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f fortuneavere fortuna be successful( essere fortunato) be luckybuona fortuna! good luck!fare fortuna make a fortuneper fortuna luckilydi fortuna makeshiftatterraggio m di fortuna emergency landing* * *fortuna s.f.1 fortune; luck: buona fortuna!, good luck!; che ( gran) fortuna!, what (wonderful) luck!; colpo di fortuna, stroke of luck; fortuna che non c'ero, luckily I wasn't there; ebbi la fortuna di trovarlo subito, I was lucky enough to find it at once; aver fortuna, to be in luck (o to be lucky); non ho avuto la fortuna di conoscerlo, I wasn't lucky enough to know him; portar fortuna, to bring luck; avere la fortuna dalla propria ( parte), to have fortune (o luck) on one's side; aver fortuna in qlco., to have good luck in sthg.; aver fortuna con le donne, con gli uomini, to be lucky in love; aver fortuna negli affari, to be successful in business; non aver fortuna, to have no luck (o to be out of luck o to be unlucky); tentare la fortuna, to try one's fortune (o luck); afferrare la fortuna per i capelli, to seize an (o one's) opportunity; affidarsi alla fortuna, to trust to luck (o fortune); augurare buona fortuna a qlcu., to wish s.o. good luck; leggere la fortuna a qlcu., to tell s.o.'s fortune; i capricci della fortuna, the whims of fortune // fortuna volle, as luck would have it // (mit.) Fortuna, Fortune: la ruota della Fortuna, the wheel of Fortune; la fortuna gli arrise, Fortune smiled on him; la fortuna aiuta i forti, Fortune favours the brave // per fortuna, fortunately (o luckily)2 ( ricchezza, patrimonio) fortune, patrimony; riches (pl.), wealth [U]: ha speso una fortuna in quadri, he has spent a fortune on pictures; ci ha rimesso una fortuna, he lost a fortune; avere una fortuna, to have a fortune; sperperare la propria fortuna, to squander one's fortune // far fortuna, to make a fortune (o fam. to make a pile o to achieve wealth) // beni di fortuna, wealth (o means o property)3 ( riuscita, successo) fortune, success: il suo tentativo ebbe fortuna, his attempt was successful; la fortuna di un libro, di uno scrittore, the success of a book, of a writer; cercar fortuna all'estero, to seek one's fortune abroad; essere l'artefice della propria fortuna, to be the architect of one's own success (o to be a self-made man); far fortuna, to make one's fortune4 ( emergenza) emergency: mezzo di fortuna, makeshift; ponte di fortuna, emergency bridge; pranzo di fortuna, potluck; letto di fortuna, shakedown; riparazioni di fortuna, makeshift (o temporary) repairs // ( assicurazioni) fortuna di mare, sea risks // (aer.): atterraggio di fortuna, forced (o emergency) landing; campo di fortuna, emergency landing-ground7 (letter.) → fortunale.* * *[for'tuna]sostantivo femminile1) (sorte) fortune, chance2) (sorte favorevole) fortune, good luckavere la fortuna di fare — to be fortunate (enough) to do, to have the good fortune to do
che fortuna! — colloq. you lucky thing!
per fortuna — by good fortune, luckily
non ho la fortuna di conoscerla — (in espressioni di cortesia) I don't have the pleasure of knowing you
3) (ricchezza) fortunefare fortuna — to strike it rich, to make one's pile colloq.
costare una fortuna — to cost a fortune o the earth colloq.
4) (successo) fortune••la fortuna aiuta gli audaci — prov. who dares wins, fortune favours the brave
* * *fortuna/for'tuna/sostantivo f.1 (sorte) fortune, chance; gioco di fortuna game of chance2 (sorte favorevole) fortune, good luck; avere la fortuna di fare to be fortunate (enough) to do, to have the good fortune to do; che fortuna! colloq. you lucky thing! buona fortuna! all the best! good luck! per fortuna by good fortune, luckily; è una fortuna che it's a mercy (that); aveva la fortuna dalla sua (parte) luck was on his side; non avere fortuna to be out of luck; essere abbandonato dalla fortuna to run out of luck; la fortuna sta girando our luck is on turn; è stata una fortuna per lui che it was fortunate for him that; non ho la fortuna di conoscerla (in espressioni di cortesia) I don't have the pleasure of knowing you3 (ricchezza) fortune; fare fortuna to strike it rich, to make one's pile colloq.; costare una fortuna to cost a fortune o the earth colloq.4 (successo) fortune; il film non ha avuto fortuna the film was unsuccessful5 di fortuna (improvvisato) riparo di fortuna makeshift shelter; pista di fortuna airstrip; atterraggio di fortuna crash landing; letto di fortuna shakedownla fortuna aiuta gli audaci prov. who dares wins, fortune favours the brave; portare fortuna to bring good luck.
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