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1 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) věštit -
2 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) věštit -
3 fortune
['fo: ən]1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) osud, náhoda2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) jmění•- fortunately
- fortune-teller
- tell someone's fortune
- tell fortune* * *• štěstí• majetek• bohatství -
4 fortune-teller
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5 envy
['envi] 1. noun(a feeling of discontent at another's good fortune or success: She could not conceal her envy of me / at my success.) závist2. verb1) (to feel envy towards (someone): He envied me; She envied him his money.) závidět2) (to feel envy because of: I've always envied that dress of yours.) závidět•- enviable- envious
- the envy of* * *• závist• závidět
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tell someone's fortune — tell someone’s fortune phrase to say what will happen to someone in the future using what are claimed to be magic powers Thesaurus: to use, or to be affected by magical or supernatural powershyponym Main entry: fortune * * * I make predictions… … Useful english dictionary
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tell someone's fortune — make predictions about a person s future by palmistry or similar divining methods. → fortune … English new terms dictionary
tell someone's fortune — to say what will happen to someone in the future using what are claimed to be magic powers … English dictionary
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fortune */*/ — UK [ˈfɔː(r)tʃən] / US [ˈfɔrtʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms fortune : singular fortune plural fortunes 1) [countable, usually singular] a very large amount of money Jordan had inherited a considerable personal fortune from his uncle. make/amass a fortune … English dictionary
fortune — fortuneless, adj. /fawr cheuhn/, n., v., fortuned, fortuning. n. 1. position in life as determined by wealth: to make one s fortune. 2. wealth or riches: to lose a small fortune in bad investments. 3. great wealth; ample stock of money, property … Universalium
fortune — /ˈfɔtʃən / (say fawchuhn), /ˈfɔtʃun/ (say fawchoohn) noun 1. position in life as determined by wealth: to make one s fortune; a man of fortune. 2. amount or stock of wealth. 3. great wealth; ample stock of wealth. 4. chance; luck. 5. (often… …
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