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♦ 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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['fɔːtʃuːn] 1.1) (wealth) fortuna f.2) (luck) fortuna f., sorte f.2.to tell sb.'s fortune — predire il futuro a qcn
••fortune favours the brave — prov. la fortuna aiuta gli audaci
* * *['fo: ən]1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) fortuna, sorte, caso2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) fortuna•- fortunately
- fortune-teller
- tell someone's fortune
- tell fortune* * *['fɔːtʃuːn] 1.1) (wealth) fortuna f.2) (luck) fortuna f., sorte f.2.to tell sb.'s fortune — predire il futuro a qcn
••fortune favours the brave — prov. la fortuna aiuta gli audaci
См. также в других словарях:
Fortune teller — Fortune For tune (f[^o]r t[ u]n; 135), n. [F. fortune, L. fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to bear, bring. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Fortuitous}.] 1. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fortune-teller — fortune .teller n someone who uses cards or looks at people s hands in order to tell them what is supposed to happen to them in the future >fortune telling n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
fortune-teller — fortune ,teller noun count someone who looks at your hand, a special set of cards, etc. in order to tell you what is going to happen to you in the future. This activity is called fortune telling … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fortune-teller — fortune tellers N COUNT A fortune teller is a person who tells you what they think will happen to you in the future, after looking at something such as the lines on your hand … English dictionary
fortune-teller — ► NOUN ▪ a person who tells people s fortunes. DERIVATIVES fortune telling noun … English terms dictionary
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fortune-teller — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fortune teller : singular fortune teller plural fortune tellers someone who looks at your hand, a special set of cards etc in order to tell you what is going to happen to you in the future. This activity is… … English dictionary
fortune teller — /ˈfɔtʃən tɛlə/ (say fawchuhn teluh) noun someone who professes to tell people what will happen in the future. Also, fortune teller. –fortune telling, noun –fortune telling, adjective …
fortune teller — noun for two bucks you could get a reading from a gypsy fortune teller Syn: clairvoyant, crystal gazer, psychic, prophet, seer, oracle, soothsayer, augur, diviner, sibyl; palmist, palm reader … Thesaurus of popular words
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