was lucky
Ele teve sorte e venceu a corrida.
He was lucky and won the race.
Tom não teve sorte.
Tom was unlucky.
Você teve sorte de estar aqui.
You were lucky to be here.
O coitado não teve sorte nem na cadeia.
The poor guy didn't have any luck, not even in jail.
— Fale com Ela (2002)
Ele tentou resolver o problema, mas não teve sorte.
He tried to solve the problem, but he had no luck.
Tom teve sorte que alguém o ajudou a fazer isso.
Tom was lucky that someone helped him do that.