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adjectivesomebody is fortunate to be alive — jemand kann von Glück sagen od. reden, dass er noch lebt
it was very fortunate that... — es war ein Glück, dass...
* * *[-nət]adjective (having good fortune; lucky: It was fortunate that no-one was killed in the accident.) glücklich* * *for·tu·nate[ˈfɔ:tʃənət, AM ˈfɔ:r-]1. (lucky) glücklichI feel I'm a very \fortunate person having so many choices ich schätze mich sehr glücklich, so viele Wahlmöglichkeiten zu haben▪ to be \fortunate Glück habenyou're very \fortunate to have found such a pleasant house Sie können von Glück sagen, dass Sie so ein schönes Haus gefunden habenwe were particularly \fortunate in the weather wir hatten besonderes Glück mit dem Wetter▪ it is \fortunate [for sb] that... es ist [jds] Glück, dass...to count oneself \fortunate sich akk glücklich schätzen2. (well-off) vom Glück begünstigt* * *['fOːtSənIt]adjperson, coincidence, choice glücklich; circumstances also günstigwe are fortunate that/because... — wir können von Glück reden or uns glücklich schätzen, dass/weil...
it is fortunate that... — es ist ein Glück, dass...
it was fortunate for him/Mr Fox that... — es war sein Glück/ein Glück für Mr Fox, dass...
they were fortunate to escape/survive — sie können von Glück sagen or sich glücklich schätzen, entkommen zu sein/überlebt zu haben
I was fortunate enough to go to a good school —
I have been unusually fortunate in my parents and teachers — ich habe mit meinen Eltern und Lehrern ungewöhnlich großes Glück gehabt
how fortunate! — welch or so ein Glück!
* * *fortunate [ˈfɔː(r)tʃnət] adj1. glücklich:be fortunate Glück haben;be fortunate in having sth, be fortunate enough to have sth das Glück haben, etwas zu besitzen;he is fortunate to have … zum Glück hat er …;it was fortunate for her that the train hadn’t left yet zu ihrem Glück war der Zug noch nicht abgefahren;2. Glück verheißend, günstig* * *adjectiveit is fortunate for somebody [that...] — es ist jemandes Glück[, dass...]
somebody is fortunate to be alive — jemand kann von Glück sagen od. reden, dass er noch lebt
it was very fortunate that... — es war ein Glück, dass...
* * *adj.glücklich adj.
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