Palabra del día / Word of the day
dichoso, sa
De dicha1.
- adj. feliz.
- adj. Que incluye o trae consigo dicha. Dichosa virtud.Soledad dichosa.
- adj. irón. Desventurado, malhadado.
- adj. coloq. Enfadoso, molesto.
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dichoso: blessed, happy, fortunate, lucky.
blessed /ˈblɛsəd/ adjective
[more blessed; most blessed]
1 : having a sacred nature : connected with God : holy
- the blessed Trinity
2 always used before a noun : very welcome, pleasant, or appreciated
- The rain brought blessed relief from the heat.
- He spent his weekend in blessed freedom.
3 informal + somewhat old-fashioned — used to make a statement more forceful
- You don't know a blessed thing.
— blessedly
adverb
- The park was blessedly free of crowds.
— blessedness
noun [noncount]
- eternal blessedness in heaven
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happy /ˈhæpi/ adjective
happier; happiest
1 a : feeling pleasure and enjoyment because of your life, situation, etc.
- She was a very happy child.
- I can see that you're not happy in your work. [=I can see that you do not enjoy your work]
- You don't look happy. What's the problem?
b : showing or causing feelings of pleasure and enjoyment
- I could hear the children's happy laughter in the other room.
- She had a very happy childhood.
- They've had a very happy marriage.
c not used before a noun : pleased or glad about a particular situation, event, etc.
- We are so happy that you were able to come to the party.
- They are not at all happy about the rise in taxes.
- He's not happy with the way the project is going.
- It's great that he won the scholarship. I'm very happy for him. [=I am glad something good happened to him]
d : very willing to do something — usually followed by to + verb
- I would be happy to assist you.
2 — used as part of a greeting or wish for someone on a special holiday or occasion
- Happy birthday, Mom!
- Happy Holidays!
3 always used before a noun : lucky or fortunate
- We were brought together by a series of happy accidents.
- a happy coincidence
4 always used before a noun : fitting or suitable
- a happy choice of words
- He was a happy choice for chairman of the committee.
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fortunate /ˈfoɚtʃənət/ adjective
[more fortunate; most fortunate]
1 : having good luck : enjoying good fortune : lucky
- How fortunate we were to find that restaurant!
- They were (very) fortunate to have his help.
- It's fortunate (for us) that these documents have been preserved.
2 : coming or happening because of good luck
- a fortunate discovery/outcome
— opposite unfortunate
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/fortunate
lucky /ˈlʌki/ adjective
luckier; luckiest
1 : having good luck : fortunate
- We're lucky that things turned out as well as they did.
- You're lucky to have a choice. = You're lucky that you have a choice.
- I feel lucky to be alive.
2 : producing a good result by chance : resulting from good luck
- He scored a goal on a lucky shot.
- Their meeting was a lucky accident.
- We got a lucky break.
get lucky
1 : to have good luck : to succeed because of good luck
- We thought all the tickets might have already been sold, but we got lucky—there were still a few left when we arrived.
2 informal : to succeed in finding or getting someone to have sex with you
- He's hoping to get lucky tonight.