"fortune" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /fɔʁ.tyn/ Audio: Fr-fortune.ogg Forms: fortunes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French fortune, from Old French fortune, borrowed from Latin fortūna. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|fortune|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French fortune, {{inh+|fr|frm|fortune}} Inherited from Middle French fortune, {{inh|fr|fro|fortune}} Old French fortune, {{bor|fr|la|fortūna}} Latin fortūna Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} fortune f (plural fortunes)
  1. fortune; fate, destiny; luck Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fortune-fr-noun-VINyPIq4 Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 56 44
  2. fortune, wealth Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fortune-fr-noun-CLojdUOA Categories (other): French terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: de fortune, fortuné, infortune

Inflected forms

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