heureusement
/ø.ʁøz.mɑ̃/
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Translation
fortunately, luckily; happily
Word origin
From the adjective heureux ('happy, fortunate') plus the adverbial suffix -ment. Heureux derives from heur ('luck'), from Latin augurium ('omen, augury'). The same root gives English 'augury'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- augurium
- English cognates
- augury
Examples
, ' pique-nique.
Fortunately, it did not rain during the picnic.
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It is lucky you were there to help me.
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The accident could have been serious, but luckily no one was hurt.
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Fortunately, we found the lost keys.
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They have lived happily together for ten years.
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