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1 a small fortune
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2 fortune
['fo: ən]1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) sorte2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) fortuna•- fortunately
- fortune-teller
- tell someone's fortune
- tell fortune* * *for.tune[f'ɔ:tʃən] n 1 fortuna, boa sorte, ventura, dita, prosperidade, sucesso imprevisto. 2 sina, sorte, fado, destino. 3 casualidade, eventualidade, felicidade, acidente, acaso. 4 riqueza, opulência, haveres, propriedades, dote. 5 importância de uma fortuna. 6 estado, ou condição de uma pessoa. a small fortune coll bastante dinheiro. by good fortune felizmente. fortune favoured favorecido pela sorte. good fortune felicidade, boa sorte. he came into a fortune ele herdou uma fortuna. he made a fortune ele adquiriu uma fortuna. he made his fortune ele fez fortuna. ill fortune infelicidade, má sorte. to cost a fortune custar os olhos da cara. to marry a fortune casar com moça rica. to seek one’s fortune buscar ventura. to tell someone his fortune ler a sorte a alguém. to try one’s fortune tentar a sorte.
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small fortune — noun a large sum of money (Freq. 1) he made a small fortune in the commodities market • Hypernyms: ↑large indefinite quantity, ↑large indefinite amount * * * ˌsmall ˈfortune [small fortune] … Useful english dictionary
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(a) small fortune — a small fortune informal phrase a lot of money We paid a small fortune for this holiday. Thesaurus: large amounts of moneysynonym Main entry: fortune … Useful english dictionary
a small fortune — ► a small fortune informal a large amount of money. Main Entry: ↑fortune … English terms dictionary
a small fortune — (informal) Quite a large amount of money • • • Main Entry: ↑fortune * * * informal a large amount of money … Useful english dictionary
(a) small fortune — a lot of money. Her hair ought to look good she spends a small fortune on it … New idioms dictionary
a small fortune — informal a lot of money We paid a small fortune for this holiday … English dictionary
small fortune — considerable sum of money, a lot of money … English contemporary dictionary
small fortune — A considerable sum of money … A concise dictionary of English slang
fortune — for‧tune [ˈfɔːtʆn ǁ ˈfɔːr ] noun [countable] 1. a very large amount of money: • Working on the Stock Exchange, he made a fortune in just a few years. • It would cost a fortune to treat all the waste. • Producers pay stars as much as $5,000 per… … Financial and business terms
fortune — ► NOUN 1) chance as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs. 2) luck, especially good luck. 3) (fortunes) the success or failure of a person or enterprise. 4) a large amount of money or assets. ● fortune favours the brave Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary