fortune
gb/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/ us/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
B1
Engleză
~ 2800
vagyon, szerencse, véletlen, sors, jövő, szerencsét próbál
SUBSTANTIV
B1
1
vagyon
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
to make [a] fortune
She made a fortune by investing in real estate.
Vagyont szerzett azzal, hogy ingatlanokba fektetett.
The necklace must be worth a fortune.
Ez a nyaklánc biztosan egy vagyont ér.
He inherited a fortune from his grandmother.
They spent a fortune on their wedding.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He made a fortune in business.
Vagyont szerzett az üzleti életben.
This car costs a fortune.
Ez az autó egy vagyonba kerül.
She got a fortune from her uncle.
They spent a fortune on the house.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'fortune' with 'opportunity' due to the phrase 'good fortune'. In this sense, it refers only to wealth.
Sens
A very large sum of money
Colocații
make a fortune
|spend a fortune
|inherit a fortune
|cost a fortune
Sinonime
wealth (More general term for abundance of valuable resources, not necessarily money alone.)
|
riches (Often more literary or dramatic in tone than 'fortune'.)
Antonime
poverty (The state of having little or no money or resources.)
Teme
business
|wealth
|daily life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
A very large amount of money or valuable things.
A great amount of wealth, especially when considered as valuable possessions or money.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
2
By good fortune, we arrived just before it started raining.
Szerencsére épp azelőtt érkeztünk meg, hogy elkezdett esni az eső.
They met by sheer fortune.
Teljesen véletlenül találkoztak.
Fortune smiled on them during their travels.
Exemple pentru cursanți
By good fortune, we found the lost dog.
Szerencsére megtaláltuk az elveszett kutyát.
He had the fortune to meet her.
Volt szerencséje találkozni vele.
Fortune was with us today.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'wealth'; here, it refers to chance, not money.
Sens
Luck or chance in events
Colocații
good fortune
|bad fortune
|by fortune
Sinonime
luck (More casual and common term for chance events.)
Antonime
misfortune (Bad luck; chance events with negative outcomes.)
Teme
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
Luck or chance that decides what happens to someone.
Chance or luck as it affects human affairs.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
3
He went to the city to seek his fortune.
A városba ment, hogy szerencsét próbáljon.
The old woman claimed she could tell your fortune.
Az idős asszony azt állította, hogy meg tudja jósolni a jövődet.
Her fortune changed after she got the new job.
Exemple pentru cursanți
She can tell your fortune.
Meg tudja jósolni a jövődet.
He left home to find his fortune.
Elment otthonról, hogy szerencsét próbáljon.
His fortune changed after the trip.
Sens
A person's future or destiny
Colocații
tell someone's fortune
|seek your fortune
Sinonime
fate (Implies inevitability and predetermination more strongly than 'fortune'.)
|
destiny (Often has a more poetic or grand connotation than 'fortune'.)
Antonime
free will (The ability to choose one's actions regardless of destiny.)
Teme
daily life
|philosophy
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
What will happen to someone in the future.
The future events that will happen to someone, often regarded as predetermined.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
fortune
IPA
GB/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
US/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
Silabe și accent
for - tune (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (for)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: fortune
- Plural: fortune, fortunes
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
fortunes
noun
Core family
fortunate
adjective B1
fortunately
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
Expresii
cost a fortune
1/kˈɔst ə fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
fixed phrase
Be very expensive
To be very expensive and need a lot of money.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- She told my fortune using tarot cards.
- They visited a woman who could tell their fortunes.