No. 4,204 in Spanish
lotería
"Lotería" means "lottery" in English.
In a sentence
Compré un billete de lotería para el sorteo mensual.
I bought a lottery ticket for the monthly drawing.
In this sentence, 'lotería' refers to a gambling game where tickets are purchased in hopes of winning prizes, commonly money.
Conseguir ese trabajo fue como ganar la lotería: ¡muy afortunado!
Getting that job was like winning the lottery: very fortunate!
Here, 'lotería' is used metaphorically to describe an extremely lucky event or occurrence.
La lotería que organizamos en la escuela fue un éxito entre los estudiantes.
The raffle we organized at the school was a success among the students.
In this context, 'lotería' represents a lottery or raffle event, often associated with distributing prizes in a specific setting.
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