Kilo Lingo

/øʁ.ø/

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Translation

happy

Word origin

From Old French heur ('luck, fortune'), from Latin augurium ('omen, augury'). A happy person was originally a lucky one. English 'augur' and 'augury' come from the same root.

Origin
Latin
Root
augurium
English cognates
augur, augury

Examples

.

I am so happy to see you here.

l' heureuse ' .

She seems happy since she changed jobs.

.

He is happy in love and it shows.

'.

I'm happy to see you again after so many years.

mènent heureuse .

They lead a happy life by the sea.

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