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Meanings of lucky in English

Portuguese
afortunado

Having or bringing good fortune.

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        afortunado

        Presaging or likely to bring good luck.

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              Usage of lucky in English
              1
              The months ahead are likely to start on a happy- go-lucky note.
              The South African
              2
              No word, however, whether the president's message proved lucky for the contestant.
              Reuters
              3
              I am lucky to work for a paper that still values them.
              The Guardian
              4
              I mean, you're lucky, you look good without it, but you're right.
              I'd know you anywhere
              5
              You've always been a happy-go-lucky type, never taking responsibility for anything, right?
              Kafka on the Shore
              6
              Playing golf, perhaps, if we're lucky enough to still have good health.
              The Irish Times
              7
              Their lucky number is two, which makes the year 2020 especially lucky.
              News.com.au
              8
              In other words, New Orleans and the Gulf's energy infrastructure got lucky.
              Wired
              9
              People buy lucky charms related to their personal wishes for the year.
              Reuters
              10
              We're good at using it but we got lucky with the penalty.
              The Guardian
              11
              You were lucky you missed them on your way east, Laduni said.
              The Plains of Passage
              12
              This year Thailand will be lucky to have a parliament by August.
              Reuters
              13
              After two days of this I left my lucky baton at home.
              Geektastic
              14
              But in reality, I'd had no idea how extraordinarily lucky I was.
              The lost girls: three friends. four continents. one unconvention...
              15
              She said the words with pride, thinking again how lucky she was.
              Zoya
              16
              Well, you're lucky to have very good friends, and to know it.
              Before I fall
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              Lucky through the time
              Lucky across language varieties
              Australia
              Common
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