Grammatical class

Noun

fortune

fortune; fate, destiny; luck

Details

Syllables

for-tu-ne

Phonetics

fɔʁ.tyn

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

1153

Freq. (movies)

1470

Freq. (news)

2438

Sentences

Coûter une fortune

To cost an arm and a leg

A1

Il a amassé une fortune.

He heaped up a fortune.

A1

J'ai amassé une fortune.

I made a fortune.

A1

Mon oncle a fait fortune.

My uncle made a fortune.

A1

Il a hâte de faire fortune.

He is burning to make a fortune.

A1

Chacun est l’artisan de sa fortune

Every man is the architect of his own fortune

A2

La fortune lui sourit.

Fortune smiled on him.

A2

Ça m'a coûté une fortune.

That cost me a fortune.

A2

Ça vaut une fortune.

It's worth a fortune.

B1

On aurait pu faire fortune.

We could've made a fortune.

B1

Il a légué sa fortune à son fils.

He left his fortune to his son.

B1

Il a légué une fortune à son fils.

He bequeathed his son a fortune.

B1