fortune

fortuna, patrimonio

Quantità molto grande di denaro.

In inglese semplice: A very large amount of money.

• That car cost a fortune.
• She made her fortune selling furniture.
• He inherited a small fortune from his uncle.

Sinonimi: wealth, riches

Espressioni comuni: a small fortune, make a fortune, cost a fortune, inherit a fortune

fortuna

Cose belle che capitano per caso a qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: Good things that happen to you by chance.

• We wished her good fortune.
• By good fortune, a doctor was nearby.
• They had the good fortune to find cheap tickets.

Come si usa: have the good fortune to do something (I had the good fortune to meet my favorite writer.)

Sinonimi: luck, good luck

Contrari: misfortune

Espressioni comuni: good fortune, have the fortune, a stroke of fortune

futuro, sorte

Ciò che qualcuno predice sul tuo futuro, spesso leggendo le carte o le linee della mano.

In inglese semplice: What someone says will happen in your future, often by looking at cards or your hand.

• She offered to tell my fortune.
• He read her fortune from a pack of cards.
• Do you believe the fortune she told you?

Sinonimi: prediction

Espressioni comuni: tell someone’s fortune, read someone’s fortune, someone’s fortune

destino, sorte

Ciò che accade o accadrà nella vita di qualcuno, soprattutto successi ed eventi felici.

In inglese semplice: The things that happen or will happen in your life, especially successful or happy ones.

• He left home to seek his fortune.
• Their fortunes changed when the factory opened.
• No one knew what fortune awaited them abroad.

Sinonimi: fate, destiny

Espressioni comuni: seek your fortune, someone’s fortune, change someone’s fortune

Fortuna

La fortuna immaginata come una persona capace di aiutare o danneggiare gli esseri umani.

In inglese semplice: Luck imagined as a person who can help or harm people.

• Fortune smiled on our little village.
• Fortune favors those who dare to try.
• Cruel fortune had taken everything from him.

Espressioni comuni: fortune smiles, fortune favors, cruel fortune