stroke of luck
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stroke of luck
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. el golpe de suerte (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After losing my job, I had a stroke of luck and won the lottery.Después de perder mi trabajo, tuve un golpe de suerte y gané la lotería.
b. la chiripa (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I lost my engagement ring in the ocean yesterday. By a pure stroke of luck, it washed up ashore.Perdí mi anillo de compromiso en el océano ayer. Por pura chiripa, fue traído por la corriente hacia la orilla.
c. lechazo (colloquial) (Bolivia) (Panama) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Panama
Regionalism used in Venezuela
Don't push your luck. It was a stroke of luck that we didn't get caught the first time.No pones tu suerte a prueba. Fue un lechazo que no nos pillaran la primera vez.
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