What does bonheur in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word bonheur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bonheur in French.

The word bonheur in French means joy, joy, luck, haphazardly, be delighted to do , have the pleasure of doing, wedded bliss, bliss, escritoire, writing desk, gap between your teeth, gap in your teeth, be in seventh heaven, be on cloud nine, make happy, bring happiness to, drunk with happiness, money can't buy happiness, one man's loss is another man's gain, bask in bliss, be overwhelmingly happy, happily, fortunately, luckily, lucky charm, lucky, bring luck, bring luck, bring luck to, for the enjoyment of young and old alike, for the enjoyment of all ages, What happiness!, exude happiness, all best wishes for your future happiness, find what you are looking for. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bonheur

joy

nom masculin (joie, plaisir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quel bonheur de vous revoir !
What a joy to see you again!

joy

nom masculin (félicité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La naissance de ce bébé est un pur bonheur.
The birth of this baby is an absolute joy.

luck

nom masculin (circonstance favorable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Par bonheur nous arrivons à temps.
As luck would have it, we're here in time.

haphazardly

locution adverbiale (au hasard)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Elle a choisi ses numéros de loto au petit bonheur la chance.

be delighted to do , have the pleasure of doing

locution verbale (être heureux de)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pierre et Jeanne ont le bonheur de vous annoncer la naissance de leur fille Louise.

wedded bliss

nom masculin (félicité de couple)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bliss

nom masculin (félicité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

escritoire, writing desk

nom masculin (meuble de dame)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bonheur-du-jour est un secrétaire dédié à l'écriture des femmes.

gap between your teeth, gap in your teeth

nom féminin pluriel (dents de devant écartées, diastème)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

be in seventh heaven, be on cloud nine

locution verbale (être pleinement heureux) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle est au comble du bonheur depuis qu'elle sait qu'elle est enceinte.

make happy, bring happiness to

(contribuer à satisfaire [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

drunk with happiness

locution adjectivale (figuré (très heureux) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

money can't buy happiness

(même riche on peut être malheureux)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

one man's loss is another man's gain

(certains profitent du malheur des autres)

bask in bliss, be overwhelmingly happy

locution verbale (figuré (vivre un grand bonheur)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

happily, fortunately, luckily

locution adverbiale (bien heureusement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Par bonheur, tous mes petits-enfants furent présents.

lucky charm

nom masculin invariable (objet fétiche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le trèfle à quatre feuilles est un porte-bonheur.
The four-leaf clover is a lucky charm.

lucky

locution adjectivale (qui porte bonheur)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le 7 est mon chiffre porte-bonheur.
7 is my lucky number.

bring luck

locution verbale (favoriser la réussite)

bring luck, bring luck to

locution verbale (porter chance à [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce bracelet te portera bonheur.

for the enjoyment of young and old alike, for the enjoyment of all ages

(à la satisfaction de tout le monde)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

What happiness!

(C'est jouissif !)

exude happiness

locution verbale (jouir de la vie)

all best wishes for your future happiness

(formule de vœux pour mariage)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Tous mes vœux de bonheur à vous deux.

find what you are looking for

locution verbale (trouver ce qu'on cherche)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce grand magasin a une offre très variée à tous les prix alors tu devrais y trouver ton bonheur.

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