fortune

[US]/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/
[UK]/ˈfɔːrtʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. swerte; kayamanan; kapalaran
vt. magbigay ng kayamanan
vi. mangyari sa pamamagitan ng pagkakataon
Word Forms
Pluralfortunes

Phrases & Collocations

good fortune

magandang kapalaran

fortune teller

manghuhula

fortune cookie

fortune cookie

misfortune

kapahamakan

make a fortune

kumita ng malaking halaga

a small fortune

isang maliit na kayamanan

fame and fortune

kasikatan at kayamanan

fortune magazine

fortune magazine

make one's fortune

kumita ng sariling kayamanan

wheel of fortune

wheel of fortune

by good fortune

sa pamamagitan ng swerte

seek one's fortune

hanapin ang kanyang kapalaran

reversal of fortune

pagbaligtad ng kapalaran

cost a fortune

napakamahal

Example Sentences

fortune favors the bold

Swerteng taglay ang matapang.

a stroke of fortune

Isang pagkakataon na mapalad.

Real-world Examples

This must have cost him a fortune.

Siguro ay malaki ang gastos niya dito.

Source: Friends Season 4

In the hope of suddenly acquiring a substantial fortune.

Sa pag-asang makakuha ng malaking kayamanan nang biglaan.

Source: Cultural Discussions

Soon after, Andreessen went to seek his fortune in Silicon Valley.

Pagkatapos noon, si Andreessen ay nagpunta upang hanapin ang kanyang kapalaran sa Silicon Valley.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

They're paying me an absolute fortune. -I'm sure.

Sobrang laki ng binabayaran sa akin. -Sigurado ako.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

You bet he made a fortune there.

Tiyak na kumita siya ng malaki doon.

Source: CET-4 Morning Reading English

Joe made a fortune by drug trafficking.

Kumita ng malaki si Joe sa pamamagitan ng pagbebenta ng droga.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Ganbold gives thanks for his good fortune.

Nagpasalamat si Ganbold sa kanyang magandang kapalaran.

Source: Human Planet

'So you want me to tell your fortune? 'she asked.

'Kaya gusto mo bang sabihin ko ang iyong kapalaran?' tanong niya.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

The new crypto-currency could revitalize Facebook's fortunes.

Maaaring buhayin ng bagong crypto-currency ang kapalaran ng Facebook.

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

Rockefeller has already made a fortune in oil.

Nakagawa na si Rockefeller ng malaking kayamanan sa langis.

Source: Legend of American Business Tycoons

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