What does fortuna in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word fortuna in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fortuna in Italian.

The word fortuna in Italian means luck, good fortune, fortune, fate, destiny, storm, tempest, seek your fortune, be lucky, be lucky because, be lucky to, kissed by fortune, fortune cookie, good luck, best of luck, Godspeed, to try one's luck, you lucky dog!, stroke of luck, to not take advantage of an opportunity, by chance, by luck, blessed by luck, makeshift boat, fortune favours the bold, beginner's luck, the best thing that ever happened to me, makeshift means, fortunately, bring good luck, wheel of fortune, to temp fate, to tempt the fates, a bit of luck wouldn't hurt, turn your back to luck. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fortuna

luck, good fortune

sostantivo femminile (buona sorte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ha vinto un milione. Che colpo di fortuna!
He won a million dollars. What a stroke of luck!

fortune

sostantivo femminile (molto denaro, ricchezza) (money)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ha ereditato una fortuna.
He inherited a fortune.

fate, destiny

sostantivo femminile (sorte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'azienda ha avuto alterne fortune in questi anni.
The company has had alternate destinies in recent years.

storm, tempest

sostantivo femminile (raro, letterario (tempesta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il cielo si oscurò, preannunciando una fortuna.
The sky grew dark as a storm started to build up.

seek your fortune

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")

be lucky

be lucky because, be lucky to

kissed by fortune

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

fortune cookie

good luck, best of luck, Godspeed

interiezione (formula ben augurante)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

to try one's luck

you lucky dog!

interiezione (interj)

stroke of luck

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

to not take advantage of an opportunity

by chance, by luck

blessed by luck

makeshift boat

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fortune favours the bold

(idiom)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Vai e fatti valere: la fortuna aiuta gli audaci.

beginner's luck

sostantivo femminile (convinzione diffusa)

the best thing that ever happened to me

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
I'm waiting for my lucky break.

makeshift means

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

fortunately

locuzione avverbiale (fortunatamente)

bring good luck

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Questa sciarpa mi ha sempre portato fortuna.
This scarf has always brought me good luck.

wheel of fortune

to temp fate, to tempt the fates

a bit of luck wouldn't hurt

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

turn your back to luck

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