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unlucky [ʌnˈlʌkɪ]a. ( = unfortunate) [person] malchanceux ; [coincidence, event] malencontreux• it was unlucky (for her) that her husband should walk in just then elle n'a pas eu de chance que son mari soit entré à cet instant précisb. ( = bringing bad luck) [number, colour] qui porte malheur* * *[ʌn'lʌkɪ]1) ( unfortunate) [person] malchanceux/-euse; [coincidence, event] malencontreux/-euse; [day] de malchance2) ( causing bad luck) néfaste, maléfique -
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∎ she was rather unlucky elle a été plutôt malchanceuse;∎ we were unlucky enough to get caught in a jam nous avons eu la malchance d'être pris dans un embouteillage;∎ it was unlucky for him that she arrived just at that moment malheureusement pour lui, elle est arrivée à cet instant précis;∎ to be unlucky in love être malheureux en amour∎ it's supposed to be unlucky to break a mirror c'est censé porter malheur de casser un miroir -
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1 ( unfortunate) [person] malchanceux/-euse ; [coincidence, event] malencontreux/-euse ; [day] de malchance ; to be unlucky enough to do avoir la malchance de faire ; it was unlucky for you that they rejected the offer malheureusement pour toi, ils ont rejeté l'offre ; you were unlucky not to get the job c'est pure malchance que tu n'aies pas obtenu le poste ; he is unlucky in love il n'a jamais de chance en amour ;2 ( causing bad luck) [number, colour, combination] néfaste, maléfique ; it's unlucky to walk under a ladder ça porte malheur de marcher sous une échelle ; red is an unlucky colour for me la couleur rouge me porte malheur.lucky at cards, unlucky in love heureux au jeu, malheureux en amour. -
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adjective1) unglücklich; (not successful) glücklosbe [very/really] unlucky — [großes/wirkliches] Pech haben
an unlucky date/number — ein Unglückstag/eine Unglückszahl
an unlucky sign/omen — ein schlechtes Zeichen/Omen
* * *(not lucky or fortunate: I am unlucky - I never win at cards.) unglücklich, Pech haben- academic.ru/78578/unluckily">unluckily* * *un·lucky[ʌnˈlʌki]1. (unfortunate) glückloshe's always been \unlucky er hat immer Pechthey were \unlucky enough to be there when it happened sie hatten das [große] Pech, gerade dort zu sein, als es passierte▪ to be \unlucky for sb [that...] jd hat das Pech[, dass...]it was \unlucky for her that... zu ihrem Pech...to be \unlucky at cards/in love Pech im Spiel/in der Liebe habenan \unlucky person ein Pechvogel m▪ to be \unlucky Unglück bringen\unlucky day Unglückstag mto draw the \unlucky lot den Kürzeren ziehen* * *[ʌn'lʌkɪ]adj (+er)1) person unglückselig; defeat, loser, victim unglücklichunlucky wretch — Unglücksrabe m, Pechvogel m
it was unlucky for her that she was seen — Pech für sie, dass man sie gesehen hat
how unlucky for you! —
he was unlucky enough to meet her Smith was unlucky not to score a second goal — er hatte das Pech, sie zu treffen Smith hatte Pech gehabt, dass er kein zweites Tor schoss
2) object, action, place unglückselig; coincidence, event, choice unglücklich; moment ungünstig, schlecht gewähltto be unlucky — Unglück or Pech bringen
London has been an unlucky place for me — London hat mir nur Pech gebracht
number 13: unlucky for some — Nummer 13: für manche bedeutet das Unglück
it's not through any fault of yours, it's just unlucky — es ist nicht dein Fehler, es ist nur Pech
* * *unlucky adj unglücklich:a) vom Pech verfolgt:he’s unlucky with women er hat kein Glück bei Frauen;she was unlucky enough to fall sie hatte Pech und stürzte, sie hatte das Pech zu stürzenb) ungünstig (Moment etc)c) schwarz, Unglücks…:* * *adjective1) unglücklich; (not successful) glücklosbe [very/really] unlucky — [großes/wirkliches] Pech haben
an unlucky date/number — ein Unglückstag/eine Unglückszahl
an unlucky sign/omen — ein schlechtes Zeichen/Omen
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(not lucky or fortunate: I am unlucky - I never win at cards.) desafortunado, que tiene mala suerteunlucky adj1. que da mala suerte2. que tiene mala suertetr[ʌn'lʌkɪ]1 (unfortunate) desafortunado,-a, desgraciado,-a2 (fateful) aciago,-a, nefasto,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be unlucky (person) tener mala suerteto be unlucky (thing) traer mala suertehow unlucky! ¡qué mala suerte!1) : de mala suerte, desgraciado, desafortunadoan unlucky year: un año de mala suerte2) inauspicious: desfavorable, poco propicio3) regrettable: lamentableadj.• aciago, -a adj.• azaroso, -a adj.• de mala suerte adj.• desafortunado, -a adj.• desastrado, -a adj.• desdichado, -a adj.• desgraciado, -a adj.• fatal adj.• infausto, -a adj.• infeliz adj.• infortunado, -a adj.• nefasto, -a adj.'ʌn'lʌkiadjective unluckier, unluckiesta) ( unfortunate) < person> sin suerte, desafortunado; < day> funesto, de mala suerteto be unlucky — tener* mala suerte
b) ( bringing bad luck) < omen> funesto, nefasto; < object> que trae mala suerte[ʌn'lʌkɪ]ADJ (compar unluckier) (superl unluckiest)1) (=luckless) [person] desafortunado; [day] de mala suertehow very unlucky! — ¡qué mala suerte!
