luckily
gb/lˈʌkɪli/ us/lˈʌkɪli/
A2
Inglese
~ 2000
szerencsére
A2
1
szerencsére
A2
Schema d'uso:
luckily, [clause]
Luckily, we arrived just before the rain started.
Szerencsére éppen azelőtt érkeztünk meg, hogy elkezdett esni az eső.
Luckily for her, the bus was running late.
Az ő szerencséjére a busz késett.
He luckily avoided injury in the accident.
Luckily enough, there was one ticket left.
Luckily, I had brought an umbrella.
Esempi per chi studia
Luckily, we found a taxi.
Szerencsére találtunk egy taxit.
Luckily, I passed the test.
Szerencsére átmentem a vizsgán.
Luckily, she was not hurt.
Luckily, it did not rain.
Luckily, he found his keys.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'luckily' with 'hopefully'. 'Hopefully' expresses a wish, while 'luckily' describes a positive result that has already happened.
Significato
By good fortune
Collocazioni
luckily for me
|luckily enough
|luckily escaped
Sinonimi
fortunately (Almost identical in meaning; slightly more formal.)
Contrari
unluckily (Opposite in meaning; indicates bad luck instead of good luck.)
Temi
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
Happening in a good way because of luck.
In a way that shows or results from good luck; fortunately.
Grammatica
Forma base
luckily
IPA
GB/lˈʌkɪli/
US/lˈʌkɪli/
Sillabe e accento
luck - ily (2 sillabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (luck)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: luckily
- Plural: luckilies
Famiglia di parole
Espressioni
luckily enough
1/lˈʌkɪli ɪnˈʌf/
fixed phrase
With just enough good luck
Used to say that someone had just enough luck for something good to happen.
Esempi
- Luckily enough, we caught the last bus home.
- Luckily enough, she had saved the document before the computer crashed.
luckily for [someone]
1/lˈʌkɪli fɚ sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
By good fortune for someone
Used to say that something good happened to a person because of luck.
Esempi
- Luckily for me, they still had one room available.
- Luckily for him, the train was delayed.