fortune in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fortune in the English»Serbian Dictionary

for·tune ['fɔːtʃuːn] N

1. fortune (money):

fortune

bogatstvo nt

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

fortune

sreća f

fortune

sudbina f

a stroke of good fortune

iznenadna sreća

good fortune

sreća

ill fortune

zla sreća

to tell sb's fortune

proricati nekome sudbinu

to seek one's fortune

tražiti svoju sreću

fortune seems to be smiling on him

izgleda da mu se sreća nasmešila

the fortunes of war

ratna sreća

Phrases:

fortune favours the brave prov

sreća prati hrabre

'for·tune tell·er N

fortune teller

gatar(a) m (f)

fortune teller

vračara f

'for·tune hunt·er N pej

fortune hunter

lovac m na miraz sl

fortune hunter

sponzoruša f

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

substantial amount fortune

veliki

to be a victim of fortune

biti žrtva sudbine

to be passed on fortune, jewellery

podariti

the wheel of fortune

kolo sreće

ill fortune

loša sreća

she made her fortune from investing in property

stekla je bogatstvo ulaganjem u nekretnine

fortune Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a stroke of good fortune

iznenadna sreća

ill fortune

zla sreća

to tell sb's fortune

proricati nekome sudbinu

to seek one's fortune

tražiti svoju sreću

fortune seems to be smiling on him

izgleda da mu se sreća nasmešila

fortune favours the brave prov

sreća prati hrabre

the wheel of fortune

kolo sreće

ill fortune

loša sreća

she made her fortune from investing in property

stekla je bogatstvo ulaganjem u nekretnine

to be a victim of fortune

biti žrtva sudbine

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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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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He was reported to have sold the song for a few pounds, but made a fortune from the sale of its gramophone recordings.

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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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Their traditional occupations are smithing and fortune-telling.

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Starting at Venice, the player must increase their wealth and gather a fortune larger than those of the competing families.

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

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Through his shrewd business sense, he was able to turn his family's average amount of wealth into a 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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He also made and lost a fortune in business, largely in land speculation.

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