to be unlucky — [person] tener mala suerte
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he was unlucky enough to meet him — tuvo la mala suerte or la desgracia de encontrarse con él•
he was unlucky not to score a second goal — no tuvo la suerte de marcar un segundo gol2) (=causing bad luck) [number, object] que trae mala suerte3) (=ill-omened) [day, omen] funesto, nefasto* * *['ʌn'lʌki]adjective unluckier, unluckiesta) ( unfortunate) < person> sin suerte, desafortunado; < day> funesto, de mala suerteto be unlucky — tener* mala suerte
b) ( bringing bad luck) < omen> funesto, nefasto; < object> que trae mala suerte -
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1) ( unfortunate) glücklos;he's always been \unlucky er hat immer Pech;they were \unlucky enough to be there when it happened sie hatten das [große] Pech, gerade dort zu sein, als es passierte;to be \unlucky for sb [that...] jd hat das Pech[, dass...];it was \unlucky for her that... zu ihrem Pech...;to be \unlucky at cards/ in love Pech im Spiel/in der Liebe haben;an \unlucky person ein Pechvogel mto be \unlucky Unglück bringen;\unlucky day Unglückstag m;to draw the \unlucky lot den Kürzeren ziehen -
7 unlucky un·lucky adj
[ʌn'lʌkɪ]- ier comp - iest superl (person, day) sfortunato (-a), (decision) infausto (-a), infelice, (number, object) che porta sfortuna or male, di malaugurioto be unlucky — (person) essere sfortunato (-a), non avere fortuna, (number, thing) portare sfortuna
it's unlucky to walk under a ladder — porta sfortuna or male passare sotto una scala
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Adj1. अभागा/दुखी/मंदभाग्यHe was unlucky not to pass the test.2. अशुभThirteen is considered an unlucky number. -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unlucky[Swahili Word] churo[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unlucky[Swahili Word] korofi[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] korfika V, mkorofi N, ukorofi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unlucky person[English Plural] unlucky people[Swahili Word] kausha[Swahili Plural] wakausha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kauka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unlucky person[English Plural] unlucky people[Swahili Word] mdubira[Swahili Plural] wadubira[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unlucky person (one for whom an unfortunate life was foretold at his birth)[English Plural] unlucky people[Swahili Word] mchimbi[Swahili Plural] wachimbi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Dialect] archaic[Derived Word] chimba V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unlucky person (one for whom an unfortunate life was foretold at his birth)[English Plural] unlucky people[Swahili Word] mchimvi[Swahili Plural] wachimvi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Dialect] archaic[Derived Word] chimba V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unlucky person (one for whom an unfortunate life was foretold at his birth)[English Plural] unlucky people[Swahili Word] mtimvi[Swahili Plural] watimvi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Dialect] archaic[Derived Word] chimba V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unlucky person (someone who causes misfortune or injury to other people)[English Plural] unlucky people[Swahili Word] mshari[Swahili Plural] washari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] shari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unlucky person (with certain peculiarities which are regarded as bad omens)[English Plural] unlucky people[Swahili Word] chimvi[Swahili Plural] machimvi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an------------------------------------------------------------ -
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adj1) невдалий, нещасливий2) гідний жалю3) розм. зловісний; шкідливий; згубний* * *[en'leki]a1) невдалий; невдачливийthis has been an unlucky year for us — для нас це був рік, повний невдач
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11 desafortunado
adj.unfortunate, unlucky, poor, fateful.* * *► adjetivo1 (sin suerte) unlucky, unfortunate2 (sin tino) unfortunate* * *(f. - desafortunada)adj.unfortunate, unlucky* * *ADJ1) (=desgraciado) unfortunate, unlucky2) (=no oportuno) [comentario, anuncio] inopportune, unfortunate; [decisión, medida] unfortunate* * *- da adjetivoa) ( desdichado) < persona> unlucky; < suceso> unfortunateb) ( desacertado) <medidas/actuación> unfortunate* * *= hapless, unfortunate, unhappy, inauspicious, unlucky, infelicitous, fateful, off-beam.Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.Ex. It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.Ex. In retrospect, this was perhaps a rather inauspicious beginning, for the test apparently broke down in disarray over the question of relevance judgement.Ex. Secondly, a clean proof of the sheet was generally shown to the author for his approval and (if the printer was unlucky) his second thoughts.Ex. Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.Ex. The Russian delegation also presented a handmade book to the National Library of Scotland in remembrance of that fateful Moscow meeting.Ex. The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.----* Algo desafortunado = infelicity.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( desdichado) < persona> unlucky; < suceso> unfortunateb) ( desacertado) <medidas/actuación> unfortunate* * *= hapless, unfortunate, unhappy, inauspicious, unlucky, infelicitous, fateful, off-beam.Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
Ex: It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.Ex: In retrospect, this was perhaps a rather inauspicious beginning, for the test apparently broke down in disarray over the question of relevance judgement.Ex: Secondly, a clean proof of the sheet was generally shown to the author for his approval and (if the printer was unlucky) his second thoughts.Ex: Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.Ex: The Russian delegation also presented a handmade book to the National Library of Scotland in remembrance of that fateful Moscow meeting.Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.* Algo desafortunado = infelicity.* * *desafortunado -da1 (desdichado) ‹persona› unlucky; ‹suceso› unfortunatesiempre ha sido desafortunado en amores/en el juego he's always been unlucky in love/at cardsha sido un día desafortunado it's been an unfortunate day2 (desacertado) ‹medidas/actuación› unfortunateel diestro estuvo desafortunado con la espada the matador performed poorly with the swordsu respuesta fue desafortunada his reply was tactless o unfortunate* * *
