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1 fortune
['fo: ən]1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) gæfa, heppni2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) auður, auðæfi•- fortunately
- fortune-teller
- tell someone's fortune
- tell fortune -
2 fortune-teller
noun (someone who tells fortunes.) spámaður, spákona -
3 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) spá um örlög -
4 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) spá um örlög -
5 adventurer
noun (a person who seeks adventure or fortune.) ævintÿramaður -
6 bode ill/well
(to be an omen of or to foretell bad or good fortune: This bodes well for the future.) boða/vita á gott/illt -
7 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) hending, heppni2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) tækifæri3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) möguleiki4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) áhætta2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) taka áhættu2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) sem gerist óvænt3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) óvæntur- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are -
8 crystal ball
(a glass ball used in fortune-telling.) kristalkúla, spákúla -
9 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.) öfund2. verb1) (to feel envy towards (someone): He envied me; She envied him his money.) öfunda2) (to feel envy because of: I've always envied that dress of yours.) öfunda af•- enviable- envious
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10 fortunate
[-nət]adjective (having good fortune; lucky: It was fortunate that no-one was killed in the accident.) heppinn; heppilegur -
11 lot
[lot]1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) hlutskipti2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) hluti; slatti3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) hlutur•- lots- a lot
- draw/cast lots -
12 million
['miljən] 1. plurals million (1, 2), millions (2, 3)noun)1) ((preceded by a, a number, or a word signifying a quantity) the number 1,000,000: a million; one million; five million.) miljón2) (the figure 1,000,000.) miljón3) (a million pounds or dollars: Her fortune amounts to several million(s).) miljón2. adjective((preceded by a, a number, or a word signifying a quantity) 1,000,000 in number: six million people.) miljón- million-- millionaire
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13 vast
(of very great size or amount: He inherited a vast fortune.) gríðarstór, feiknamikill- vastness
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