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heureusement

fortunately

adverb uh-ruh-ZMAHN Less Common

Also means

luckily

Usage Note

Heureusement is the standard sentence adverb for expressing relief — equivalent to 'thankfully' or 'luckily'. It is derived from heureux ('happy, fortunate'). The antonym malheureusement ('unfortunately') is formed by adding mal-, and both are extremely common sentence openers.

Examples

"Heureusement, il n'a pas plu ce jour-là."

Natural Translation

Fortunately, it didn't rain that day.

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