desafortunado◊ -da adjetivo
‹ suceso› unfortunate
desafortunado,-a adjetivo
1 (sin suerte) unlucky, unfortunate
2 (inoportuno) inopportune: un comentario desafortunado, an unfortunate remark
' desafortunado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desafortunada
- salada
- salado
- desgraciado
English:
unfortunate
- unhappy
- unlucky
- hapless
* * *desafortunado, -a♦ adj1. [desgraciado] unfortunate;el desafortunado suceso ocurrió ayer the unfortunate event occurred yesterday;un día desafortunado en las carreteras a black day on the roads2. [desacertado] unfortunate;un comentario desafortunado an unfortunate remark;el equipo tuvo una desafortunada actuación the team performed below par;el ministro estuvo bastante desafortunado the minister made some unfortunate remarks3. [sin suerte] unlucky;fue muy desafortunada en amores she was very unlucky in love♦ nm,funlucky person* * *adj unfortunate, unlucky* * *desafortunado, -da adj: unfortunate, unlucky♦ desafortunadamente adv* * *desafortunado adj unfortunate -
12 Pech
n; -s, kein Pl.1. (Missgeschick etc.) bad luck; Pech haben be unlucky (bei, mit with); großes Pech haben be really unlucky; Pech gehabt! bad (umg. tough) luck; so ein Pech! umg. that’s too bad; auf sich selber bezogen: just my luck; er wird wirklich vom Pech verfolgt his bad luck never lets up, he seems to have been born unlucky; wie kann man nur so ein Pech haben! how can anyone be so unlucky?; sie hat Pech mit den Männern she has no luck with men, somehow she always seems to choose the wrong man; er hatte das Pech, beide Mitarbeiter zu verlieren he was unlucky enough ( oder he had the bad luck) to lose both colleagues* * *das Pech(Material) pitch;(Unglück) bad luck* * *Pẹch [pɛç]nt -(e)s, -e1) (Stoff) pitchschwarz wie Pech — (as) black as pitch
ihr Haar ist schwarz wie Pech — her hair is jet black
die beiden halten zusammen wie Pech und Schwefel (inf) — the two are as thick as thieves (Brit) or are inseparable
bei etw Pech haben — to be unlucky in or with sth, to have bad or tough (inf) or lousy (inf) luck in or with sth
Pech gehabt! — tough! (inf)
das ist sein Pech! — that's his hard or bad or tough (inf) luck!
so ein Pech! — just my/our etc luck!
* * *das1) (a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) pitch2) (bad luck: That was tough luck.) tough luck* * *<-[e]s, -e>[pɛç]nt[bei etw dat] \Pech haben (fam) to be unlucky [in [or with] sth], to have bad [or fam tough] luck [in sth]so ein \Pech! (fam)das ist \Pech! hard [or bad] luck!, [that's] too bad!2. (Rückstand bei Destillation von Erdöl) pitch3.* * *das; Pech[e]s, Peche1) pitchzusammenhalten wie Pech und Schwefel — (ugs.) be inseparable; < friends> be as thick as thieves (coll.)
2) o. Pl. (Missgeschick) bad luckgroßes/unerhörtes Pech — rotten (coll.) / (coll.) terrible luck
bei od. mit etwas/ mit jemandem Pech haben — have bad luck with something/somebody; be unlucky with something/somebody
dein Pech, wenn du nicht aufpasst — (ugs.) that's just your hard luck (coll.) if you don't pay attention
* * *1. (Missgeschick etc) bad luck;Pech haben be unlucky (bei, mit with);großes Pech haben be really unlucky;Pech gehabt! bad (umg tough) luck;er wird wirklich vom Pech verfolgt his bad luck never lets up, he seems to have been born unlucky;wie kann man nur so ein Pech haben! how can anyone be so unlucky?;sie hat Pech mit den Männern she has no luck with men, somehow she always seems to choose the wrong man;er hatte das Pech, beide Mitarbeiter zu verlieren he was unlucky enough ( oder he had the bad luck) to lose both colleagues2. Masse: pitch;wie Pech und Schwefel zusammenhalten umg, fig be (as) thick as thieves* * *das; Pech[e]s, Peche1) pitchzusammenhalten wie Pech und Schwefel — (ugs.) be inseparable; < friends> be as thick as thieves (coll.)
2) o. Pl. (Missgeschick) bad luckgroßes/unerhörtes Pech — rotten (coll.) / (coll.) terrible luck
bei od. mit etwas/ mit jemandem Pech haben — have bad luck with something/somebody; be unlucky with something/somebody
dein Pech, wenn du nicht aufpasst — (ugs.) that's just your hard luck (coll.) if you don't pay attention
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13 porter
porter [pɔʀte]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ parapluie, paquet, valise] to carry ; [+ responsabilité] to bearb. ( = apporter) to take• porter l'affaire sur la place publique/devant les tribunaux to take the matter into the public arena/before the courts• porter une œuvre à l'écran/à la scène to make a film/stage a play based on a workd. ( = montrer) [+ signe, trace, blessure, inscription, date] to beare. ( = inscrire) [+ nom] to put downh. ( = conduire, amener) to carry ; ( = entraîner) [foi] to carry alongi. ( = inciter) porter qn à faire qch to lead sb to do sth• tout (nous) porte à croire que... everything leads us to believe that...2. intransitive verba. [bruit, voix, canon] to carryb. [reproche, coup] to hit homec. ( = frapper) c'est la tête qui a porté his head took the blowd. ( = reposer) [poids] porter sur to be supported bye. ► porter sur ( = concerner) [débat, cours] to be about ; [revendications, objection] to concern ; [étude, effort] to be concerned with ; [accent] to fall on3. reflexive verba. [personne]se porter bien/mal to be well/unwellb. ( = se présenter comme) se porter candidat to run as a candidatec. ( = aller) to go• se porter sur ( = se diriger vers) [soupçon, choix] to fall ond. ( = être porté) [vêtement] les jupes se portent très courtes the fashion is for very short skirts* * *pɔʀte
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1) ( transporter) to carry [chose, personne]2) ( apporter)3) ( soutenir) [mur, chaise] to carry, to bear [poids]porter quelqu'un à bout de bras — fig to take on somebody's problems
4) ( avoir sur soi) to wear [robe, bijou, verres de contact]; to have [cheveux longs, moustache]5) ( avoir) to have [initiales, date, titre]; to bear [sceau]le document porte la mention ‘secret’ — the document is marked ‘secret’
6) ( produire) to bear [fleurs]porter des fruits — lit
porter ses fruits — fig to bear fruit
7) ( amener)cela porte le prix du billet à... — this brings the price of the ticket to...
