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porte-bonheur

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French

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Etymology

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From porter bonheur (to carry luck, to bring luck).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔʁ.t(ə).bɔ.nœʁ/
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Noun

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porte-bonheur m (plural porte-bonheur)

  1. lucky charm
    Antonym: porte-malheur

Descendants

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  • English: porte-bonheur

Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French porte-bonheur.

Noun

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porte-bonheur n (plural port-bonheururi)

  1. lucky charm

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative porte-bonheur porte-bonheurul port-bonheururi port-bonheururile
genitive-dative porte-bonheur porte-bonheurului port-bonheururi port-bonheururilor
vocative porte-bonheurule port-bonheururilor