fortune
gb/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/ us/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
B1
Inglés
~ 2800
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Sustantivo
B1
entity
1
A very large sum of money
A very large amount of money or valuable things.
Patrón de uso:
to make [a] fortune
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'fortune' with 'opportunity' due to the phrase 'good fortune'. In this sense, it refers only to wealth.
Sinónimos
wealth (More general term for abundance of valuable resources, not necessarily money alone.)
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riches (Often more literary or dramatic in tone than 'fortune'.)
Antónimos
poverty (The state of having little or no money or resources.)
Colocaciones
make a fortune
|spend a fortune
|inherit a fortune
|cost a fortune
Temas
business
|wealth
|daily life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- She made a fortune by investing in real estate.
- The necklace must be worth a fortune.
- He inherited a fortune from his grandmother.
- They spent a fortune on their wedding.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- He made a fortune in business.
- This car costs a fortune.
- She got a fortune from her uncle.
- They spent a fortune on the house.
Sustantivo
B2
entity
2
Luck or chance in events
Luck or chance that decides what happens to someone.
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'wealth'; here, it refers to chance, not money.
Sinónimos
luck (More casual and common term for chance events.)
Antónimos
misfortune (Bad luck; chance events with negative outcomes.)
Colocaciones
good fortune
|bad fortune
|by fortune
Temas
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- By good fortune, we arrived just before it started raining.
- They met by sheer fortune.
- Fortune smiled on them during their travels.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- By good fortune, we found the lost dog.
- He had the fortune to meet her.
- Fortune was with us today.
Sustantivo
B2
entity
3
A person's future or destiny
What will happen to someone in the future.
Sinónimos
fate (Implies inevitability and predetermination more strongly than 'fortune'.)
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destiny (Often has a more poetic or grand connotation than 'fortune'.)
Antónimos
free will (The ability to choose one's actions regardless of destiny.)
Colocaciones
tell someone's fortune
|seek your fortune
Temas
daily life
|philosophy
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- He went to the city to seek his fortune.
- The old woman claimed she could tell your fortune.
- Her fortune changed after she got the new job.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- She can tell your fortune.
- He left home to find his fortune.
- His fortune changed after the trip.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
fortune
AFI
GB/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
US/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
Sílabas y acento
for - tune (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (for)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: fortune
- Plural: fortune, fortunes
Familia de palabras
Forms
fortunes
noun
Core family
fortunate
adjective B1
fortunately
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
Expresiones
cost a fortune
1/kˈɔst ə fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
fixed phrase
Be very expensive
To be very expensive and need a lot of money.
Ejemplos
- That designer dress must have cost a fortune.
- It cost us a fortune to repair the car.
fortune smiles on [someone]
1/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun smˈaɪlz ˈɔn sˈʌmwˌʌn/
idiom
literary
Receive good luck unexpectedly
To have good luck happen to you without planning it.
Ejemplos
- Fortune smiled on him when he found the missing keys.
- Fortune smiled on the team as they won without effort.
make a fortune
1/mˈeɪk ə fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
fixed phrase
Earn a lot of money
To get a lot of money, usually quickly or easily.
Ejemplos
- She made a fortune selling handmade jewelry online.
- He hopes to make a fortune in the stock market.
seek your fortune
1/sˈik jˈʊɹ fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
fixed phrase
Try to get rich or successful
To go somewhere new to try to become rich or successful.
Ejemplos
- Many young people went west to seek their fortunes.
- He left his hometown to seek his fortune in the big city.
tell someone's fortune
1/tˈɛl sˈʌmwˌʌnz fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
fixed phrase
Predict someone's future events
To say what will happen to someone in the future, often using special cards or other methods.
Ejemplos
- She told my fortune using tarot cards.
- They visited a woman who could tell their fortunes.