porter la température de l'eau à 80°C — to heat the water to 80°C
8) ( diriger)9) ( inscrire)se faire porter malade or pâle — (colloq) to go (colloq) ou report sick
10) ( inciter)11) (donner, causer)porter bonheur or chance — to be lucky
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porter sur verbe transitif indirect1) ( concerner)porter sur — [débat, article] to be about; [mesure, interdiction] to apply to
2) ( reposer sur)porter sur — [structure] to be resting on
3) ( heurter)
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verbe intransitifun canon qui porte à 500 mètres — a cannon with a range of 500 metres [BrE]
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se porter verbe pronominal1) ( se sentir)se porter bien/mal — [personne] to be well/ill; [affaire] to be going well/badly
2) ( être mis)3) ( se diriger)se porter sur — [soupçon] to fall on
le choix se porta sur le vase — they/she etc chose the vase
tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui — everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction
4) ( se propager)* * *pɔʀte1. vt1) [charge, sac, valise, colis] to carryIl portait une valise. — He was carrying a suitcase.
2) (= apporter)3) (sur soi) [vêtement, barbe, bague] to wearElle porte une jolie robe bleue. — She's wearing a lovely blue dress.
4) (= mettre)porter un fait à la connaissance de qn — to bring a fact to sb's attention, to bring a fact to sb's notice
5) (= inciter)6) [fruits, fleurs] [arbre] to bear7) [enfant] [femme enceinte] to carry8) [responsabilité] to bear, to carry9) [inscription, titre] to bearElle portait le nom de Rosalie. — She went by the name of Rosalie.
10) (= inscrire)porter qch sur [registre] — to write sth down in, to enter sth in
11) [jugement] to pass2. vi1) [voix] to carry2) [coup, argument] to hit homeporter sur [conférence] — to be about, (= peser) to rest on, [accent] to fall on, (= heurter) [choc] to strike
* * *porter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( transporter) to carry [chose, personne]; porter qn sur son lit to get sb into bed; porter qn sur son dos to carry sb on one's back, to give sb a piggyback○; tu ne dois rien porter you mustn't carry anything heavy;2 ( apporter) porter qch quelque part to take sth somewhere [lettre, paquet]; porter qch à qn to take sb sth, to bring sb sth US; porter des messages to run messages; porter la bonne nouvelle to spread the word; porter une affaire devant les tribunaux to bring a case to court;3 ( soutenir) [mur, chaise] to carry, to bear [poids]; mes jambes ne me portent plus my legs are giving out; l'eau te portera the water will hold you up; être porté par le vent [sable, papier] to be blown along by the wind; porter qn à bout de bras fig to take on sb's problems; mes parents sont lourds à porter my parents are emotionally demanding; porter l'espoir de millions d'hommes to be the focus for the hopes of millions; être porté par un mouvement d'espoir to be carried along by a surge of optimism;4 ( avoir sur soi) to wear [robe, bijou, verres de contact]; to have [cheveux longs, balafre]; to have, to wear [barbe, moustache]; porter les armes to bear arms; porter une arme to be armed;5 ( avoir) to have [initiales, date, titre]; to bear [sceau]; ne pas porter de date not to have a date, to be undated; ne pas porter de titre not to have a title, to be untitled; portant le numéro 300 with the number 300; le document porte la mention ‘secret ’ the document is marked ‘secret’; ils ne portent pas le même nom they have different names; quel prénom porte-t-elle? what's her first name?; elle porte le nom de son mari she has taken her husband's name; le nom que je porte est celui de ma grand-mère I'm named after my grandmother; il porte bien son nom the name suits him; bien porter son âge to look good for one's age; porter des traces de sang to be blood-stained; l'arbre ne portait plus de feuilles the tree was bare of leaves; portant une expression de découragement sur son visage looking discouraged; porter en soi une grande volonté de réussir to be full of ambition; cela porter en soi quelques risques it's inherently risky;6 ( produire) to bear [fleurs]; porter des fruits lit, fig to bear fruit; l'enfant qu'elle porte the child she is carrying; le roman qu'il porte en lui his great unwritten novel;7 ( amener) porter qch à [situation, événement] to bring sth to; [personne, entreprise, administration] to put sth up to; cela porte la cotisation/le prix du billet d'avion/le nombre des victimes à… this brings the subscription/the price of the plane ticket/the death toll to…; porter un taux/une cotisation à to put a rate/a subscription up to; porter la température de l'eau à 80°C to heat the water to 80°C; porter qn au pouvoir to bring sb to power; porter qn à la tête d'une entreprise to take sb to the top of a company;8 ( diriger) porter son regard vers to look at; porter qch à sa bouche to raise sth to one's lips; porter qch à son oreille to hold sth to one's ear; porter la main à son chapeau to lift one's hat; si tu portes la main sur elle if you lay a finger on her; porter de l'intérêt à qch to be interested in sth; l'estime/l'amour qu'elle te porte her respect/love for you; porter ses efforts sur qch to devote one's energies to sth; porter un jugement sur qch to pass judgment on sth; faire porter ses accusations sur to direct one's accusations at;9 ( inscrire) porter qch sur un registre to enter sth on a register; porter une somme au crédit de qn to credit a sum to sb's account; être porté disparu to be reported missing; se faire porter malade or pâle○ to go○ ou report sick; porter témoignage to bear witness; porter plainte to lodge a complaint;10 ( inciter) porter qn à être méfiant or à se méfier to make sb cautious; tout le porte à la méfiance everything inclines him to caution; tout nous porte à croire que everything leads us to believe that;11 (donner, causer) porter partout la