Fortunate vs We was lucky

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Fortunate

Top 3000 (courant) B2 adjective

We was lucky

Familier Top 2000 (courant)

Le plus formel: Fortunate Le plus courant: We was lucky

	Fortunate	We was lucky
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //ˈfɔː.tʃən.ət// 🇺🇸 //ˈfɔr.tʃən.ɪt//	🇬🇧 //wi wəz ˈlʌki// 🇺🇸 //wi wəz ˈlʌki//
Sens	Having good luck or favorable circumstances Having good luck or favorable circumstances	We were fortunate.
Exemple	She was fortunate to find such a wonderful job.	We was lucky to find parking right outside the venue.
Registre	Neutre	Familier
Fréquence	Top 3000 (courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Niveau CEFR	B2	-
Nature grammaticale	adjective
Collocations	fortunate coincidence, fortunate opportunity, fortunate timing	was lucky enough, was especially lucky, was very lucky
Antonymes	unfortunate, unlucky	-
Erreurs fréquentes	Confusing 'fortunate' with 'fortunate enough', which emphasizes the degree of good luck., Using 'fortunate' as a noun incorrectly., Overusing 'fortunate' instead of simpler synonyms like 'lucky' in casual contexts.	Using 'was' instead of 'were' with 'we'., Confusing past forms of 'be'.
Notes d'usage	Use 'fortunate' to describe people or situations that have good outcomes. Avoid using it in negative contexts. Use 'fortunate' to describe people or situations that have good outcomes. Avoid using it in negative contexts.	Use 'was' for singular subjects and 'were' for plural subjects. 'We' is always plural, so use 'were'. This phrase is very casual and may be more appropriate in spoken English.

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We've been strangely fortunate.

Fortunate

I know. We was lucky.

We was lucky

Questions fréquentes : Fortunate vs We was lucky

Quelle est la différence entre Fortunate et We was lucky ?

Fortunate: Having good luck or favorable circumstances We was lucky: We were fortunate.

Lequel est le plus formel : Fortunate et We was lucky ?

Fortunate est le plus formel de tous.

Lequel est le plus courant : Fortunate et We was lucky ?

We was lucky est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Fortunate: She was fortunate to find such a wonderful job. We was lucky: We was lucky to find parking right outside the venue.

Puis-je utiliser Fortunate et We was lucky de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Fortunate et We was lucky sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.