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for·tune  (fôrchn)

n.

1.

a. The chance happening of fortunate or adverse events; luck: He decided to go home for the holidays, and his fortune turned for the worse.

b. fortunes The turns of luck in the course of one's life.

c. Success, especially when at least partially resulting from luck: No matter what they tried, it ended in fortune.

2.

a. A person's condition or standing in life determined by material possessions or financial wealth: She pursued her fortune in another country.

b. Extensive amounts of material possessions or money; wealth.

c. A large sum of money: spent a fortune on the new car.

3. often Fortune A hypothetical, often personified force or power that favorably or unfavorably governs the events of one's life: We believe that Fortune is on our side.

4.

a. Fate; destiny: told my fortune with tarot cards.

b. A foretelling of one's destiny.

v. for·tuned, for·tun·ing, for·tunes

v.tr.

1. Archaic To endow with wealth.

2. Obsolete To ascribe or give good or bad fortune to.

v.intr. Archaic

To occur by chance; happen.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fortna; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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fortune [ˈfɔːtʃən]

n

1. an amount of wealth or material prosperity, esp, when unqualified, a great amount

small fortune a large sum of money

3. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) a power or force, often personalized, regarded as being responsible for human affairs; chance

4. luck, esp when favourable

5. (often plural) a person's lot or destiny

vb

Archaic

a.  (tr) to endow with great wealth

b.  (intr) to happen by chance

[from Old French, from Latin fortūna, from fors chance]

fortuneless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fortune - an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance" chance, hazard, luck phenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning mischance, mishap, bad luck - an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all" even chance, toss-up, tossup - an unpredictable phenomenon; "it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose"
	2.	fortune - a large amount of wealth or prosperity hoarded wealth, treasure - accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies"
	3.	fortune - an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand" luck phenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning fluke, good fortune, good luck - a stroke of luck
	4.	fortune - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" circumstances, luck, destiny, fate, lot, portion condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition" good fortune, good luck, luckiness - an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes providence - a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes failure - lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"

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fortune

noun

1. large sum of money, bomb (Brit. slang), packet (slang), bundle (slang), big money, big bucks (informal, chiefly U.S.), top dollar (informal), megabucks (U.S. & Canad. slang), an arm and a leg (informal), king's ransom, pretty penny (informal) Eating out all the time costs a fortune.

2. wealth, means, property, riches, resources, assets, pile (informal), possessions, treasure, prosperity, mint, gold mine, wad (U.S. & Canad. slang), affluence, opulence, tidy sum (informal) He made his fortune in car sales.
wealth poverty, hardship, privation, penury, destitution, indigence

3. luck, accident, fluke (informal), stroke of luck, serendipity, hap (archaic), twist of fate, run of luck Such good fortune must be shared with my friends.

4. chance, fate, destiny, providence, the stars, Lady Luck, kismet, fortuity He is certainly being smiled on by fortune.

plural noun destiny, life, lot, experiences, history, condition, success, means, circumstances, expectation, adventures She kept up with the fortunes of the family.

Quotations
"Fortune, that favours fools" [Ben Jonson The Alchemist]
"The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]
"Base Fortune, now I see, that in thy wheel"
"There is a point, to which when men aspire,"
"They tumble headlong down" [Christopher Marlowe Edward II]

Translations

fortune [ˈfɔːtʃən]

A. N

1. (= luck) → fortuna f, suerte f
by good fortune → por fortuna
we had the good fortune to find him → tuvimos la suerte de encontrarlo
the fortunes of war → las vicisitudes or las peripecias de la guerra
he restored the company's fortunes → restableció la prosperidad de la empresa, devolvió el éxito a la compañía
to seek one's fortune elsewhere → buscar fortuna en otro lugar
to try one's fortune → probar fortuna

2. (= fate) → suerte f, destino m
to tell sb's fortune → decir a algn la buenaventura

3. (= property, wealth) → fortuna f
to come into a fortune → heredar una fortuna
to marry a fortune → casarse con un hombre/una mujer acaudalado/a

