No. 8,957 in French
chanceuse
Lucky (feminine).
In a sentence
Elle est vraiment chanceuse d'avoir trouvé ce travail.
She is really lucky to have found this job.
Here, 'chanceuse' is used as an adjective to denote the state of being lucky or fortunate.
Tu es si chanceuse d'avoir gagné au loto.
You are so lucky to have won the lottery.
In this sentence, 'chanceuse' directly describes the subject, indicating her luck in a specific context.
Nous étions chanceuses d'attraper le dernier train.
We were lucky to catch the last train.
Here, 'chanceuses' takes the plural feminine form to agree with the subject, showing the fortunate nature of the event.
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