OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 15413

fortunate

/ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
afortunado • favorable • propicio
Happening by good luck or favorable chance.
How many lucky winners, Regnault lamented, boastfully ascribe their success to wise decisions while in reality their triumph was nothing more than the fortunate outcome of random e…
Patrick was the unlikely match-winner as Berkeley earned a fortunate victory over Chisolm.
afortunado • fortunado (disused)
Favored by fortune.
This is a time when we think of those less fortunate than ourselves.
We were fortunate not to be fined for speeding.