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good luck

Catalan translation: Feliç aniversari OR molta sort. Please see explanation

01:10 Feb 17, 2002
English to Catalan translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: good luck
birthday greeting
rita turner
Catalan translation:Feliç aniversari OR molta sort. Please see explanation
Explanation:
Hi Rita,

I agree with Ester that \"good luck\" is not what we use to congratulate somebody. If what you mean is congratulations we would say:

Feliç aniversari!
Per molts anys!

But, if you want to wish that person \"good luck\" then you could use any of the following expressions:

Molta sort!
Bona sort!
Sort!
Espero que et vagi tot molt bé!
Que tinguis sort!

Hope this helped,

Native Catalan speaker
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Ariadna Castillo González
Hong Kong
Local time: 20:04
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3Feliç aniversari OR molta sort. Please see explanation
Ariadna Castillo González
5 +2sort!
Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
4 +1Bona sort!
Ester Vidal (X)


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sort!


Explanation:
As simple as that :)

Flavio


    Living in South Catalonia
Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Local time: 14:04
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sans
6 hrs
  -> Gràcies :)
agree  Scheherezade Surià López (X): that's right...and if you want to add more emphasis, you can try by placing "Molta" in the beggining.
8 hrs
  -> Exacte :)
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Bona sort!


Explanation:
That would be the translation word by word, but we don't use to say that in birthdays. We use to say "Feliç aniversari" (happy birthday) or "Per molts anys" (for lots of years).

Ester Vidal (X)
Local time: 14:04
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ariadna Castillo González
2 hrs
  -> Gràcies:))
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Feliç aniversari OR molta sort. Please see explanation


Explanation:
Hi Rita,

I agree with Ester that \"good luck\" is not what we use to congratulate somebody. If what you mean is congratulations we would say:

Feliç aniversari!
Per molts anys!

But, if you want to wish that person \"good luck\" then you could use any of the following expressions:

Molta sort!
Bona sort!
Sort!
Espero que et vagi tot molt bé!
Que tinguis sort!

Hope this helped,

Native Catalan speaker

Ariadna Castillo González
Hong Kong
Local time: 20:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in pair: 25
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
23 mins
  -> Gràcies Flavio :)
agree  Ester Vidal (X)
5 hrs
  -> Gràcies Ester ;)
agree  Carles Surià Albà
1 day 4 hrs
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