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1 ♦ fortune
♦ fortune /ˈfɔ:tʃən/n.1 [u] fortuna; sorte; caso; ventura (lett.): bad fortune, cattiva sorte; sfortuna; good fortune, buona sorte; fortuna; I had the good fortune to meet her, ho avuto la fortuna di incontrarla; to try one's fortune, tentare la sorte; sfidare la fortuna; Fortune smiled on me, mi arrise la fortuna; la fortuna mi fu propizia; Fortune was on our side, la fortuna era dalla nostra; a change of fortune, un mutamento della sorte; a stroke of fortune, un colpo di fortuna2 futuro ( di una persona); fortuna: to have one's fortune read [told], farsi predire il futuro (o la fortuna)3 (al pl.) vicende; sorti; fortuna, fortune: the fortunes of war, le vicende della guerra; mixed fortunes, vicende alterne; a reversal of fortunes, un rovescio di fortuna4 fortuna; patrimonio; ricchezze (pl.): to be worth a fortune, valere una fortuna (o un patrimonio); to make a (o one's) fortune, accumulare una fortuna; to come into a fortune, ereditare un grosso patrimonio; to cost a fortune, costare una fortuna (o un patrimonio); a small fortune, una fortuna; un capitale: to make a small fortune, mettere insieme una fortuna; to pay a small fortune for st., pagare un capitale per qc.● ( USA) fortune cookie, biscottino che contiene un bigliettino che predice la sorte ( offerto, alla fine del pasto, nei ristoranti cinesi) □ fortune hunter, cacciatore di dote □ fortune-teller, indovino, indovina □ fortune-telling, predizione del futuro □ to seek one's fortune, cercare fortuna □ (prov.) Fortune favours the brave, la fortuna aiuta gli audaci.(to) fortune /ˈfɔ:tʃən/v. i.(poet.) accadere; capitare; succedere.
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