Sentence examples of "fortune" in English

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John inherited a large fortune. John a hérité d'une grosse fortune.
He had the fortune to find a job. Il a eu la chance de trouver un travail.
My uncle made a fortune. Mon oncle possède une fortune.
He had the good fortune to find a good wife. Il a eu la grande chance de trouver une bonne épouse.
He heaped up a fortune. Il a amassé une fortune.
It's worth a fortune. Ça vaut une fortune.
I came into a huge fortune. Je suis entré en possession d'une immense fortune.
He has a fairly large fortune. Il détient une fortune plutôt considérable.
He risked losing all his fortune. Il a risqué de perdre toute sa fortune.
He left his son a fortune. Il a laissé une fortune a son fils.
He left his wife an enormous fortune. Il a laissé une énorme fortune à sa femme.
He left his daughter a great fortune. Il laissa à sa fille une grande fortune.
Fred left his wife a large fortune. Fred a laissé une grande fortune à sa femme.
He accumulated his fortune by hard work. Il a construit sa fortune par le dur labeur.
He left his son a large fortune. Il a laissé à son fils une grosse fortune.
He succeeded to his uncle's fortune. Il a hérité de la fortune de son oncle.
Diligence is the mother of good fortune. La diligence est mère de la bonne fortune.
He left a large fortune to his son. Il a laissé une grosse fortune à son fils.
He left an immense fortune to his children. Il a légué une immense fortune à ses enfants.
He lost a fortune in the stock market. Il perdit une fortune sur le marché des titres mobiliers.
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