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fortunately [ˈfɔːtʃənɪtlɪ] adv
1. (sentence modifier) it is fortunate that; luckily 2. in a fortunate manner ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
fortunately adverb luckily, happily, as luck would have it, providentially, by good luck, by a happy chance Fortunately the weather was fairly mild. Translations fortunately [ˈfɔːrtʃʊnətli] adv → heureusement Fortunately, it didn't rain → Heureusement, il n'a pas plu. fortunately adv → glücklicherweise, zum Glück; fortunately for me, my friend noticed it → zu meinem Glück hat mein Freund es bemerkt How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The coal replied: 'I fortunately sprang out of the fire, and if I had not escaped by sheer force, my death would have been certain,--I should have been burnt to ashes. The prospect of it frightened her so thoroughly, that, with a mixture of true girlish perverseness and folly, she resolved on getting out of the house and proceeding directly by the stage to her friends, the Clarkes; and had really got as far as the length of two streets in her journey when she was fortunately missed, pursued, and overtaken. Fortunately, these books of Valdes's have nearly all been translated, and the reader may test the matter in English; though it necessarily halts somewhat behind the Spanish. |
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