verni

lucky, fortunate

→ vernir

adjective Rare #46,563

lucky, fortunate Used colloquially in the expression être verni, meaning “to be lucky.”

FR: Tu es verni, tu as trouvé une place tout de suite.

EN: You’re lucky; you found a seat right away.

Forms of vernir

	Masculine	Feminine
Plural	vernis	—

Corbeil-Sud, you’re in luck.

— Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)

Consider yourself lucky.

— Mystic River (2003)

I'm lucky.

— Chute libre (1993)

T'es verni, un vrai Rockefeller !

You’re lucky, a real Rockefeller!

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

You're lucky.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)