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1 fortunate
[-nət]adjective (having good fortune; lucky: It was fortunate that no-one was killed in the accident.) srečen* * *[fɔ:čnit]1.adjectivesrečen, ugoden;2.nounsrečen človek, srečnež -
2 fortune
['fo: ən]1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) usoda2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) premoženje•- fortunately
- fortune-teller
- tell someone's fortune
- tell fortune* * *I [fɔ:čən]transitive verb & intransitive verbarchaic poetically dogoditi, dogajati se, pripetiti seto fortune upon s.th. — naleteti na kajII [fɔ:čən]nounusoda, sreča; premoženje, imetje, bogastvo, dota; ugodna ženitev (možitev)ill ( —ali bad) fortune — nesreča, smolacolloquially a small fortune — celo premoženje, velik znesek -
3 miracle
['mirəkl]1) (something which man is not normally capable of making happen and which is therefore thought to be done by a god or God: Christ's turning of water into wine was a miracle.) čudež2) (a fortunate happening that has no obvious natural cause or explanation: It's a miracle he wasn't killed in the plane crash.) čudež•- miraculously* * *[mírəkl]nounčudež, čudomedicine miracle drug — čudežno zdravilofiguratively a miracle of skill — čudo spretnosti -
4 unlucky
(not lucky or fortunate: I am unlucky - I never win at cards.) ki nima sreče* * *[ʌnlʌki]adjectiveki nima sreče, nesrečen; neuspešen; ki prinaša nesrečo, zlosluten, ki sluti ali napoveduje nesrečo; slabo izbran; nepriličen, neugoden, neprijeten -
5 well-off
1) (rich: He is very well-off; a well-off young lady.) premožen2) (fortunate: You do not know when you are well off.) ki ima ugoden položaj* * *[wélɔ:f]adjectivepremožen, dobro situiran, v dobrih razmerah; ki ima ugoden položaj; dobro preskrbljen, založen ( for z) -
6 a blessing in disguise
(something that has proved to be fortunate after seeming unfortunate.) veselo presenečenje -
7 be just as well
(to be fortunate; to be no cause for regret: It's just as well (that) you didn't go - the meeting was cancelled.) nič hudega...
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Fortunate — For tu*nate (?; 135), a. [L. fortunatus, p. p. of fortunare to make fortunate or prosperous, fr. fortuna. See {Fortune}, n.] 1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fortunate — late 14c., from L. fortunatus prospered, prosperous; lucky, happy, pp. of fortunare to make prosperous, from fortuna (see FORTUNE (Cf. fortune)). Fortunate Islands mythical abode of the blessed dead, in the Western Ocean, early 15c., translates L … Etymology dictionary
fortunate — [fôr′chə nət] adj. [ME fortunat < L fortunatus, pp. of fortunare, to make fortunate < fortuna, FORTUNE] 1. having good luck; lucky 2. bringing, or coming by, good luck; favorable; auspicious fortunately adv. fortunateness n … English World dictionary
fortunate — index auspicious, favorable (advantageous), felicitous, propitious, prosperous, successful Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
fortunate — *lucky, providential, happy Analogous words: auspicious, propitious, *favorable, benign: advantageous, *beneficial, profitable: felicitous, happy (see FIT adj) Antonyms: unfortunate: disastrous Contrasted words: *sinister, baleful, malign … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fortunate — [adj] having good luck advantageous, affluent, auspicious, blessed, born with a silver spoon*, bright, charmed, convenient, encouraging, favorable, favored, felicitous, flourishing, fortuitous, gaining, get a break*, golden, happy, healthy,… … New thesaurus
fortunate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) favoured by or involving good luck. 2) auspicious or favourable … English terms dictionary
fortunate — for|tu|nate S3 [ˈfo:tʃənət US ˈfo:r ] adj 1.) someone who is fortunate has something good happen to them, or is in a good situation = ↑lucky fortunate to do sth ▪ I ve been fortunate to find a career that I love. ▪ I was fortunate enough to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fortunate — adj. 1) fortunate in (we are fortunate in having such a nice house) 2) fortunate to + inf. (she is fortunate to have influential friends) 3) fortunate that + clause (it is fortunate that we can all meet tomorrow) * * * [ fɔːtʃ(ə)nət] fortunate… … Combinatory dictionary
fortunate — adjective 1 someone who is fortunate has something good happen to them, or is in a good situation; lucky: Think of others less fortunate than yourselves. | fortunate to do sth: He was fortunate enough to escape unharmed. | fortunate that: You re… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fortunate — for|tu|nate [ fɔrtʃənət ] adjective ** lucky, especially because you have more advantages than other people: Not everyone is as fortunate as we are. The state provides textbooks for the less fortunate students. fortunate (enough) to do something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English