mort et la destruction to spread death and destruction; porter bonheur or chance to be lucky; porter malheur to be unlucky; ça m'a porté bonheur it brought me luck; ça m'a porté malheur it was unlucky; ⇒ nuit.B porter sur vtr ind1 ( concerner) porter sur [débat, article] to be about; [mesure, accord] to concern, to apply to; [interdiction] to apply to; l'impôt porte sur les objets de luxe the tax applies to luxury goods; l'accent porte sur la deuxième syllabe the accent is on the second syllable;2 ( reposer sur) porter sur [structure] to be resting on;3 ( heurter) porter sur to hit.C vi une voix qui porte a voice that carries; des arguments qui portent convincing arguments; ta critique a porté your criticism hit home; le coup a porté the blow hit home; porter contre un mur to hit a wall; un canon qui porte à 500 mètres a cannon with a range of 500 metresGB; les mortiers ne portent pas jusqu'ici we are out of mortar range.D se porter vpr1 ( se sentir) elle se porte bien/mal/mieux [personne] she is well/ill/better; [affaire] it's going well/badly/better; comment se porte votre femme? how is your wife?; je ne m'en porte pas plus mal I'm none the worse for it; je me porte à merveille I'm absolutely fine;2 ( être mis) [vêtement, bijou, chapeau] cela se porte avec des chaussures plates you wear it with flat shoes; les jupes se portent juste au-dessus du genou cet hiver skirts are being worn just above the knee this year; cela ne se porte plus it has gone out of fashion;3 (aller, se diriger) se porter à la rencontre de qn ( aller) to go to meet sb; ( venir) to come to meet sb; se porter sur [soupçon] to fall on; le choix se porta sur le vase bleu they/she etc chose the blue vase; tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction; se porter à des excès to overindulge;I[pɔrte] verbe transitifA.[TENIR, SUPPORTER]1. [soutenir - colis, fardeau, meuble] to carry ; [ - bannière, pancarte, cercueil] to carry, to beardeux piliers portent le toit two pillars take the weight of ou support the roofporter quelqu'un sur son dos/dans ses bras to carry somebody on one's back/in one's armsB.[METTRE, AMENER][mettre]porter une œuvre à l'écran/à la scène to adapt a work for the screen/the stageporter une affaire devant les tribunaux to take ou to bring a matter before the courtsles frais d'inscription ont été portés à 25 euros the registration fees have been increased ou raised to 25 euros2. [diriger]porter sa ou la main à sa tête to raise one's hand to one's headporter son regard vers ou sur to look towards ou in the direction ofporter ses pas vers to make one's way towards, to head for3. [enregistrer - donnée] to write ou to put down (separable)se faire porter absent/malade to go absent/sickporter 200 euros au crédit de quelqu'un to credit somebody's account with 200 euros, to credit 200 euros to somebody's accountporter son attention sur to focus one's attention on, to turn one's attention toil a fait porter tout son effort ou ses efforts sur la réussite du projet he did his utmost to make the project successfula. [pour accomplir une tâche] to have somebody in mind (for a job)b. [pour l'épouser] to have one's eye on somebody5. [inciter]porter quelqu'un à quelque chose: mon intervention l'a portée à plus de clémence my intervention made her inclined ou prompted her to be more lenientl'alcool peut porter les gens à des excès/à la violence alcohol can drive people to excesses/induce people to be violenttout porte à croire que... everything leads one to believe that...tous les indices portent à penser que c'est lui le coupable all the evidence suggests he is the guilty one6. [éprouver]porter de l'intérêt à quelqu'un/quelque chose to be interested in somebody/somethingC.[AVOIR SUR SOI, EN SOI][badge, décoration] to wear[barbe, couettes, moustache, perruque] to have[pistolet, stylo] to carryelle porte toujours du noir she always dresses in ou wears blackporter les cheveux longs/courts/relevés to wear one's hair long/short/upla signature que porte le tableau the signature (which) appears ou is on the painting3. [nom, prénom, patronyme] to havel'espoir/la rancune que je portais en moi the hope/resentment I bore within me6. [enfant, petit, portée] to carry————————[pɔrte] verbe intransitif1. [son, voix] to carry[canon, fusil]2. [faire mouche - critique, mot, plaisanterie] to hit ou to strike home ; [ - observation] to be heard ou heeded ; [ - coup] to hit home, to tell3. [cogner]c'est le crâne qui a porté the skull took the impact ou the full forceporter sur ou contre to hit4. [dans l'habillement masculin]porter à droite/gauche to dress on the right/left————————porter sur verbe plus préposition1. [concerner - suj: discussion, discours, chapitre, recherches] to be about, to be concerned with ; [ - suj: critiques] to be aimed at ; [ - suj: loi, mesures] to concern ; [ - suj: dossier, reportage] to be about ou onle détournement porte sur plusieurs millions d'euros the embezzlement concerns several million euros2. [reposer sur - suj: charpente] to rest onl'accent porte sur la deuxième syllabe LINGUISTIQUE the accent falls on the second syllable, the second syllable is stressed————————se porter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[bijou, chaussures, vêtement] to be worn————————se porter verbe pronominal intransitif1. [personne]comment vous portez-vous? how do you feel?, how are you (feeling)?à bientôt, portez-vous bien! see you soon, look after yourself!il va bientôt s'en aller, je ne m'en porterai que mieux he's going to leave soon and I'll feel all the better for itnos parents ne prenaient pas de congés et ne s'en portaient pas plus mal our parents never took time off and they were none the worse for it2. [se proposer comme]3. [aller]se porter en tête d'une procession/course to take the lead in a procession/race————————se porter à verbe pronominal plus préposition————————se porter sur verbe pronominal plus préposition[choix, soupçon] to fall on[conversation] to turn toII[pɔrte]→ link=porté porté[pɔrtɛr] nom masculin[bière] porter -
