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'fo: ən1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) fortuna, suerte2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) fortuna•- fortunately
- fortune-teller
- tell someone's fortune
- tell fortune
fortune n1. suerte2. fortunatr['fɔːʧən]■ have you ever had your fortune told? ¿te han dicho la buenaventura alguna vez?2 (money) fortuna■ we follow the hero's fortunes through a series of adventures seguimos las vicisitudes del protagonista a través de una serie de aventuras\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfortune cookie galleta de la buenaventurafortunes of war peripecias nombre femenino plural de la guerrafortune ['fɔrʧən] n1) : fortuna fto seek one's fortune: buscar uno su fortuna2) luck: suerte f, fortuna f3) destiny, future: destino m, buenaventura f4) : dineral m, platal mshe spent a fortune: se gastó un dineraln.• andanza s.f.• bien s.m.• bolsa s.f.• buenaventura s.f.• fortuna s.f.• suerte s.f.• ventura s.f.'fɔːrtʃən, 'fɔːtʃən, 'fɔːtʃuːn1) c (money, prosperity) fortuna f; ( a lot of money) (colloq) (no pl) dineral m, platal m (AmS fam), pastón m (Esp fam)2)a) c ( fate)I followed his fortune(s) with interest — seguí su trayectoria or sus peripecias con interés
to tell/read somebody's fortune — decirle*/leerle la buenaventura a algn
b) u ( destiny) destino m, sino m (liter)3) u ( luck)['fɔːtʃǝn]good fortune — suerte f, fortuna f
1. N1) (=luck) fortuna f, suerte fthe fortunes of war — las vicisitudes or las peripecias de la guerra
he restored the company's fortunes — restableció la prosperidad de la empresa, devolvió el éxito a la compañía
2) (=fate) suerte f, destino m3) (=property, wealth) fortuna fto marry a fortune — casarse con un hombre/una mujer acaudalado(-a)
4) (=huge amount of money) dineral m, platal m (LAm) *to cost a fortune — costar un ojo de la cara *, valer un dineral
to make a fortune — enriquecerse, ganar un dineral
a small fortune — un montón de dinero, un dineral
2.CPDfortune cookie N — (esp US) galleta china con un mensaje sobre la suerte
fortune hunter N — cazafortunas mf inv
* * *['fɔːrtʃən, 'fɔːtʃən, 'fɔːtʃuːn]1) c (money, prosperity) fortuna f; ( a lot of money) (colloq) (no pl) dineral m, platal m (AmS fam), pastón m (Esp fam)2)a) c ( fate)I followed his fortune(s) with interest — seguí su trayectoria or sus peripecias con interés
to tell/read somebody's fortune — decirle*/leerle la buenaventura a algn
b) u ( destiny) destino m, sino m (liter)3) u ( luck)good fortune — suerte f, fortuna f
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