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fortune

/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

/ˈfɔrʧən/

fortunenoun

fortunes

/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

/ˈfɔrʧən/

Translations

fortune

He made a fortune in the stock market.

Il a fait fortune en bourse.

chance

She had the good fortune to win the lottery.

Elle a eu la chance de gagner à la loterie.

Additional translations

destinDans le sens de destin ou avenir révélé par la divination.

destinéesSurtout au pluriel, pour parler du cours des événements ou de la situation d’un groupe.

Definitions

A large amount of money or assets.

He made a fortune in the stock market.

Chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs.

She had the good fortune to win the lottery.

A person's destiny or future, often as revealed by a supernatural means.

She visited a psychic to learn about her fortune.

Success or failure experienced by a person or group over time (usually in the plural).

The company’s fortunes changed dramatically after the new CEO arrived.

Synonyms

fortuneverb

fortuned

Past Simple

fortuned

Past Participle

fortuning

ing-form

Literary/archaic verb meaning ‘to endow with fortune’ or ‘to happen by chance’.

Translations

enrichirDans le sens de rendre riche.

The inheritance fortuned him beyond his wildest dreams.

L’héritage l’a enrichi au-delà de ses rêves les plus fous.

Additional translations

advenirRegistre littéraire, pour dire qu’un événement arrive par hasard.

Definitions

To endow (someone) with wealth or good luck.

The inheritance fortuned him beyond his wildest dreams.

(Intransitive, literary) To occur or happen by chance.

It fortuned that they met again years later.

Synonyms

come about

fortuneadjective

/ˈfɔː.tʃuːn/

/ˈfɔr.tʃən/

Used attributively before another noun, e.g. “fortune cookie”, “fortune teller”.

Translations

divinatoireRelatif à la divination ou à la lecture de l’avenir.

She bought a fortune card.

Elle a acheté une carte divinatoire.

Definitions

Relating to or used in fortune-telling; associated with luck.

She cracked open a fortune cookie after dinner.