повезло

This is the 14835th most frequent Russian word.


повезло

"Повезло" means "got lucky" or "was fortunate."


In this sentence, 'повезло' means that I experienced good luck in a situation where chance played a significant role (winning the lottery).

Мне повезло выиграть в лотерею.

I was lucky to win the lottery.


Here, 'повезло' indicates that the person experienced good fortune or was fortunate to escape making a mistake.

Тебе повезло, что ты смог избежать этой ошибки.

You were lucky that you managed to avoid this mistake.


In this instance, 'повезло' reflects good fortune in encountering success in a goal (finding a specific item).

Ему повезло найти старую книгу, которую долго искал.

He was lucky to find the old book he had been searching for.