Significado de fortune en inglés
fortunefortune /ˈfɔːtʃən $ ˈfɔːr-/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1money [countable] a very large amount of moneygran cantidad de dinero; fortuna: 
He made a fortune selling property in Spain.Se hizo una fortuna vendiendo propiedades en España. My first painting sold for £25, a small fortune then for an art student.Mi primer cuadro se vendió por 25 libras, una pequeña fortuna entonces para un estudiante de arte. He died in poverty in 1947, but his art is worth a fortune.Murió en la pobreza en 1947, pero su arte vale una fortuna. The carpet must have cost a fortune.La alfombra debe de haber costado una fortuna. It is quite easy to decorate your house without spending a fortune.Es bastante fácil decorar tu casa sin gastar una fortuna. Her personal fortune was estimated at £37 million.Su fortuna personal se estimó en 37 millones de libras.2chance [uncountable] chance or luck, and the effect that it has on your lifeel azar o la suerte, y el efecto que tiene en la vida de uno: I had the good fortune to work with a brilliant head of department.Tuve la buena fortuna de trabajar con un brillante jefe de departamento. Sickness or ill fortune could reduce you to a needy situation.La enfermedad o la mala fortuna podría reducirte a una situación de necesidad. I felt it was useless to struggle against fortune.Sentí que era inútil luchar contra la fortuna.3what happens to you [countable usually plural] the good or bad things that happen in lifelas cosas buenas o malas que ocurren en la vida: a downturn in the company’s fortunesun declive en la suerte de la empresa This defeat marked a change in the team’s fortunes.Esta derrota marcó un cambio en la suerte del equipo. The geographical position of the frontier fluctuated with the fortunes of war (=the things that can happen during a war).La posición geográfica de la frontera fluctuaba con las vicisitudes de la guerra (=las cosas que pueden ocurrir durante una guerra).► see thesaurus at future4tell somebody’s fortune to tell someone what will happen to them in the future by looking at their hands, using cards etcdecirle a alguien lo que le ocurrirá en el futuro mirando sus manos, usando cartas, etc. → soldier of fortune, → fame and fortune at fame, → a hostage to fortune at hostage(3), → seek your fortune at seek(4)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosmake a fortune (also amass a fortune formalformal) (=gain a lot of money)· His family amassed a fortune during that period.Su familia amasó una fortuna durante ese período.make your fortune (=become rich)· She made her fortune in the cosmetics industry.Hizo su fortuna en la industria cosmética.earn a fortune· He hopes to earn a fortune from his latest invention.Espera ganar una fortuna con su último invento.lose a fortune (=lose a lot of money)· He lost a fortune in an unwise business deal.Perdió una fortuna en un negocio imprudente.cost a fortune (=be very expensive)· It’ll cost a fortune if we go by taxi.Costará una fortuna si vamos en taxi.spend a fortune· You don’t have to spend a fortune giving your family healthy meals.No tienes que gastar una fortuna para darle a tu familia comidas saludables.pay a fortune (=pay a lot of money)· We had to pay a fortune in rent.Tuvimos que pagar una fortuna en alquiler.inherit a fortune (=gain a lot of money after someone dies)· He inherited a fortune of a million pounds from his uncle.Heredó una fortuna de un millón de libras de su tío.leave somebody a fortune (=arrange for someone to receive a lot of money after you die)· He left his wife a modest fortune.Le dejó a su esposa una modesta fortuna.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fortuneADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + fortunea huge/vast/immense fortune· Timothy was the heir to a vast fortune.Timothy era el heredero de una vasta fortuna.a large/substantial/considerable fortune· His father, an oil magnate, amassed a large fortune.Su padre, un magnate del petróleo, amasó una gran fortuna.a small fortune (=a very large amount of money)· He made a small fortune in the London property boom.Hizo una pequeña fortuna durante el auge inmobiliario de Londres.a personal/private fortune· She is one of the richest women in Britain, with an estimated personal fortune of £90 million.Es una de las mujeres más ricas de Gran Bretaña, con una fortuna personal estimada en 90 millones de libras.a £20 million/$40 million etc fortune· She is believed to have a £25 million fortune.Se cree que tiene una fortuna de 25 millones de libras.phrasesfrasesbe worth a fortune informal:informal:· The building itself is worth a fortune.El edificio en sí vale una fortuna.
