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bonne chance — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fortune noun A very large amount of money or wealth.
  • Godspeed intj Said to wish someone well as they set off on a journey or a difficult undertaking.
  • good luck interjection Said to someone facing something uncertain or difficult, to wish them a favourable outcome.

Senses

bonne chance is used for these senses in English:

  • Godspeed (literary) Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour.
  • fortune Good luck.
  • good luck Used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement; a benediction or valediction.

fortune — full definition

  1. noun A very large amount of money or wealth.
  2. noun Luck, especially as a force that shapes future events.
  3. noun A prediction about someone's future.

Godspeed — full definition

  1. intj Said to wish someone well as they set off on a journey or a difficult undertaking.
  2. noun A wish for someone's safe travel or success.

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