Avoir de la chance
Example: Elle a de la chance d'avoir trouvé un bon emploi rapidement.
Definition
"Avoir de la chance" means to be lucky or fortunate in a situation, such as when someone experiences good outcomes or favorable circumstances unexpectedly or without much effort. For example, "Elle a de la chance d'avoir trouvé un bon emploi rapidement" means she is lucky to have found a good job quickly.
Etymology
The phrase "Avoir de la chance" literally translates from French as "to have luck." It combines "avoir," meaning to have, with "chance," which comes from Old French meaning fortune or luck, originally from Latin "cadentia" meaning falling or chance event. Did you know that "chance" in English also shares this origin, reflecting the idea of things falling into place by fate?
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