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fortune [fortunes] (a chance) noun [UK: ˈfɔː.tʃuːn] [US: ˈfɔːr.tʃən] | tillfällighet [~en ~er]substantiv |
fortune [fortunes] (good luck) noun [UK: ˈfɔː.tʃuːn] [US: ˈfɔːr.tʃən] | tursubstantiv |
fortune [fortunes] (lots of riches) noun [UK: ˈfɔː.tʃuːn] [US: ˈfɔːr.tʃən] | förmögenhet [~en ~er]substantiv |
fortune cookie (snack) noun [UK: ˈfɔː.tʃuːn ˈkʊk.i] [US: ˈfɔːr.tʃən ˈkʊk.i] | lyckokaka [~n ~kakor]substantiv |
fortune favors the bold (luck favors the adventurous) phrase | |
fortune hunter (person who eagerly seeks wealth) noun | lyckosökaresubstantiv lycksökare [~n ~, ~sökarna]substantiv lycksökerska [~n ~sökerskor]substantiv |
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 spåman [~nen ~män, ~männen]substantiv |
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 | |
misfortune [misfortunes] (an undesirable event such as an accident) noun [UK: ˌmɪs.ˈfɔː.tʃuːn] [US: ˌmɪs.ˈfɔːr.tʃən] | olycka [~n olyckor]substantiv |
wheel of Fortune (Tarot card) proper noun [UK: ˈwiːl̩ əv ˈfɔː.tʃuːn] [US: ˈhwiːl̩ əv ˈfɔːr.tʃən] | lyckans hjulproper noun lyckohjul ~et; pl. ~proper noun |