14 sal
f.1 salt (cooking & chemistry).sal común o de cocina cooking saltsal gema rock saltsal marina sea saltsal de mesa table salt2 wit (gracia).es la sal de la vida it's one of the little things that makes life worth living3 charm (garbo).4 misfortune, bad luck. ( Central American Spanish, Carib, Mexican Spanish)echar la sal a alguien to put a jinx on somebody5 piquancy, liveliness, salt, spice.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: salir.* * *1→ link=salir salir————————1 salt1 smelling salts\echar sal a algo to add salt to somethingla sal de la vida figurado the spice of lifesal de cocina cooking saltsal de frutas fruit salts pluralsal fina table saltsal gema rock saltsal gorda coarse saltsales de baño bath salts* * *noun f.* * *ISF1) (Culin, Quím) saltsal común — kitchen salt, cooking salt
sal de cocina — kitchen salt, cooking salt
sal de eno — CAm fruit salts, liver salts
sal gorda — kitchen salt, cooking salt
2) [de persona] (=gracia) wit; (=encanto) charm3) LAm (=mala suerte) misfortune, piece of bad luckII* * *I1) (Coc) saltcaerle (la) sal a alguien — (Méx fam)
le cayó la sal con la venta de la casa — she was unlucky o she had bad luck when she sold the house
echarle la sal a alguien — (Méx fam) to put a jinx on somebody
la sal de la tierra — the salt of the earth
2) (Quím) salt3) (fam) (gracia, chispa)IIesa sal que tiene para contar anécdotas — her witty o funny way of telling stories
* * *= salt.Ex. Some subjects have both common and technical names, e.g. salt or sodium chloride.----* camión que esparce sal en las carreteras = gritter.* echar sal = salt.* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* grano de sal = grain of salt.* minas de sal = saltworks.* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* poner sal = salt.* sabor a sal = saltiness.* sal de ajo = garlic salt.* sal de la tierra = salt of the earth.* sal de mesa = table salt.* sal de roca = rock salt.* sales de baño = bath salts.* sal fina = table salt.* sal gema = rock salt.* sal gorda = kitchen salt, cooking salt, coarse salt.* sal gruesa = rock salt, cooking salt, kitchen salt, coarse salt.* sal marina = sea salt.* * *I1) (Coc) saltcaerle (la) sal a alguien — (Méx fam)
le cayó la sal con la venta de la casa — she was unlucky o she had bad luck when she sold the house
echarle la sal a alguien — (Méx fam) to put a jinx on somebody
la sal de la tierra — the salt of the earth
2) (Quím) salt3) (fam) (gracia, chispa)IIesa sal que tiene para contar anécdotas — her witty o funny way of telling stories
* * *= salt.Ex: Some subjects have both common and technical names, e.g. salt or sodium chloride.
* camión que esparce sal en las carreteras = gritter.* echar sal = salt.* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* grano de sal = grain of salt.* minas de sal = saltworks.* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* poner sal = salt.* sabor a sal = saltiness.* sal de ajo = garlic salt.* sal de la tierra = salt of the earth.* sal de mesa = table salt.* sal de roca = rock salt.* sales de baño = bath salts.* sal fina = table salt.* sal gema = rock salt.* sal gorda = kitchen salt, cooking salt, coarse salt.* sal gruesa = rock salt, cooking salt, kitchen salt, coarse salt.* sal marina = sea salt.* * *sal1A ( Coc) saltéchale or ponle una pizca de sal add a pinch of saltmantequilla sin sal unsalted buttercaerle (la) sal a algn ( Méx fam): le cayó la sal con la venta de la casa she was unlucky o she had bad luck when she sold the housela sal de la tierra the salt of the earthCompuestos:common saltgarlic saltcooking salttable salt● sal finatable salt● sal gemarock saltA ( Coc) cooking salt(CS) cooking saltsea saltiodized salt( fam); life, sparkla música flamenca le puso un poco de sal y pimienta a la fiesta the flamenco music added a bit of spark o life to the partyle falta un poco de sal y pimienta she has no spark o life about her¡qué sal y pimienta con la que bailan! they're such lively dancers!B ( Quím) saltCompuestos:fruit salts (pl)( Per) caustic sodafpl smelling salts (pl)fpl bath salts (pl)hydrochloric acidC ( fam)(gracia, chispa): esa sal que tiene para contar anécdotas her witty o funny way of telling storiespara mí viajar es la sal de la vida for me travel is the spice of life* * *
Del verbo salir: ( conjugate salir)
sal es:
2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
sal
salir
sal sustantivo femenino
1 (Coc) salt;
echarle la sal a algn (Méx fam) to put a jinx on sb
2 (Quím) salt;
sales de baño bath salts (pl)
salir ( conjugate salir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( partir) to leave;◊ ¿a qué hora sale el tren? what time does the train leave?;
el jefe había salido de viaje the boss was away;
salió corriendo (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq);
sal de algo to leave from sth;
¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?;
salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven;
sal para algo to leave for sth
2 ( al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go out;
no puedo sal, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here;
sal de algo to come out/get out of sth;
¡sal de ahí/de aquí! come out of there/get out of here!;
¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?;
nunca ha salido de España he's never been out of Spain;
sal por la ventana/por la puerta to get out through the window/leave by the door;
salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden;
¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?;
salió a hacer las compras she's gone out (to do the) shopping
3 ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave;◊ ¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you get out of class o finish your class?;
¿cuándo sale del hospital? when is he coming out of (the) hospital?
