No. 1,230 in French

heureusement

Fortunately.

In a sentence

Heureusement, il n'a pas plu aujourd'hui.
Fortunately, it did not rain today.
The word 'heureusement' is used to express relief or a fortunate circumstance.
Il travaille dur, et heureusement ses efforts portent leurs fruits.
He works hard, and fortunately his efforts pay off.
Here, 'heureusement' serves to highlight a positive outcome resulting from actions or circumstances.
Heureusement que je t'ai trouvé à temps !
Luckily, I found you in time!
In this example, 'heureusement que' introduces a clause emphasizing a relieved feeling due to a lucky event.

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