New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: fortune · misfortune · fortunes · importune · opportune · unfortunate · a fortiori · misfortunate · attune · fortunate

a fortune

noun informal FINfortún masc1 c m ulab airgidmám airgid c m uit cost him a fortune chosain sé lear mór airgid air, thug sé lab air, d'íoc sé pingin mhaith air → see fortune

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amass »

they amassed a fortune from smuggling rinne siad a saibhreas ar an smugláil
con »

he conned her out of a fortune mheall sé fortún uaithi le cleas
dog »

he won a fortune on the dogs bhuaigh sé fortún ar na cúnna
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to make your fortune (also to make a fortune) do shaibhreas a dhéanamh, lab a dhéanamhmy fortune is made tá mo shaibhreas déantashe made a fortune on houses rinne sí a saibhreas ar thithe, rinne sí neart airgid ar thithe
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a small fortune informal FIN fortúnit cost me a small fortune chosain sé fortún orm, chosain sé an-chuid airgid orm, chosain sé an t-uafás airgid orm, chosain sé moll mór airgid orm
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we need a change of fortune tá malairt ratha uainn
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she made a large fortune rinne sí a saibhreas
fortune »

he has a personal fortune of €40 million is fiú €40 milliún a mhaoin phearsanta
hostage »

to be a hostage to fortune bheith i muinín na cinniúna
reverse »

they suffered a reverse of fortune bhuail an mí-ádh iad
save »

it'll save you a fortune! sábhálfaidh sé carn mór airgid ort!
shell out »

I shelled out a fortune for the ticket d'íoc mé lab airgid ar an ticéad
spend »

I spent a fortune chaith mé an t-uafás airgid
stroke »

by a stroke of good fortune ar ámharaí an tsaoil
there »

that there boat cost a fortune chosain an bád sin lán laidhre
worth »

that dog is worth a fortune is fiú pingin mhaith an madra sin

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