Sentence examples of "good fortune" in English
In Japan, the "Beckoning Cat" is believed to bring good fortune to its owner.
Au Japon, le « chat qui salue » est censé apporter la bonne fortune à son propriétaire.
What with good fortune, and his own effort, he won the first prize in the contest.
Avec la bonne fortune et son propre effort, il remporta le premier prix du concours.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
C’est une vérité reconnue, qu’un jeune homme qui a de la fortune doit chercher à se marier.
A daughter of the first Earl of Gowrie was courted by a young gentleman much her inferior in rank and fortune.
Une fille du premier Earl de Gowrie était courtisée par un jeune gentilhomme bien inférieur à elle en rang et en fortune.
He lost the greater part of his fortune in speculation.
Il a perdu une grande partie de sa fortune en spéculant.
I'll try to stay on your good side, lest I get cut in two by that acerbic tongue of yours.
Je ferai de mon mieux pour rester dans tes faveurs, afin d'éviter d'être coupé en deux par cette langue acerbe qui est la tienne.
My grandfather amassed a great fortune in the stock market and then lost it all over night.
Mon grand-père amassa une grande fortune à la bourse puis la perdit entièrement du jour au lendemain.
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