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fortunes

/ˈfɔːtʃuːnz/

/ˈfɔrʧənz/

Translations

fortunenoun

fortunes

/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

/ˈfɔrʧən/

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

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

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

Synonyms

fortuneverb

fortunes

fortuned

Past Simple

fortuned

Past Participle

fortuning

Gerund

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

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.

Synonyms

come about

Definitions

fortunenoun

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.

fortuneverb

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.