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1 fortuna
f.1 (good) luck (suerte).por fortuna fortunately, luckilyprobar fortuna to try one's lucktuvo la mala fortuna de caerse he had the misfortune o bad luck to fall2 fortune, fate (destino).3 fortune (riqueza).hacer fortuna to make one's fortune4 wealth, treasure, great wealth, fortune.5 Fortuna.* * *1 (destino) fortune, fate2 (suerte) luck3 (capital) fortune4 (éxito, aceptación) success\por fortuna fortunatelyprobar fortuna to try one's luckbuena fortuna good luckla rueda de la fortuna the wheel of fortunemala fortuna misfortune* * *noun f.1) fortune2) wealth* * *SF1) (=suerte) fortuneno tuvo fortuna en el concurso — he was unlucky in the competition, he didn't have any luck in the competition
por fortuna — luckily, fortunately
2) (=riqueza) fortune3) (Náut) (=tempestad) storm* * *a) ( riqueza) fortuneb) (azar, suerte) fortuneprobar fortuna — to try one's luck
* * *a) ( riqueza) fortuneb) (azar, suerte) fortuneprobar fortuna — to try one's luck
* * *fortuna11 = fortune, lot, good fortune.Ex: These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.
Ex: This article reports on the 9th weekend school organised by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association the theme of which was 'Improving your lot'.Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.* galleta de la fortuna = fortune cookie.* huesecillos de la fortuna = oracle bones.* mala fortuna = misfortune.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* revés de la fortuna = reversal of fortune.* rueda de la fortuna, la = wheel of fortune, the, fortune's wheel.fortuna22 = fortune.Ex: Robert Watt was thoroughly bitten by the bibliography bug and although he bequeathed an important piece of work to posterity, he and his surviving family can hardly be said to have enjoyed good fortune from it.
* costar una fortuna = cost + a fortune.* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.* de la pobreza a la fortuna = rags to riches.* hacer fortuna = make + Posesivo + fortune, make + a fortune, strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* una fortuna = a king's ransom.* valer una fortuna = cost + a fortune.* * *1 (riqueza) fortuneamasó/hizo una gran fortuna he amassed/made a large fortunesu fortuna personal supera el millón de dólares his personal fortune is worth over a million dollarsvale una auténtica fortuna it's worth an absolute fortune2 (azar, suerte) fortunela fortuna le sonrió fortune smiled on himtuvo la (buena) fortuna de ser aceptado he had the good fortune to be acceptedpor fortuna fortunately, luckilyprobar fortuna to try one's luck* * *
fortuna sustantivo femenino
probar fortuna to try one's luck
fortuna sustantivo femenino
1 (destino, sino) fortune, fate
2 (buena suerte) luck
3 (riquezas, dinero) fortune
♦ Locuciones: por fortuna, fortunately, rueda de la fortuna, wheel of fortune
' fortuna' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amasar
- ansiosa
- ansioso
- azar
- heredera
- heredero
- suerte
- vaivén
- ventura
- adquirir
- buscar
- colosal
- farrear
- hacer
- inmenso
- menoscabar
- poseer
- sonreír
English:
accumulate
- amass
- build up
- chain letter
- eat
- fortune
- killing
- packet
- pass
- pay
- pile
- strike
- worth
- you
- stand
- world
* * *fortuna nf1. [suerte] (good) luck;por fortuna fortunately, luckily;probar fortuna to try one's luck;quiere probar fortuna en América he's going to America to seek his fortune;he tenido la fortuna de encontrar un buen trabajo I've had the good fortune o I've been lucky enough to find a good job;tuvo la mala fortuna de caerse he had the misfortune o bad luck to fall;tuvo muy poca fortuna en la vida he was very unlucky in life2. [destino] fortune, fate;quiso la fortuna que… as fate would have it…3. [riqueza] fortune;amasar una fortuna to amass a fortune;hacer fortuna to make one's fortune;se gasta una fortuna en ropa he spends a fortune on clothes4. [éxito, aceptación]este libro tendrá fortuna entre los jóvenes this book will be very popular with young people;sus ideas no tuvieron mucha fortuna his ideas did not become widely accepted* * *f1 fortune;hacer una fortuna make a fortune2 ( suerte) luck;por fortuna fortunately, luckily;probar fortuna try one’s luck* * *fortuna nf1) suerte: fortune, luck2) riqueza: wealth, fortune* * *fortuna n1. (riqueza) fortune2. (suerte) luck -
2 Schicksal
n; -s, -e fate; dramatischer: destiny, doom; (Los) auch lot; ein schweres Schicksal haben be fated to have a hard life; das Schicksal herausfordern tempt fate ( oder providence); sein Schicksal ist besiegelt his fate ( oder doom) is sealed; es war sein Schicksal zu (+ Inf.) he was destined to (+ Inf.) jemanden seinem Schicksal überlassen leave ( oder abandon) s.o. to his ( oder her fate); das Schicksal wollte es, dass... fate would have it that...; das Schicksal nahm seinen Lauf fate took its course; das Schicksal hat es anders entschieden fate had s.th. else in store; sich in sein Schicksal fügen submit ( oder resign o.s.) to one’s fate; das Schicksal hat es gut mit ihr gemeint fortune has favo(u)red ( oder smiled on) her; ( das ist) Schicksal umg. that’s the luck of the draw; dramatischer: that’s fate; (das ist Pech) auch that’s hard luck; dort spielen sich manche Schicksale ab you can see some really tragic cases there; Schicksal spielen umg. play (at being) God; siehe auch Geschick1* * *das Schicksalfortune; fate; destiny; luck; lot; karma; kismet; portion* * *Schịck|sal ['ʃɪkzaːl]nt -s, -efate, destiny; (= Pech) fatedas Schicksal wollte es, (dass)... — as fate would have it,...