4. (= huge amount of money) → dineral m, platal m (LAm)
to cost a fortune → costar un ojo de la cara, valer un dineral
to make a fortune → enriquecerse, ganar un dineral
a small fortune → un montón de dinero, un dineral

B. CPD fortune cookie N (esp US) galleta china con un mensaje sobre la suerte
fortune hunter N → cazafortunas mf inv

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fortune [ˈfɔː^rtʃuːn] n

(= large amount of money) → fortune f
Kate earns a fortune! → Kate gagne une fortune!
to make a fortune → gagner beaucoup d'argent
a small fortune → une petite fortune
his personal fortune (= personal wealth) → sa fortune personnelle

(= luck) → chance f
to tell sb's fortune → dire la bonne aventure à quelqu'un
to have mixed fortunes (= varying levels of success) → connaître des hauts et des bas
The electoral fortunes of the party may decline → Le succès électoral du parti pourrait décliner.

to follow the fortunes of sb [film, programme, book] → suivre le parcours de qn
The film follows the fortunes of two women → Le film suit les parcours de deux femmes.
fortune cookie n (US) → gâteau renfermant un horoscope ou une devise)m de riz chinois >
fortune-teller [ˈfɔː^rtʃuːntɛlə^r] n (gen) → diseur/euse m/f de bonne aventure; (with cards) → cartomancien(ne) m/f, tireur/euse m/f de cartes
fortune-telling [ˈfɔː^rtʃuːntɛlɪŋ] n (gen) → divination f; (with cards) → cartomancie f

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fortune

n

(= fate) → Schicksal nt, → Geschick nt; (= chance) → Zufall m; she followed his fortunes with interest → sie verfolgte sein Geschick mit Interesse; the fortunes of war → das Auf und Ab des Krieges; he had the good fortune to have rich parents → er hatte das Glück, reiche Eltern zu haben; by good fortune → glücklicherweise, zum Glück; by sheer good fortune → rein zufällig; fortune has favoured (Brit) or favored (US) him → das Glück war ihm hold; fortune favours the brave or bold (Brit Prov) → das Glück ist nur dem Tüchtigen hold; ill fortune → Pech nt; to tell somebody’s fortune → jdm wahrsagen

(= money) → Reichtum m, → Vermögen nt; to come into/make a fortune → ein Vermögen erben/machen; to seek/make one’s fortune → sein Glück versuchen/machen; to marry a fortune → reich heiraten; it costs a fortune → es kostet ein Vermögen; she spends a (small) fortune on clothes → sie gibt ein (kleines) Vermögen für Kleidung aus

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fortune:

fortune-hunter

n → Mitgiftjäger(in) m(f)

fortune-teller

n → Wahrsager(in) m(f)

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fortune [ˈfɔːtʃən] n

a. (chance) → fortuna
the fortunes of war → le vicende della guerra
by good fortune → per fortuna
to tell sb's fortune → predire l'avvenire a qn

b. (money) → fortuna
to come into a fortune → ereditare una fortuna
to make a fortune → farsi una fortuna or un patrimonio
a small fortune (fam) → un patrimonio

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fortune [ˈfɔːtʃən] n

a. (chance) → fortuna
the fortunes of war → le vicende della guerra
by good fortune → per fortuna
to tell sb's fortune → predire l'avvenire a qn

b. (money) → fortuna
to come into a fortune → ereditare una fortuna
to make a fortune → farsi una fortuna or un patrimonio
a small fortune (fam) → un patrimonio

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fortune

n fortune [ˈfoːtʃən]

1 whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck whatever fortune may bring. voorspoed حَظ случайност osud, náhoda held das Glück, das Schicksal τύχη fortuna, suerte saatus اقبال onni hasard גוֹרָל सौभाग्य sreća szerencse nasib gæfa, heppni fortuna, sorte, caso 運 운 laimė, fortūna laime; veiksme nasib lot skjebne, hell, lykke los sorte întâmplare фортуна osud, náhoda usoda sudbina öde โชคชะตา şans, talih 運氣 доля قسمت vận may, rủi) 运气

