fortune

fortune
'fo: ən
noun
1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) skjebne, hell, lykke
2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) formue
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- fortunately
- fortune-teller
- tell someone's fortune
- tell fortune
flaks
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formue
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hell
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lykke
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subst. \/ˈfɔːtʃuːn\/, \/ˈfɔːtjuːn\/, \/ˈfɔːtʃ(ə)n\/
1) formue, rikdom, velstand
• he left a vast fortune
han etterlot seg en stor formue
2) skjebne, livsvilkår, omstendigheter
• when fortune changes
når skjebnen snur seg
3) hell, lykke, fremgang
• they wished him good fortune
de ønsket ham lykke til
adverse\/bad\/evil\/ill fortune ulykke, uflaks
by good fortune ved et hell
come\/get into a fortune arve en formue, få en stor arv
be favoured by fortune ha hellet med seg, ha lykken med seg
Fortune lykken personifisert, fru Fortuna
fortune favours the brave\/bold lykken står den tapre bi
fortune smiles on someone lykken smiler til noen
the fortunes of war krigslykken
gentleman of fortune eventyrer
have good fortune ha flaks, ha hellet med seg
have the good fortune to være så heldig å
• I have the good fortune to know the Prime Minister
jeg er så heldig at jeg kjenner statsministeren
make a fortune tjene en formue
make one's fortune skape seg en fremtid, skape seg en posisjon, bli rik
a man of fortune en formuende mann
marry a fortune gifte seg til penger
a piece of good fortune en lykke, flaks
• it was a piece of good fortune
det var flaks
push one's fortune slå seg frem, arbeide seg frem
seek one's fortune søke lykken
a small fortune en hel liten formue, en masse penger
soldier of fortune eventyrer, lykkeridder
be someone's fortune to falle til noen å
• it has been my fortune to raise other people's children
det har falt på meg å oppdra andre folks barn
tell fortunes by the cards spå i kort
tell someone's fortune spå noen
• I had my fortune told
jeg ble spådd
try one's fortune prøve lykken
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verb \/ˈfɔːtʃuːn\/, \/ˈfɔːtjuːn\/, \/ˈfɔːtʃ(ə)n\/
(foreldet) skje, slumpe
fortune upon finne tilfeldig

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