fortune in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fortune in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

fortune [ˈfɔːtʃuːn, Am ˈfɔːrtʃən] N

1. fortune LAW, FIN (money):

fortune

имущество nt

fortune

състояние nt

fortune

богатство nt

a small fortune

малко състояние

to be worth a fortune

струвам цяло състояние

to be worth a fortune

безценен съм

to cost a fortune

струвам цяло състояние

to make a fortune

забогатявам

to make a fortune

натрупвам състояние

2. fortune no pl form (luck):

fortune

щастие nt без мн

fortune

късмет m

good/ill fortune

щастие/лош късмет

to have the good fortune to do sth

имам щастието да направя нщ

to tell sb's fortune

гадая

to tell sb's fortune

предсказвам нечие бъдеще

3. fortune no pl liter (luck personified):

fortune smiled on him

щастието му се усмихна

4. fortune pl (fate):

fortune

съдба f

fortune

участ f

fortune hunter N

fortune hunter

зестрогонец m (човек, който се жени по сметка)

fortune teller N

fortune teller

гледачка f

fortune teller

врачка f

Translations for fortune in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

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гадателски (-а)

fortune-telling

гадателско умение

fortune-telling ability

гадателско внушение

fortune-telling suggestion

врачка

fortune-teller

ходя на врачка

go to a fortune-teller

предсказател

fortune teller

ясновидец

fortune-teller

ясновидство

fortune-telling

ясновидски предсказания

fortune-teller prophesies

гадател

fortune teller

fortune Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to create a hostage to fortune

излагам на риск

to create a hostage to fortune

играя си със съдбата

to be worth a fortune

струвам цяло състояние

to be worth a fortune

безценен съм

good/ill fortune

щастие/лош късмет

to have the good fortune to do sth

имам щастието да направя нщ

to gamble one's fortune/future/money

рискувам богатството/бъдещето/парите си

make a fortune from speculation in the stock-exchange

забогатявам чрез спекулации на борсата

run away from one's good fortune

бягам от късмета си inf

his entire fortune consists of two gold coins

цялото му богатство са две златни монети

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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In a stroke of good fortune, most of the photos had information on the subjects taped or stapled to the back, either full text or words written in grease pencil.

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

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

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