B1adjective · common

fortunate

for·tu·nate

fortunate · more fortunate · most fortunate

успішний, вдатний

счастливый, удачный, удачливый, благоприятный

glücklich, verheißungsvoll, günstig

AuspiciousAuspicious.

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UK/ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/US/ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/

» I'm very fortunate that I wasn't hurt.

Мне очень повезло, что я не пострадал. — marafon

Мені дуже пощастило, що я не постраждав. — Ahha

Мені дуже пощастило, що я не постраждала. — Ahha

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Meaning

3 senses

Auspicious.
It is a fortunate sign if the sun shines on a newly wedded couple.
verheißungsvoll
благоприя́тныйblagoprijátnyj
Happening by good luck or favorable chance.
Patrick was the unlikely match-winner as Berkeley earned a fortunate victory over Chisolm.
glücklich, günstig, verheißungsvoll
уда́чныйudáčnyj, счастли́выйsčastlívyj, уда́чныйudáčnyj
Favored by fortune.
We were fortunate not to be fined for speeding.
This is a time when we think of those less fortunate than ourselves.
glücklich
уда́чливыйudáčlivyj, счастли́выйsčastlívyj
supremely favored

Examples

220 sentences

I'm very fortunate that I wasn't hurt.
Мені дуже пощастило, що я не постраждав. — Ahha
ruМне очень повезло, что я не пострадал. — marafon
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He is fortunate having such a good wife.
Йому пощастило з доброю дружиною. — JeNNeR
deEr hat Glück, so eine gute Ehefrau zu haben. — MUIRIEL
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I was fortunate to see that.
Мені пощастило це побачити. — shanghainese
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Tom is very fortunate.
Том такий щасливчик. — deniko
deTom ist sehr glücklich. — Valodnieks
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I was just fortunate.
Мені просто пощастило. — deniko
ruМне просто повезло. — Olya
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 4

auspicious:

coming by good luck or favorable chance:

bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain:

receiving some unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good, independent of one's own skill or efforts:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

auspicious:

coming by good luck or favorable chance:

bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain:

Origin

From Middle English fortunat(e) (“fortunate”), from Latin fortūnātus, from fortūna (“fortu

From Middle English fortunat(e) (“fortunate”), from Latin fortūnātus, from fortūna (“fortune, luck”) + -ātus (adjective-forming suffix), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also Middle English fortunaten (“to assure the success (of), make fortunate”); cognate with French fortuné (“lucky”). By surface analysis, fortune + -ate.

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