WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| Principales traductions |
| fortune n | uncountable (luck) (soutenu) | fortune nf |
| | | chance nf |
| | We will have to wait to see what fortune brings us. |
| | Nous devrons attendre de voir ce que la fortune nous apportera. |
| | Nous devrons attendre pour voir ce que la chance nous apportera. |
| fortune n | (future, destiny) | avenir nm |
| | Astrologers believe that the arrangement of the stars can predict one's fortune. |
| fortune n | (money) (argent) | fortune nf |
| | The family fortune was divided up between all the children. So many politicians have fortunes, it's hard to see how they could understand the problems facing ordinary people. |
| | La fortune de la famille a été divisée entre tous les enfants. Il y a tant d'hommes politiques qui ont d'énormes fortunes qu'il est difficile de voir comment ils peuvent comprendre les problèmes auxquels font face les gens normaux. |
| a fortune n | (large amount of money) | fortune nf |
| | Laura inherited a fortune. Have you seen this phone bill? I can't afford that; it's a fortune! |
| | Laura a hérité d'une fortune. Tu as vu la facture téléphonique ? Je ne peux pas la payer ; elle coûte une fortune ! |
| fortunes npl | (situation, circumstances) | fortune nf |
| | Pierre's fortunes changed for the better when he landed a job with a famous fashion house. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
Formes composées
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| bad fortune n | (bad luck) | malchance nf |
| | | malheur nm |
| | Kim had the bad fortune to meet up with a werewolf on his way home last night. |
| | Kim a eu la malchance (or: le malheur) de tomber sur un loup-garou en rentrant chez lui hier soir. |
| fortune cookie n | (biscuit containing a prediction) | biscuit chinois (renfermant un horoscope) nm |
| | My favorite part of eating at a Chinese restaurant is opening my fortune cookie. |
| | Ce que je préfère quand je mange dans un restaurant chinois, c'est d'ouvrir le biscuit chinois. |
Fortune favours the brave,
US: Fortune favors the brave expr | UK (You can achieve more by taking risks) (proverbe) | La chance sourit aux audacieux expr |
| | (proverbe) | La fortune sourit aux audacieux expr |
| | Don´t think about it and accept the job in France, fortune favours the brave. |
| fortune hunter n | (person: seeks to marry into wealth) (homme, vieilli) | coureur de dot nm |
| | (femme, vieilli) | aventurière nf |
| | (femme, péjoratif) | croqueuse de diamants nf |
| | He doesn't love you, you know – he's just a fortune hunter. |
fortune teller,
fortune-teller n | (person: predicts future) | diseur de bonne aventure, diseuse de bonne aventure nm, nf |
| | | voyant (extralucide), voyante (extralucide) nm, nf |
| | (avec des cartes) | cartomancien, cartomancienne nm, nf |
| | Reading tea leaves and palmistry are just two techniques used by fortune tellers. |
| | Lire les feuilles de thé et la chiromancie sont deux techniques utilisées par les diseurs de bonne aventure. |
fortune telling,
fortune-telling n | (predicting the future) | dire la bonne aventure loc v |
| | (avec des cartes) | cartomancie nf |
| | | divination nf |
| good fortune n | (good luck, happy chance) | chance nf |
| | He had good fortune to win the lottery. |
| | (vieilli) | bonne fortune nf |
| have your fortune told v expr | (have future predicted) | se faire prédire l'avenir loc v |
| | (avec des cartes) | se faire tirer les cartes loc v |
| make a fortune v expr | informal (win, earn a vast amount of money) | faire fortune loc v |
| | That businesswoman has made a fortune in retail. |
| make your fortune v expr | (earn a lot of money) | faire fortune loc v |
| | You won't make your fortune by becoming a nurse. |
| | Tu ne vas pas faire fortune en tant qu'infirmière. |
| | | bâtir sa fortune loc v |
| soldier of fortune n | figurative (pleasure-seeking adventurer) | mercenaire nmf |
| | (littéraire) | condottiere nm |
| soldier of fortune n | (military adventurer) | mercenaire nmf |
| | (vieilli) | stipendié nm |
| tell [sb]'s fortune v expr | (predict [sb]'s future) | dire la bonne aventure à [qqn] loc v |
| wheel of fortune n | (gambling device) (machine à sous) | roue de la fortune nf |