/ʃɑ̃.sø/
Translation
lucky
Word origin
From chance plus the adjectival suffix -eux. Chance itself comes from Vulgar Latin cadentia ('a falling'), the fall of the dice, from Latin cadere ('to fall'). English 'chance' and 'cadence' come from the same verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cadere
- English cognates
- chance, cadence
Grammar
Examples
' .
You are lucky to have found a flat so quickly.
' .
She considers herself lucky to have such a neighbour.
au .
The luckiest ones got seats in the front row.
aux .
I am not very lucky at cards.
l'.
It was a lucky year for the whole team.
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