4
sal con algn to go out with sb
5 [clavo/tapón/mancha] to come out;
[ anillo] to come off
1 (aparecer, manifestarse)
(+ me/te/le etc)
le están saliendo los dientes she's teething;
me salió una ampolla I've got a blister;
le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash;
me salieron granos I broke out o (BrE) came out in spots;
me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding;
a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves
( de detrás de una nube) to come out
2
[ disco] to come out, be released;
(+ compl)
1 ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):
ahora mismo no me sale su nombre (fam) I can't think of her name right now;
no le salían las palabras he couldn't get his words out
2
◊ sale más barato/caro it works out less/more expensiveb) ( resultar):◊ todo salió bien everything turned out o worked out well;
salió tal como lo planeamos it turned out just as we planned;
no salió ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs came out;
¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?;
sal bien/mal en un examen (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam;
(+ me/te/le etc)
3 (de situación, estado) sal de algo ‹ de apuro› to get out of sth;
‹ de depresión› to get over sth;
sal adelante [ negocio] to stay afloat, survive;
[ propuesta] to prosper;◊ lograron sal adelante they managed to get through it
4 ( con preposición)a)
b)
salirse verbo pronominal
1
[ leche] to boil over;
salse de algo ‹ de carretera› to come/go off sth;
‹ de tema› to get off sth;
procura no salte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget
[ gas] to escape, come out
2 ( soltarse) [pedazo/pieza] to come off;
(+ me/te/le etc)
3 ( irse) to leave;
salse de algo ‹ de asociación› to leave sth;◊ salse con la suya to get one's (own) way
sal sustantivo femenino
1 salt
sal fina o de mesa, table salt
sal gruesa o gorda, cooking salt
sales de baño, bath salts
2 fam (chispa, gracejo) wit, sparkle
la sal de la vida, the spice of life
salir verbo intransitivo
1 (de un lugar) to go out: nunca ha salido de su país, he's never been out of his country
el ladrón salió por la ventana, the burglar got out through the window
(si el hablante está fuera) to come out: ¡sal de la habitación, por favor! please, come out of the room!
2 Inform to exit
(de un sistema) to log off
3 (partir) to leave: salí de casa a mediodía, I left home at noon
nuestro avión sale a las seis, our plane departs at six
4 (para divertirse) to go out: siempre sale los viernes, she always goes out on Friday
5 (tener una relación) to go out: está saliendo con Ana, he's going out with Ana
6 Dep to start
(en juegos) to lead
7 (manifestarse, emerger) le ha salido un grano en la cara, he has got a spot on his face
me salió sangre de la nariz, my nose was bleeding
(un astro) to rise: la Luna sale al atardecer, the moon comes out in the evening
(retoñar, germinar) to sprout
8 (surgir) la idea salió de ti, it was your idea
9 (aparecer) mi hermana salía en (la) televisión, my sister appeared on television
(un libro, un disco, etc) to come out
10 salir a (parecerse) ha salido a su hermano, he takes after his brother
(costar) el almuerzo sale a 800 pesetas cada uno, lunch works out at 800 pesetas a head
11 (resultar) su hija le ha salido muy estudiosa, her daughter has turned out to be very studious
salió premiado el número 5.566, the winning number was 5,566
(una operación matemática) a él le da 20, pero a mí me sale 25, he gets 20, but I make it 25
12 (costar) nos sale barato, it works out cheap
13 (superar una situación, una gran dificultad) to come through, get over: estuvo muy enfermo, pero salió de esa, he was very ill, but he pulled through
14 (ser elegido por votación) salió alcalde, he was elected mayor
♦ Locuciones: salir con, (manifestación inesperada) no me salgas ahora con estupideces, stop talking nonsense
' sal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afuera
- corta
- corto
- derretir
- hervir
- le
- media
- medio
- pizca
- rasa
- raso
- salir
- salar
- salada
- salado
- salero
- sazonar
- sosa
- soso
- vinagrera
- pellizco
- poder
- por
- reducir
English:
bow
- coarse
- grain
- overdo
- pass
- pinch
- put
- rock salt
- salt
- salt-free
- reach
- some
- unsalted
* * *♦ nf1. [condimento] salt;echar sal a [guiso] to add salt to;sin sal [mantequilla] unsaltedsal de cocina cooking salt;sal común cooking salt;sal fina table salt;sal de fruta fruit salts;sal gema rock salt;Esp sal gorda [en la cocina] cooking salt; Fig [como descripción] coarse salt; Fig [humor soez] coarse humour;sal gruesa cooking salt;sal marina sea salt;sal de mesa table salt2. Quím saltsal amónica sal ammoniac3. [gracia] wit;[garbo] verve;tiene mucha sal bailando she dances with great verve;es la sal de la vida it's one of the things that make life worth living4. CAm, Carib, Méx [desgracia] misfortune, bad luck;echar la sal a alguien to put a jinx on sb♦ sales nfpl1. [para reanimar] smelling salts* * *I f1 salt;sin sal salt-free, without salt;bajo en sal low in salt, low-salt atrsal y pimienta spark, zest3 C.Am., Méxbad luckII vb → salir* * *sal nf1) : salt2) CA, Mex : misfortune, bad luck* * *sal n salt -
15 chance
chance [∫ɑ̃s]feminine nouna. ( = bonne fortune, hasard) luck• c'est une chance que... it's lucky that...• quelle chance ! wasn't that lucky!• pas de chance ! hard luck!• ce n'est pas mon jour de chance ! it's not my day!• courir or tenter sa chance to try one's luck• la chance a tourné his (or her etc) luck has changedb. ( = possibilité de succès) chance• donner sa chance or ses chances à qn to give sb his chance• quelles sont ses chances ? what are his chances?• c'est la chance de ma/sa vie it's the opportunity of a lifetime► avoir + chance(s)• il n'a aucune chance he hasn't got or doesn't stand a chance• il y a une chance sur cent que... there's a one-in-a-hundred chance that...• il y a toutes les chances que... there's every chance that...* * *ʃɑ̃s1) ( sort favorable) (good) luckc'est bien ma chance! — iron just my luck!
pas de chance, tu as perdu! — hard luck, you've lost!
la chance a voulu que je le croise — as luck would have it, I bumped into him
avoir une chance du tonnerre — (colloq) to have the luck of the devil
par chance — luckily, fortunately
2) ( possibilité) chance‘il va pleuvoir?’ - ‘il y a des chances’ — ‘is it going to rain?’ - ‘probably’
3) ( fortune) luck4) ( occasion favorable) chance, opportunityla chance de ma vie — the chance ou opportunity of a lifetime
* * *ʃɑ̃s1. nf1) (= heureux hasard)Tu as de la chance de partir au soleil! — You're lucky, going off to the sun!
je n'ai pas de chance (cette fois) — I'm out of luck, (en général) I never have any luck
C'est une chance, on a un train dans cinq minutes. — That's a bit of luck, there's a train in five minutes.
encore une chance que...; Encore une chance qu'il ne se soit pas plaint! — It's lucky that he didn't complain!
une chance sur deux — a fifty-fifty chance, a one-in-two chance
avoir une chance de faire qch; On a une chance de s'en tirer sans amende. — There's a chance that we'll get away without having to pay a fine.
