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fortune meaning in Swedish

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fortune [fortunes] (a chance)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.tʃuːn]
[US: ˈfɔːr.tʃən]

tillfällighet [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

fortune [fortunes] (good luck)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.tʃuːn]
[US: ˈfɔːr.tʃən]

tursubstantiv
{c}

fortune [fortunes] (lots of riches)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.tʃuːn]
[US: ˈfɔːr.tʃən]

förmögenhet [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}
It's worth a fortune. = Den är värd en förmögenhet.

fortune cookie (snack)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.tʃuːn ˈkʊk.i]
[US: ˈfɔːr.tʃən ˈkʊk.i]

lyckokaka [~n ~kakor]substantiv
{c}

fortune favors the bold (luck favors the adventurous)
phrase

lyckan står den djärve biphrase

fortune hunter (person who eagerly seeks wealth)
noun

lyckosökaresubstantiv

lycksökare [~n ~, ~sökarna]substantiv
{c}

lycksökerska [~n ~sökerskor]substantiv
{c}

fortune-teller (person who professes to predict the future in return for money)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.tʃən.ˌte.lə]
[US: ˈte.lər]

spåkvinna [~n ~kvinnor]substantiv
{f}

spåman [~nen ~män, ~männen]substantiv
{c}

fortune-telling (fortunetelling, predicting one's future)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.tʃuːn ˈtel.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈfɔːr.tʃən ˈtel.ɪŋ]

spådom [~en ~ar]substantiv

every man is the architect of his own fortune (each person is the chief cause of their success or failure)
phrase

envar sin egen lyckas smedphrase

misfortune [misfortunes] (an undesirable event such as an accident)
noun
[UK: ˌmɪs.ˈfɔː.tʃuːn]
[US: ˌmɪs.ˈfɔːr.tʃən]

olycka [~n olyckor]substantiv
{c}
Misfortunes never come singly. = En olycka kommer sällan ensam.

wheel of Fortune (Tarot card)
proper noun
[UK: ˈwiːl̩ əv ˈfɔː.tʃuːn]
[US: ˈhwiːl̩ əv ˈfɔːr.tʃən]

lyckans hjulproper noun
{n}

lyckohjul ~et; pl. ~proper noun
{n}