Summary: avoir de la veine – to have some vein. avoir de la veine means ‘to be lucky.’ * « J’ai eu un poste à Paris, j’ai eu de la veine. » “I got a position in Paris, I was lucky.” présent (http://www.frenchetc.org/grammar-insight/tenses-and-modes/present-tense/) : j’ai de la veine, nous avons de la veine passé composé (http://www.frenchetc.org/grammar-insight/tenses-and-modes/past-tenses/) : j’ai eu de la veine, nous avons eu de la veine subjonctif présent (http://www.frenchetc.org/2009/10/10/5538/) : que j’aie de la veine, que nous ayons de la veine Try using this expression today. Related: Expressions with body parts (http://www.frenchetc.org/2010/03/09/body-parts-expressions/ ) . To go to and to come from (members only) . Méli-mélo d’expressions (http://www.frenchetc.org/2009/08/14/meli-melo-dexpressions/) . Lost in translation (http://www.frenchetc.org/2012/03/22/lost-translation/) . First French words (http://www.frenchetc.org/2007/10/18/first-french-words-phrases/) . English words in French (http://www.frenchetc.org/2011/01/11/english-words-french/) . Access to Free weekly podcasts (http://www.frenchetc.org/podcasts/) . Home blogue . About France (http://www.frenchetc.org/category/homecategory/blogue/aboutfrance/) . About Paris (http://www.frenchetc.org/category/homecategory/blogue/aboutparis/) . French Songs and Poems (http://www.frenchetc.org/category/homecategory/blogue/songs/) . About French (http://www.frenchetc.org/category/homecategory/blogue/aboutfrench/) . French vocabulary bites (http://www.frenchetc.org/category/homecategory/manuel/vocabularybites/) . French manuel (http://www.frenchetc.org/category/homecategory/manuel/) . French textbook (http://www.frenchetc.org/category/homecategory/manuel/french-textbook/) for members only . Post your comment about this right down here at ‘Leave a Reply’. Come to FRENCH ETC. for French, French vocabulary, French grammar, French culture, about France, about French, français, vocabulaire, learn French, French podcasts, learn French by podcast, French language podcasts, French tutorial, French one on one, French expressions, expressions, e-learning, learning French, French online, France, listening comprehension, dictées, French dictation, sign up for FRENCH ETC. at frenchetc.org (http://www.frenchetc.org/fe-signup-page/) Bonne journée française !
