fortune hunter in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fortune hunter in the English»French Dictionary

fortune hunter N pej

fortune hunter (man)

coureur m de dot

fortune hunter (woman)

croqueuse f de diamants inf

Translations for fortune hunter in the English»French Dictionary

hunter [Brit ˈhʌntə, Am ˈhən(t)ər] N

1. hunter:

hunter (person who hunts)

chasseur/-euse m/f

hunter (in fox-hunting)

chasseur/-euse m/f à courre

hunter (animal that hunts)

prédateur m (of de)

2. hunter (horse):

hunter

cheval m de chasse

3. hunter (dog):

hunter

chien m de chasse

4. hunter (watch):

hunter

montre f à double boîtier

5. hunter (collector):

fossil/souvenir hunter

collectionneur/-euse m/f de fossiles/de souvenirs

I.fortune [Brit ˈfɔːtʃuːn, ˈfɔːtʃ(ə)n, Am ˈfɔrtʃən] N

1. fortune (wealth):

fortune

fortune f

a small fortune

une petite fortune

to make a fortune

faire fortune

to spend/cost a fortune

dépenser/coûter une fortune

a man of fortune

un homme riche

to seek fame and fortune

chercher fortune

2. fortune (luck):

fortune

chance f

to have the good fortune to do

avoir la chance or le bonheur de faire

by good fortune

par chance, par un heureux hasard

ill fortune

malchance f

to tell sb's fortune

dire la bonne aventure à qn

II.fortunes N

fortunes npl (of team, party, country):

fortunes

destin m

the fortunes of war

les hasards de la guerre

III.fortune [Brit ˈfɔːtʃuːn, ˈfɔːtʃ(ə)n, Am ˈfɔrtʃən]

fortune favours the brave prov

la fortune sourit aux audacieux prov

fortune smiled on us

la chance nous a souri

fortune hunter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fortune hunter in the English»French Dictionary

fortune hunter N

fortune hunter

homme m intéressé

fortune hunter

femme f intéressée

Translations for fortune hunter in the English»French Dictionary

hunter N

1. hunter (one that hunts):

hunter

chasseur(-euse) m (f)

2. hunter (hunting dog):

hunter

chien m de chasse

fortune [ˈfɔ:tʃu:n, Am ˈfɔ:rtʃən] N

1. fortune (a lot of money):

fortune

fortune f

to be worth a fortune

valoir une fortune

to cost a fortune

coûter une fortune

to make a/one's fortune

faire fortune

to seek one's fortune

chercher fortune

2. fortune no pl form (luck):

fortune

chance f

to have the good fortune to +infin

avoir la chance de +infin

to read/tell sb's fortune

dire la bonne aventure à qn

3. fortune pl (what happens to sb):

fortune

destin m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The player's character is a self-styled adventurer and fortune hunter.

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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 phrase gazetted fortune hunter is also probably derived from this.

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This lawless area also attracted exiles, deserters, political refugees, fortune hunters, and a variety of criminals.

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After this little slip up they quickly worked together and ended up with the winning code radar and this won them the fortune hunters advantage.

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