Translations for „fortune“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

for·tune [ˈfɔ:tʃu:n] N

1. fortune (money):

fortune

premoženje n

2. fortune no pl form (luck, destiny):

fortune

usoda f

fortune

sreča f

a stroke of good fortune

[nenadna] sreča

good fortune

sreča

ill fortune

smola

to tell sb's fortune

prerokovati komu prihodnost

to seek one's fortune

(po)iskati svojo srečo

fortune seems to be smiling on him

zdi se, da mu je sreča naklonjena

the fortunes of war

vojna sreča

fortune favours the brave prov

sreča je na strani pogumnih preg

ˈfor·tune hunt·er N pej

fortune hunter

lovec (lovka) m (f) na premoženje

ˈfor·tune tell·er N

fortune teller

vedeževalec(vedeževalka) m (f)

Usage examples with fortune

ill fortune

smola

good fortune

sreča

to tell sb's fortune

prerokovati komu prihodnost

to seek one's fortune

(po)iskati svojo srečo

fortune favours the brave prov

sreča je na strani pogumnih preg

the wheel of fortune

kolo sreče

a stroke of good fortune

[nenadna] sreča

to be a victim of fortune

biti žrtev usode

fortune seems to be smiling on him

zdi se, da mu je sreča naklonjena

she made her fortune from investing in property

obogatela je z investiranjem v nepremičnine

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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Funerals ensure comfort and reassurance for the deceased, and promote good fortune for their descendants.

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He started life as a cowherd and went on to fame and fortune.

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

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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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He also made and lost a fortune in business, largely in land speculation.

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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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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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Throw in creeping inflation, and, before long, they'd be paying more for the good fortune of eating a fraction of what they used to.

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