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fortunate
bringing something good and unforeseen; lucky; providential: A fortunate turn of events helped her find a new career.
Not to be confused with:
fortuitous – happening by accident or chance: A fortuitous meeting led eventually to marriage.
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for·tu·nate
(fôr′chə-nĭt)adj.
1. Bringing something good and unforeseen; auspicious.
2. Having unexpected good fortune; lucky.
n.
One who has good fortune, especially a wealthy person.
[Latin fortūnātus, from fortūna, chance; see fortune.]
for′tu·nate·ly adv.
for′tu·nate·ness n.
Synonyms: fortunate, happy, lucky, providential
These adjectives mean attended by luck or good fortune: a fortunate coincidence; a happy outcome; a lucky guess; a providential recovery.
These adjectives mean attended by luck or good fortune: a fortunate coincidence; a happy outcome; a lucky guess; a providential recovery.
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fortunate
(ˈfɔːtʃənɪt)adj
1. having good luck; lucky
2. occurring by or bringing good fortune or luck; auspicious
ˈfortunateness n
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for•tu•nate
(ˈfɔr tʃə nɪt)adj.
1. receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky.
2. bringing or indicating good fortune: a fortunate decision.
[1350–1400; Middle English fortunat < Latin fortūnāre to make successful]
for′tu•nate•ly, adv.
for′tu•nate•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | fortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice" lucky - having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day"; "a lucky man" privileged - blessed with privileges; "the privileged few" successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture" unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" |
2. | fortunate - supremely favored; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust" | |
3. | fortunate - presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions" auspicious - auguring favorable circumstances and good luck; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign" |
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fortunate
adjective
1. lucky, happy, favoured, bright, golden, rosy, on a roll, jammy (Brit. slang), in luck, having a charmed life, born with a silver spoon in your mouth He's has had a very fortunate life.
lucky unhappy, unfortunate, miserable, unlucky, unsuccessful, hapless, wretched, ill-starred, ill-fated
lucky unhappy, unfortunate, miserable, unlucky, unsuccessful, hapless, wretched, ill-starred, ill-fated
2. well-off, rich, successful, comfortable, wealthy, prosperous, affluent, opulent, well-heeled (informal), well-to-do, sitting pretty (informal) the economic burdens placed on less fortunate families
3. providential, auspicious, fortuitous, felicitous, timely, promising, encouraging, helpful, profitable, convenient, favourable, advantageous, expedient, opportune, propitious It was fortunate that the water was shallow.
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fortunate
adjective1. Indicative of future success or full of promise:
2. Characterized by luck or good fortune:
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Translations
سَعِيدُ الـحَظّمَحْظوظ
šťastný
heldig
onnekassuotuisalupaava
sretan
heppinn; heppilegur
幸運な
운 좋은
srečen
lyckliglyckosam
โชคดี
şanslıtalihli
may mắn
fortunate
[ˈfɔːtʃənɪt] ADJ [person, occurrence] → afortunado; [coincidence] → felizthose less fortunate than ourselves → los menos afortunados
he is fortunate in having no dependents to worry about → tiene suerte de no tener personas a su cargo por las que preocuparse
I was fortunate enough to escape → yo tuve la suerte de poder escaparme
that was fortunate for you → en eso tuviste suerte
how fortunate! → ¡qué suerte!
it was fortunate that no one was injured → fue una suerte que nadie resultara herido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fortunate
[ˈfɔːrtʃʊnət] adj [person] to be fortunate → avoir de la chance
He was extremely fortunate to survive → Il a eu énormément de chance de survivre.
He was extremely fortunate to survive → Il a eu énormément de chance de survivre.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fortunate
adj person, coincidence, choice → glücklich; circumstances also → günstig; we are fortunate that/because … → wir können von Glück reden or uns glücklich schätzen, dass/weil …; it is fortunate that … → es ist ein Glück, dass …; it was fortunate for him/Mr Fox that… → es war sein Glück/ein Glück für Mr Fox, dass …; they were fortunate to escape/survive → sie können von Glück sagen or sich glücklich schätzen, entkommen zu sein/überlebt zu haben; I was fortunate enough to go to a good school → ich hatte das Glück, eine gute Schule zu besuchen; I have been unusually fortunate in my parents and teachers → ich habe mit meinen Eltern und Lehrern ungewöhnlich großes Glück gehabt; how fortunate! → welch or so ein Glück!
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
fortunate
[ˈfɔːtʃ/ənɪt] adj (coincidence, event, person) → fortunato/ahe is fortunate to have ... → ha la fortuna di avere...
it is fortunate that → è una fortuna che + sub
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fortune
(ˈfoːtʃən) noun1. whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck. whatever fortune may bring.
2. a large amount of money. That ring must be worth a fortune!
ˈfortunate (-nət) adjective having good fortune; lucky. It was fortunate that no-one was killed in the accident.
ˈfortunately adverbˈfortune-teller noun
someone who tells fortunes.
tell (someone's) fortune to foretell what will happen to someone in the future. The gypsy told my fortune.
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fortunate
→ سَعِيدُ الـحَظّ šťastný heldig Glück haben τυχερός afortunado onnekas chanceux sretan fortunato 幸運な 운 좋은 fortuinlijk heldig szczęśliwy felizardo удачливый lyckosam โชคดี şanslı may mắn 幸运的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009