Sentence examples of "ill fortune" in English

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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.
Being ill, I stayed at home all day long. J'étais malade, je suis resté à la maison toute la journée.
He left his wife an enormous fortune. Il a laissé une énorme fortune à sa femme.
They say that he is seriously ill. On dit qu'il serait gravement malade.
John inherited a large fortune. John a hérité d'une grosse fortune.
Between us, she was ill. Entre nous, elle était malade.
He lost the greater part of his fortune in speculation. Il a perdu une grande partie de sa fortune en spéculant.
My mother being ill, I looked after her. Ma mère étant malade, je me suis occupé d'elle.
He left his daughter a great fortune. Il laissa à sa fille une grande fortune.
Father has lost his job, and what's worse, Mother has fallen ill. Père a perdu son emploi, et ce qui est pire, mère est tombée malade.
He left a large fortune to his son. Il a laissé une grosse fortune à son fils.
Mary said to me, "are you ill?" Marie me demanda : "Es-tu malade ?"
He left an immense fortune to his children. Il a légué une immense fortune à ses enfants.
She is very nervous and is always ill at ease. Elle est extrêmement nerveuse et toujours agitée.
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.
He seems ill. Il semble malade.
I had my fortune read by an old lady with an eery-looking glass eye. Je me suis fait dire mon avenir par une vieille avec un étrange œil de verre.
I was unable to leave home last Saturday, with my mother being ill. J'étais incapable de quitter la maison samedi dernier, ma mère étant malade.
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.
She was ill with heart disease. Elle était malade du cœur.
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