fortuna

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fortuna
feminine noun
1(good) luck (suerte)
  • por fortuna -> fortunately, luckily
  • probar fortuna -> to try one's luck
  • tuvo la mala fortuna de caerse -> he had the misfortune o bad luck to fall
2fortune, fate (destino)
3fortune (riqueza)
  • hacer fortuna -> to make one's fortune

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fortuna [for-too’-nah]
noun
1Fortune, chance, fate. (f)
2Good luck (suerte), success. (f)
3Storm, tempest. (f)
4Chance, unforeseen event. (f)
  • Probar fortuna -> to try one’s fortune
  • Por fortuna -> luckily

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fortuna
sustantivo:femenino
1 (suerte) fortune
la fortuna le ha sido adversa (literario) fortune has been unkind to him
[tener] la (buena) fortuna de hacer algo
tuvo la buena fortuna de heredar la casa he had the good fortune to inherit the house
tuvimos la inmensa fortuna de conocerla
ha tenido la mala fortuna de ponerse enferma she had the misfortune to fall ill; no tuvo fortuna en el concurso he was unlucky in the competition; he didn't have any luck in the competition
pista de fortuna
por fortuna luckily; fortunately; probar fortuna to try one's luck
2 (riqueza) fortune
heredó una inmensa fortuna she inherited a vast fortune; este piso cuesta una fortuna this flat costs a fortune
3 (Náutica) (tempestad) storm
correr fortuna to ride out a storm

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