2 a large amount of money That ring must be worth a fortune! fortuin ثَرْوَه богатство jmění formue das Vermögen περιουσία fortuna varandus مبلغ هنگفت omaisuus fortune הוֹן खजाना velik imetak (bogatstvo) vagyon uang banyak auður, auðæfi fortuna 多額の金 큰 돈 krūva pinigų bagātība wang banyak fortuin formue fortuna fortuna avere состояние majetok premoženje bogatstvo förmögenhet ทรัพย์สมบัติมากมาย servet 大量錢財 багатство بڑی رقم tài sản; gia tài 大量钱财

adj fortunate [-nət]

having good fortune; lucky It was fortunate that no-one was killed in the accident. gelukkig مَحْظوظ щастлив šťastný heldig glücklich τυχερός afortunado õnnelik خوش شانس onnekas heureux בַּר-מַזָל सौभाग्यशाली sretan szerencsés mujur heppinn; heppilegur fortunato 幸運な 운이 좋은 laimingas laimīgs; veiksmīgs nasib baik gelukkig heldig szczęśliwy, mający szczęście afortunado norocos удачный šťastný srečen srećan lyckosam, turlig โชคดี şanslı, talihli 幸運的 щасливий خوش قسمت may mắn 幸运的

adv fortunately

gelukkig لِحُسْن الحَظ за щастие naštěstí heldigvis glücklicherweise ευτυχώς afortunadamente õnneks خوشبختانه onneksi heureusement לְמַרבֵּה הַמַזָל सौभाग्य से na srecu, srecom szerencsésen; szerencsére untunglah til allrar hamingju fortunatamente 幸運にも 다행히 laimei, laimingai laimīgi; veiksmīgi dengan nasib baik gelukkig heldigvis szczęśliwie, na szczęście felizmente din fericire к счастью šťastne na srečo srećom lyckosamt, turligt อย่างโชคดี iyi ki, Allahtan 幸運地 на щастя خوش قسمتی سے may mắn thay 幸运地

n fortune-teller

someone who tells fortunes. fortuinverteller عَرّاف، قارئ البَخْت гадател věštec spåkone; spåmand der/die Wahrsager(in) μάντης, μάντισσα adivino ennustaja طالع بین ennustaja diseur/-eure de bonne aventure מַגִיד עֲתִידוֹת भविष्यवक्ता gatalac(ica) jós(nő) peramal spámaður, spákona indovino 占い師 점쟁이 būrėja zīlnieks peramal waarzegger spåkone/-mann wróżka cartomante ghicitor, ghicitoare гадалка veštec, -kyňa vedeževalec proročica spåman, spåkvinna หมอดู falcı 算命先生 ворожка جیوتشی thầy bói 算命先生

tell (someone's) fortune

to foretell what will happen to someone in the future The gypsy told my fortune. toekoms voorspel يَقْرأ البَخْت предсказвам бъдещето на някой věštit skæbne wahrsagen λέω τη μοίρα decir a alguien la buenaventura (kellelegi) tulevikku ennustama طالع کسی را دیدن ennustaa dire la bonne aventure לְהָגִיד עֲתִידוֹת भविष्यवाणी करना gatati proricati sudbinu jósol meramal spá um örlög predire la sorte 占う 운수를 점치다 (iš)burti kam ateitį zīlēt nākotni meramal de toekomst voorspellen spå wróżyć ler a sina a ghici (viitorul) предсказывать (кому-л.) судьбу veštiť osud vedeževati proricati sudbinu spå ngn ทำนาย falına bakmak 為某人算命 ворожити کسی کی تقدیر کا حال بتانا đoán số của ai 给某人算命

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fortune → حظ سعيد štěstí formue Vermögen τύχη fortuna omaisuus chance sreća fortuna 大金 재산 fortuin formue fortuna fortuna состояние förmögenhet ทรัพย์สมบัติมากมาย servet tài sản to lớn 财富