fortunately

for·tu·nate

 (fôr′chə-nĭt)

adj.

1. Bringing something good and unforeseen; auspicious.

2. Having unexpected good fortune; lucky.

n.

One who has good fortune, especially a wealthy person.

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[Latin fortūnātus, from fortūna, chance; see fortune.]

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for′tu·nate·ly adv.

for′tu·nate·ness n.

Synonyms: fortunate, happy, lucky, providential
These adjectives mean attended by luck or good fortune: a fortunate coincidence; a happy outcome; a lucky guess; a providential recovery.

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fortunately

(ˈfɔːtʃənɪtlɪ)

adv

1. (sentence modifier) it is fortunate that; luckily

2. in a fortunate manner

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

fortunately - by good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good" as luck would have it, fortuitously, luckily alas, regrettably, unfortunately, unluckily - by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"

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fortunately

adverb luckily, happily, as luck would have it, providentially, by good luck, by a happy chance Fortunately the weather was fairly mild.

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Translations

لِحُسْن الحَظلـِحُسْنِ الـحَظّ

naštěstí

heldigvis

glücklicherweisezum Glück

ευτυχώς

afortunadamentepor suerte

onneksi

heureusement

srećom

til allrar hamingju

fortunatamente

幸運にも

운좋게

gelukkig

heldigvis

na szczęście

felizmente

к счастью

na srečo

lyckligtvis

อย่างโชคดี

Allahtaniyi kineyse ki

may là

幸运地

fortunately

[ˈfɔːtʃənɪtlɪ] ADV → afortunadamente, por suerte

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fortunately

[ˈfɔː^rtʃʊnətli] adv → heureusement
Fortunately, it didn't rain → Heureusement, il n'a pas plu.

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fortunately

adv → glücklicherweise, zum Glück; fortunately for me, my friend noticed it → zu meinem Glück hat mein Freund es bemerkt

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fortunately

[ˈfɔːtʃ/ənɪtlɪ] adv → fortunatamente

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fortune

(ˈfoːtʃən) noun

1. whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck. whatever fortune may bring. voorspoed حَظ случайност sorte osud, náhoda das Glück, das Schicksal held τύχηfortuna, suerte saatus اقبال onni hasardגורל सौभाग्य sreća szerencse nasib gæfa, heppni fortuna, sorte, caso 運 운 laimė, fortūna laime; veiksme nasib lotskjebne, hell, lykkelos بخت، مرغ، نيك بخت، قسمت، برخه، بانګ، پيسى، دولت، شته منې 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 fortuna jmění das Vermögen formue περιουσίαfortuna varandus مبلغ هنگفت omaisuus fortuneהון खजाना velik imetak (bogatstvo) vagyon uang banyak auður, auðæfi fortuna 多額の金 큰 돈 krūva pinigų bagātība wang banyak fortuinformuefortuna دیره زیاته پیسه fortuna avere состояние majetok premoženje bogatstvo förmögenhet ทรัพย์สมบัติมากมาย servet 大量錢財 багатство بڑی رقم tài sản; gia tài 大量钱财

ˈfortunate (-nət) adjective

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

ˈfortunately adverb

gelukkig لِحُسْن الحَظ за щастие felizmente naštěstí glücklicherweise heldigvis ευτυχώςafortunadamente õnneks خوشبختانه onnekkaasti heureusementלמרבה המזל सौभाग्य से na srecu, srecom szerencsésen; szerencsére untunglah til allrar hamingju fortunatamente 幸運にも 운좋게 laimei, laimingai laimīgi; veiksmīgi dengan nasib baik gelukkigheldigvisszczęśliwie, na szczęście دنيكه مرغه 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

ˈfortune-teller noun

someone who tells fortunes. fortuinverteller عَرّاف، قارئ البَخْت гадател cartomante věštec der/die Wahrsager(in) spåkone; spåmand 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 طالع كتونكي 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 ler o futuro věštit wahrsagen skæbne 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 spåwróżyć د یو سړی بخت لیدل 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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fortunately

→ لـِحُسْنِ الـحَظّ naštěstí heldigvis glücklicherweise ευτυχώς por suerte onneksi heureusement srećom fortunatamente 幸運にも 운좋게 gelukkig heldigvis na szczęście felizmente к счастью lyckligtvis อย่างโชคดี neyse ki may là 幸运地

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