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fortuna

fortune

noun fohr-TOO-nah Less Common

Origin: From Latin 'fortuna', the goddess of chance and luck.

Also means

luck

Usage Note

Fortuna means both a large amount of money ('a fortune') and luck or fate ('fortune smiles on him'). Por fortuna is a common adverbial phrase meaning 'fortunately'. Do not confuse with suerte, which more simply means 'luck' without the wealth connotation.

Examples

"Por fortuna, llegamos a tiempo."

Natural Translation

Fortunately, we arrived on time.

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