Fortune in spanish

Fortuna

pronunciation: foʊɹ̩tunɑ part of speech: noun
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fortune1 = fortuna, destino, suerte. 

Example: These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.

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» bring + good fortune = traer (buena) suerte, nacer con un pan bajo el brazo, venir con un pan bajo el brazo.

Example: Today, people sometimes hire a chimney sweep to attend their wedding in the hopes he will bring them good fortune!.

» by bad fortune = por mala fortuna, por mala suerte, por desgracia, desgraciadamente.

Example: Usually, there were mules to ride, but by bad fortune, another party had arrived a day or so sooner and taken them all.

» by good fortune = por suerte, por fortuna, afortunadamente.

Example: Also they intended to plunder us of all our riches, but by good fortune we were able to defeat and capture them.

» find + Posesivo + good fortune = encontrar la suerte.

Example: So at the age of seventeen he left his friends and family to find his good fortune which he was sure existed somewhere in the world.

» fortune cookie = galleta de la fortuna, galleta de la suerte.

Example: The article 'The fortune cookie: socio-political impact of information technology' predicts that information technologies will radically alter the nature of our society and affect the prevailing economic, political, and social values.

» fortune favours the bold = fortuna favorece a los audaces, la; fortuna favorece a los valientes, la; fortuna favorece a los osados, la.

Example: So when you next want to do your Thing and help more people with it, remember that fortune favours the bold.

» fortune favours the brave = fortuna favorece a los audaces, la; fortuna favorece a los valientes, la; fortuna favorece a los osados, la.

Example: The first Nobel Prize winner of India might have written these words, as he knew that 'fortune favours the brave'.

» fortunes and misfortunes = aventuras y desventuras.

Example: The fortunes and misfortunes of this extraordinary family provide the material for a singularly colourful reflection of English life over three centuries.

» fortune's wheel = rueda de la fortuna, la.

Example: Fortune's wheel first appears in classical antiquity as a metaphor for the vicissitudes of life for it raises the hopeful and abases the proud.

» fortune teller = adivino, pitonisa.

Example: The technique of cold reading is used by fortune tellers, astrologers, & others who wish to convince their clients of their capabilities to divine true character = La técnica de la lectura en frío es usada por adivinos, astrólogos y otros que desean convencer a sus clientes de sus capacidades para adivinar su verdadero carácter.

» fortune telling = cartomancia, adivinar el futuro, adivinación del futuro.

Example: I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.

» good fortune = suerte, fortuna, buena suerte, buena fortuna, dicha, felicidad.

Example: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.

» ill-fortune = mala fortuna, mala suerte, infortunio. 

Example: Through ill-fortune he met with death, and his good work remained unfinished.

» misfortune = adversidad, contratiempo, avatares, mala fortuna, mala suerte, infortunio, desgracia. 

Example: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.

» reversal of fortune = revés de la fortuna.

Example: The article 'A reversal of fortune' reports on 2 recent USA Supreme Court cases which have favoured the interests of copyright defendants over those of plaintiffs.

» run of bad fortune = racha de mala suerte.

Example: Nokia's run of bad fortune shows no sign of letting up anytime soon.

» run of good fortune = racha de buena suerte.

Example: This is because, from a statistical point of view, in the lottery it is possible for a few people to have a remarkable run of good fortune.

» wheel of fortune, the = rueda de la fortuna, la.

Example: The continual cycle of change is represented by the wheel of fortune, in which good and evil, luck and ruin, harmony and discord perpetually wax and wane.

fortune2 = fortuna, riqueza. 

Example: Robert Watt was thoroughly bitten by the bibliography bug and although he bequeathed an important piece of work to posterity, he and his surviving family can hardly be said to have enjoyed good fortune from it.

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» amass + a fortune = amasar una fortuna.

Example: Since leaving office in 2007, Blair has amassed a fortune estimated to be in excess of 20 million pounds.

» cost + a fortune = costar una fortuna, valer una fortuna, costar un ojo de la cara, valer un ojo de la cara, costar el oro y el moro, valer el oro y el moro, costar un riñón, valer un riñón, valer un dineral, costar un dineral.

Example: Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.

» make + a fortune = hacer fortuna.

Example: Lester J. V. Halvorsen, a Swedish immigrant who made a fortune in lumber, built the mansion for his Italian bride.

» make + Posesivo + fortune = hacer fortuna.

Example: Trading for cash, not credit, Lackington relied on the size of his turnover to make his fortune.

» marry + a fortune = casarse con alguien rico, casarse con alguien de dinero.

Example: She was in trouble and wanted to marry a fortune and save the whole family -- as sly as a fox.

» seek + Posesivo + fortune = buscar fortuna.

Example: In this rollicking, inspirational tale, a kid has his fill of back-breaking work in the steel mill, thumbs his nose at college and sets off to seek his fortune.

» sit on + a fortune = disponer de una fortuna, tener una fortuna, contar con una fortuna.

Example: Kenya and other African states are sitting on a fortune in the form of unexploited natural cures.

» spend + a fortune = gastarse una fortuna, gastarse un montón, gastarse el oro y el moro.

Example: Rebecca wants to give her home an exterior makeover, but doesn't want to spend a fortune.

» stand to + make a fortune = ser muy probable que + hacer + una fortuna.

Example: However, there are those with huge financial stakes in green energy and green policy that continue to push forward with this agenda because if new legislation goes through, they stand to make a fortune.

Fortune synonyms

lot in spanish: mucho, pronunciation: lɑt part of speech: noun chance in spanish: oportunidad, pronunciation: tʃæns part of speech: noun fate in spanish: destino, pronunciation: feɪt part of speech: noun destiny in spanish: destino, pronunciation: destəni part of speech: noun luck in spanish: suerte, pronunciation: lʌk part of speech: noun hazard in spanish: peligro, pronunciation: hæzɜrd part of speech: noun portion in spanish: parte, pronunciation: pɔrʃən part of speech: noun circumstances in spanish: circunstancias, pronunciation: sɜrkəmstænsəz part of speech: noun
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