la
feminine
/ˈsweɾte/
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Translation
luck, fortune
Word origin
From Latin sors, sortem ('lot, chance, fate'), originally a lot cast to decide a matter.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sortem
- English cognates
- sort, sorcery, consort
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Examples
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Good luck on your exam tomorrow!
mucha .
He was very lucky not to be hurt.
; .
Luck does not exist; only hard work does.
temporal.
Luckily we got home before the storm.
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I tried my luck with the exam and passed in the end.
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Luckily we had a very sunny day.
mucha .
He was very lucky to find work so soon.
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