийščásnyj, щасли́вийščaslývyj

Examples

1625 sentences

I'm lucky to have a job.
Мені пощастило, що в мене є робота. — deniko
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We're very lucky to be alive.
Нам дуже пощастило, що ми живі. — miketheknight
ruНам очень повезло, что мы живы. — marafon
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We're lucky that Tom helped us.
Нам пощастило, що Том нам допоміг. — deniko
ruНам повезло, что Том нам помог. — marafon
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You're lucky you didn't get sick.
Тобі пощастило, що ти не захворів. — deniko
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Tom is lucky it's not Monday.
Тому пощастило, що сьогодні не понеділок. — deniko
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

being good by chance:

of people, having good fortune:

Русский

By meaning 2

being good by chance:

of people, having good fortune:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

being good by chance:

resulting in good luck:

Origin

From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), We

From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”), Saterland Frisian glukkelk (“happy”).

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