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1 fortunate
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...
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2 nothing like
I adj infml1)I'd like a beer about now. Nothing like it on a hot day like this — Я бы сейчас выпил пива. Нет ничего лучше в такой жаркий день
I always say there is nothing like a good book for taking you out of yourself — Нет ничего лучше хорошей книги, чтобы забыть о своих неприятностях
There's nothing like an occasional setback to make you realize how lucky you usually are — Ты тогда только начинаешь чувствовать, как был счастлив, когда тебя судьба щелкнет по носу
2)At the same time many forces have been at nothing like full strength — И в то же время многие рода войск далеко не укомплектованы
We would need an income of, say, fifty pounds a week to survive and so far we had nothing like it — Чтобы выжить, нам нужно, скажем, пятьдесят фунтов в неделю, а у нас даже намека на такую сумму нет
This coat is nothing like the one I was wearing — Это пальто совсем не похоже на то, которое я носил
I bet this is nothing like where you live — Бьюсь об заклад, что у вас там совсем не так
II adv infmlIt's nothing like what it used to be — Сейчас совсем не то, как было раньше
Nonsense! He's nothing like crippled - just got a slight limp — Ерунда! Он вовсе не калека. Просто немного прихрамывает
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