Ver todas las traducciones1money [countable] a very large amount of moneygran cantidad de dinero; fortuna: He made a fortune selling property in Spain.Se hizo una fortuna vendiendo propiedades en España. My first painting sold for £25, a small fortune then for an art student.Mi primer cuadro se vendió por 25 libras, una pequeña fortuna entonces para un estudiante de arte. He died in poverty in 1947, but his art is worth a fortune.Murió en la pobreza en 1947, pero su arte vale una fortuna. The carpet must have cost a fortune.La alfombra debe de haber costado una fortuna. It is quite easy to decorate your house without spending a fortune.Es bastante fácil decorar tu casa sin gastar una fortuna. Her personal fortune was estimated at £37 million.Su fortuna personal se estimó en 37 millones de libras.2chance [uncountable] chance or luck, and the effect that it has on your lifeel azar o la suerte, y el efecto que tiene en la vida de uno: I had the good fortune to work with a brilliant head of department.Tuve la buena fortuna de trabajar con un brillante jefe de departamento. Sickness or ill fortune could reduce you to a needy situation.La enfermedad o la mala fortuna podría reducirte a una situación de necesidad. I felt it was useless to struggle against fortune.Sentí que era inútil luchar contra la fortuna.3what happens to you [countable usually plural] the good or bad things that happen in lifelas cosas buenas o malas que ocurren en la vida: a downturn in the company’s fortunesun declive en la suerte de la empresa This defeat marked a change in the team’s fortunes.Esta derrota marcó un cambio en la suerte del equipo. The geographical position of the frontier fluctuated with the fortunes of war (=the things that can happen during a war).La posición geográfica de la frontera fluctuaba con las vicisitudes de la guerra (=las cosas que pueden ocurrir durante una guerra).► see thesaurus at future4tell somebody’s fortune to tell someone what will happen to them in the future by looking at their hands, using cards etcdecirle a alguien lo que le ocurrirá en el futuro mirando sus manos, usando cartas, etc. → soldier of fortune, → fame and fortune at fame, → a hostage to fortune at hostage(3), → seek your fortune at seek(4)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosmake a fortune (also amass a fortune formalformal) (=gain a lot of money)· His family amassed a fortune during that period.Su familia amasó una fortuna durante ese período.make your fortune (=become rich)· She made her fortune in the cosmetics industry.Hizo su fortuna en la industria cosmética.earn a fortune· He hopes to earn a fortune from his latest invention.Espera ganar una fortuna con su último invento.lose a fortune (=lose a lot of money)· He lost a fortune in an unwise business deal.Perdió una fortuna en un negocio imprudente.cost a fortune (=be very expensive)· It’ll cost a fortune if we go by taxi.Costará una fortuna si vamos en taxi.spend a fortune· You don’t have to spend a fortune giving your family healthy meals.No tienes que gastar una fortuna para darle a tu familia comidas saludables.pay a fortune (=pay a lot of money)· We had to pay a fortune in rent.Tuvimos que pagar una fortuna en alquiler.inherit a fortune (=gain a lot of money after someone dies)· He inherited a fortune of a million pounds from his uncle.Heredó una fortuna de un millón de libras de su tío.leave somebody a fortune (=arrange for someone to receive a lot of money after you die)· He left his wife a modest fortune.Le dejó a su esposa una modesta fortuna.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fortuneADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + fortunea huge/vast/immense fortune· Timothy was the heir to a vast fortune.Timothy era el heredero de una vasta fortuna.a large/substantial/considerable fortune· His father, an oil magnate, amassed a large fortune.Su padre, un magnate del petróleo, amasó una gran fortuna.a small fortune (=a very large amount of money)· He made a small fortune in the London property boom.Hizo una pequeña fortuna durante el auge inmobiliario de Londres.a personal/private fortune· She is one of the richest women in Britain, with an estimated personal fortune of £90 million.Es una de las mujeres más ricas de Gran Bretaña, con una fortuna personal estimada en 90 millones de libras.a £20 million/$40 million etc fortune· She is believed to have a £25 million fortune.Se cree que tiene una fortuna de 25 millones de libras.phrasesfrasesbe worth a fortune informal:informal:· The building itself is worth a fortune.El edificio en sí vale una fortuna.