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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfortuné
Pronunciation / Transliteration: for-tune-ay
"Elle est très fortunée d'avoir un bon emploi."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having good luck or favorable circumstances.
"She was fortunate to find a job that she loves." - 2
Resulting from good luck.
"It was a fortunate coincidence that they met at the same café."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'fortunate' originates from the Latin 'fortunatus', meaning 'favored by fortune', which evolved through Old French 'fortuné' before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted from a general sense of luck to a more specific connotation of being favored or blessed in circumstances.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fortunate" is said worldwide
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fortuné
Transliteration: for-tune-ay
"Elle est très fortunée d'avoir un bon emploi."
glücklich
Transliteration: glück-likh
"Er ist glücklich, dass er die Prüfung bestanden hat."
fortunato
Transliteration: for-tu-na-to
"È fortunato ad avere una famiglia amorevole."
afortunado
Transliteration: a-for-tu-na-do
"Es afortunado de tener amigos leales."
afortunado
Transliteration: a-for-tu-na-do
"Ele é afortunado por ter uma boa saúde."
भाग्यशाली
Transliteration: bhagyashaali
"वह एक भाग्यशाली व्यक्ति है।"
幸运的
Transliteration: xìngyùn de
"她是一个幸运的人。"
행운의
Transliteration: haeng-un-ui
"그는 행운의 소유자입니다."
幸運な
Transliteration: kōun na
"彼は幸運な人です。"
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