Il n'a aucune chance. — He's got no chance.
3) (= occasion de réussir)Rends-toi, Joe, c'est ta dernière chance! — Give yourself up Joe, it's your last chance!
de la dernière chance (conférence, négociations, réunion, épreuve, opération, manifestation) — last-ditch
2. chances nfpl(= probabilités) chancesIl a des chances de réussir. — He's got a good chance of passing.
Il a des chances de gagner. — He has a good chance of winning.
Il y a de fortes chances pour que Paul soit malade. — It's highly likely that Paul is ill.
* * *chance nf1 ( sort favorable) (good) luck; quelle chance! what (a piece of) luck!; c'est bien ma chance! iron just my luck!; pas de chance, tu as perdu! bad luck, you've lost!; coup de chance stroke of luck; chance inespérée unexpected stroke of luck; la chance a voulu que je le croise as luck would have it, I bumped into him; la chance aidant, il a réussi he was lucky, he succeeded; la chance aidant, il réussira with a bit of luck, he'll succeed; il y a une belle part de chance dans sa réussite luck played quite a part in his/her success; la chance leur a souri fortune smiled on them; avoir de la chance to be lucky; ne pas avoir de chance to be unlucky; il n'a pas eu de chance ( à un examen) he was unlucky; ( ces derniers temps) he hasn't had much luck; avoir une chance du tonnerre○ or de cocu○ to have the luck of the devil; avoir la chance de faire to have the good luck to do; courir or tenter sa chance to try one's luck; avoir la chance de trouver une maison to be lucky enough to find a house; c'est une chance de pouvoir partir or que nous puissions partir we're lucky to be able to leave; par chance luckily, fortunately;2 ( possibilité) chance (de qch of sth; de faire of doing); il y a (encore) une chance de paix there's (still) a chance of peace; mes recherches ont peu de chances d'aboutir my research is unlikely to come to anything; il y a de fortes chances (pour) qu'elle vienne there's every chance that she will come; il a ses chances he stands a good chance; il n'a aucune chance he doesn't stand a chance; mettre toutes les chances de son côté to take no chances; avoir une chance sur dix de gagner to have a one in ten chance of winning; il a une chance sur deux he has a fifty-fifty chance; garder or conserver toutes ses chances still to have a chance (de faire of doing, to do); ‘il va pleuvoir?’-‘il y a des chances’ ‘is it going to rain?’-‘probably’;3 ( fortune) luck; leur chance a tourné their luck has turned; tenter or courir sa chance to try one's luck; ⇒ bonheur;4 ( occasion favorable) chance, opportunity; c'est la chance de ma vie it's the chance ou opportunity of a lifetime; donner or laisser une chance à qn to give sb a chance; la CEE est une chance pour leur pays the EC represents an opportunity for their country; saisir sa chance to seize the opportunity; c'est la réunion de la dernière chance the meeting is the last hope.[ʃɑ̃s] nom féminin1. [aléa, hasard] luck2. [hasard favorable] (good) luckavoir de la/ne pas avoir de chance to be lucky/unluckydonner ou laisser sa chance à quelqu'un to give somebody his chance4. [éventualité, probabilité] chanceson projet a de fortes ou grandes chances d'être adopté his plan stands a good chance of being adoptedn'hésite pas, tu as tes chances don't hesitate, you've got ou you stand a chance————————par chance locution adverbiale -
16 sfortuna sf
[sfor'tuna]misfortune, bad o ill luck no plho avuto sfortuna ieri sera, non ho vinto niente — I was unlucky last night, I didn't win anything
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17 sfortuna
sf [sfor'tuna]misfortune, bad o ill luck no plho avuto sfortuna ieri sera, non ho vinto niente — I was unlucky last night, I didn't win anything
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18 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 -
19 cambios
(n.) = second thoughts, ebb and flowEx. Secondly, a clean proof of the sheet was generally shown to the author for his approval and (if the printer was unlucky) his second thoughts.Ex. This natural ebb and flow necessarily picks up speed as change accelerates.* * *(n.) = second thoughts, ebb and flowEx: Secondly, a clean proof of the sheet was generally shown to the author for his approval and (if the printer was unlucky) his second thoughts.
Ex: This natural ebb and flow necessarily picks up speed as change accelerates. -
20 dudas
f.pl.misgivings, ifs and buts, second thoughts.pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: dudar.* * *= hesitation, misgiving, second thoughtsEx. In order to overcome the unfamiliarity with or hesitation to use new data bases and techniques users of all levels must become familiar with search aids.Ex. This article relates some impressions of a librarian elected to the municipal council and agreeing, with some misgivings, to serve on the library committee.Ex. Secondly, a clean proof of the sheet was generally shown to the author for his approval and (if the printer was unlucky) his second thoughts.* * *= hesitation, misgiving, second thoughtsEx: In order to overcome the unfamiliarity with or hesitation to use new data bases and techniques users of all levels must become familiar with search aids.
Ex: This article relates some impressions of a librarian elected to the municipal council and agreeing, with some misgivings, to serve on the library committee.Ex: Secondly, a clean proof of the sheet was generally shown to the author for his approval and (if the printer was unlucky) his second thoughts.
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