(das ist) Schicksal (inf) — that's life
dem Schicksal haben wir es zu verdanken, dass... — we have to thank our good fortune that...
* * *das1) ((sometimes with capital) the supposed power that controls events: Who knows what fate has in store (= waiting for us in the future)?) fate2) (a destiny or doom, eg death: A terrible fate awaited her.) fate3) (the power which appears or is thought to control events; fate: We are all subject to the tricks played by destiny.) destiny* * *Schick·sal<-s, -e>[ˈʃɪkza:l]nt destiny, fateIronie des \Schicksals irony [or trick] of fateein hartes \Schicksal a cruel fatedas \Schicksal nimmt seinen Lauf fate takes its coursejds \Schicksal ist besiegelt (geh) sb's fate is sealedjd ist vom \Schicksal geschlagen fate has been unkind to sbjdn seinem \Schicksal überlassen to leave sb to their fateetw dem \Schicksal überlassen müssen to leave sth to fate[das ist]/das nenne ich \Schicksal! (fam) it's [just] fate!* * *das; Schicksals, Schicksale fate; destiny; (schweres Los) fatedas Schicksal — fate; destiny
[das ist] Schicksal — (ugs.) it's just fate
Schicksal spielen — play the role of fate or destiny
* * *ein schweres Schicksal haben be fated to have a hard life;das Schicksal herausfordern tempt fate ( oder providence);sein Schicksal ist besiegelt his fate ( oder doom) is sealed;das Schicksal wollte es, dass … fate would have it that …;das Schicksal nahm seinen Lauf fate took its course;das Schicksal hat es anders entschieden fate had sth else in store;sich in sein Schicksal fügen submit ( oder resign o.s.) to one’s fate;das Schicksal hat es gut mit ihr gemeint fortune has favo(u)red ( oder smiled on) her;(das ist) Schicksal umg that’s the luck of the draw; dramatischer: that’s fate; (das ist Pech) auch that’s hard luck;dort spielen sich manche Schicksale ab you can see some really tragic cases there;* * *das; Schicksals, Schicksale fate; destiny; (schweres Los) fatedas Schicksal — fate; destiny
[das ist] Schicksal — (ugs.) it's just fate
Schicksal spielen — play the role of fate or destiny
* * *n.destiny n.fate n.fatefulness n.karma n.kismet n.lot n. -
3 skæbne
destiny, fate, tell (someone's) fortune, lot* * *(en -r)(livsskæbne etc) lot ( fx his lot has been a hard one), fate ( fx a hard fate; that decided his fate; leave him to his fate; a fate worse than death; nothing is known about their fate),(F: om større begivenheder, personer) destiny ( fx no man can escape his destiny; it was his destiny to conquer half the world);[ skæbnen] fate ( fx fate had decided otherwise),F destiny ( fx no one can fight against destiny);( skiftende skæbne) fortune ( fx those favoured by fortune);( tilfældet) chance ( fx chance brought them together);[ ved skæbnens ugunst] by ill-luck, as ill-luck would have it;[ hun blev hans skæbne] she was to be his fate;[ friste skæbnen] tempt Providence,T push one's luck;[få (el. lide) samme skæbne] suffer the same fate;[ få en sørgelig skæbne] suffer a sad fate;[ tak skæbne!] oh dear! oh Heavens![ en ublid skæbne] an unkind (el. a hard) fate;
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