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fortune [ˈfɔ:tʃu:n, Am ˈfɔ:rtʃən] SUBST

1. fortune (money):

fortune

majątek m

fortune

fortuna f

2. fortune kein Pl form (chance):

fortune

los m

good fortune

szczęście nt

ill fortune

pech m

Wendungen:

fortunes Pl (what happens to sb)

passa f

fortune hunter SUBST

fortune hunter

oszust m matrymonialny

fortune teller SUBST

fortune teller

wróżka f

fortune teller

wróżbita m

Beispielsätze für fortune

good fortune

szczęście nt

ill fortune

pech m

to seek one's fortune

szukać szczęścia

fortune smileed on him übtr

szczęście się do niego uśmiechnęło

to tell sb's fortune

przepowiadać [perf przepowiedzieć] komuś przyszłość

soldier of fortune

najemnik m

by a stroke of fate [or good fortune]

zrządzeniem losu

to create [or give] a hostage to fortune

czynić ryzykowne zobowiązania

to venture one's whole fortune on sth

postawić na coś całą swoją fortunę

by a lucky twist of fate [or fortune]

szczęśliwym trafem

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Englisch

Other days brought dramatic defeats, and terrible casualties, but never without the possibility of a reversal of fortune.

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Their women made a living from peddling, begging, and fortune-telling.

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Their main fortune was a result of their activities in impoldering morasses.

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On her 21st birthday, she will inherit a vast fortune as well as some legal papers that will incriminate her father, a crooked judge.

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She carried a fortune in gold bullion which has since been recovered.

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Often a rake was also prodigal who wasted his (usually inherited) fortune on gambling, wine, women and song, incurring lavish debts in the process.

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His lover tries to mold him into a gilt-edged mirror of upper-class values and ultimately swindles the easily flattered lottery winner out of his fortune.

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Sixteen years later, the first wife was announced to be the heiress to an overseas fortune as the last-known living relative.

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Following the winter, many fortune hunters, or 49ers, started to head west to join in the gold rush.

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The good fortune to which we have attained, my dear wife, is incalculable.

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