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veinard

lucky person, lucky devil

noun veh-NAR Rare

Usage Note

Veinard is a colloquial, affectionate term for someone who is lucky: quel veinard! ('lucky devil!'). The feminine is veinarde. It comes from veine in the familiar sense of luck (avoir de la veine — 'to be lucky'). The tone is almost always playful rather than envious.

Examples

"Quel veinard, il a gagné deux fois!"

Natural Translation

What a lucky devil, he won twice!

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