fortunate

fortunate
adjective
glücklich

it is fortunate for somebody [that ...] — es ist jemandes Glück[, dass ...]

somebody is fortunate to be alive — jemand kann von Glück sagen od. reden, dass er noch lebt

it was very fortunate that ... — es war ein Glück, dass ...

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[-nət]
adjective (having good fortune; lucky: It was fortunate that no-one was killed in the accident.) glücklich
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for·tu·nate
[ˈfɔ:tʃənət, AM ˈfɔ:r-]
adj
1. (lucky) glücklich
I feel I'm a very \fortunate person having so many choices ich schätze mich sehr glücklich, so viele Wahlmöglichkeiten zu haben
▪ to be \fortunate Glück haben
you're very \fortunate to have found such a pleasant house Sie können von Glück sagen, dass Sie so ein schönes Haus gefunden haben
we were particularly \fortunate in the weather wir hatten besonderes Glück mit dem Wetter
▪ it is \fortunate [for sb] that ... es ist [jds] Glück, dass ...
to count oneself \fortunate sich akk glücklich schätzen
2. (well-off) vom Glück begünstigt
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['fOːtSənIt]
adj
person, coincidence, choice glücklich; circumstances also günstig

we are fortunate that/because ... — wir können von Glück reden or uns glücklich schätzen, dass/weil ...

it is fortunate that ... — es ist ein Glück, dass ...

it was fortunate for him/Mr Fox that... — es war sein Glück/ein Glück für Mr Fox, dass ...

they were fortunate to escape/survive — sie können von Glück sagen or sich glücklich schätzen, entkommen zu sein/überlebt zu haben

I was fortunate enough to go to a good school —

I have been unusually fortunate in my parents and teachers — ich habe mit meinen Eltern und Lehrern ungewöhnlich großes Glück gehabt

how fortunate! — welch or so ein Glück!

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fortunate [ˈfɔː(r)tʃnət] adj
1. glücklich:
be fortunate Glück haben;
be fortunate in having sth, be fortunate enough to have sth das Glück haben, etwas zu besitzen;
he is fortunate to have … zum Glück hat er …;
it was fortunate for her that the train hadn’t left yet zu ihrem Glück war der Zug noch nicht abgefahren;
how fortunate! welch ein Glück!; → academic.ru/16576/count">count1 B 5
2. Glück verheißend, günstig
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adjective
glücklich

it is fortunate for somebody [that ...] — es ist jemandes Glück[, dass ...]

somebody is fortunate to be alive — jemand kann von Glück sagen od. reden, dass er noch lebt

it was very fortunate that ... — es war ein Glück, dass ...

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adj.
glücklich adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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