avoir la baraka
/a.vwaʁ la ba.ʁa.ka/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a la baraka
- past
- a eu la baraka
- perfect
- eu la baraka
Meaning
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to have amazing luck
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Il a gagné trois fois de suite, il a vraiment la baraka.
He won three times in a row, he really has amazing luck.
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Le pilote a eu la baraka en atterrissant sans dommage malgré la panne. Les ingénieurs ont été stupéfaits.
The pilot had amazing luck landing without damage despite the engine failure. The engineers were stunned.
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Practice
1 What does avoir la baraka mean?
to have amazing luck
2 Fill the gap: Il a gagné trois fois de suite, il a vraiment la ___.
Full sentence: Il a gagné trois fois de suite, il a vraiment la baraka. (He won three times in a row, he really has amazing luck.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir la baraka?
avoir la baraka: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
Usage notes
Informal, borrowed from Arabic via North African French, and widely used across France.
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