Meaning of "fortune"

fortune •

n.
• • 1. riches, wealth: yaman, kayamanan
  • 2. luck: palad, kapalaran, suwerte
  • 3. bad fortune: kasawian, kabiguan, masamang kapalaran, kamalasan
  • 4. good fortune: mabuting kapalaran (suwerte), tagumpay

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congratulate

v.
• • to express ones pleasure at the good fortune of another: bumati, batiin

luck

n.
• • fortune, chance: kapalaran, suwerte

reverse

n.
• • 1. the opposite or contrary: kabaligtaran, kabalikan, kasaliwaan, katumbalikan
  • 2. the other side: kabila
  • 3. a change to bad fortune, check or defeat: pagkabigo, kabiguan, malas, kamalasan

v.
• • 1. to turn upside down: bumaligtad, baligtarin, ibaligtad
  • 2. to turn the other way: magbaling, ibaling, magpaling, papalingin, ipaling, bumiling, ibiling
  • 3. to change to the opposite, to repeal: sumaliwa, saliwain, bumaligtad, baligtarin, salungatin

adj.
• • 1. turned backward: baligtad, pabaligtad, tumbalik, patumbalik
  • 2. contrary in position or direction: saliwa, pasaliwa
  • 3. turned upside down: tiwarik, patiwarik
  • 4. against or opposite: laban, salungat

chance

n.
• • 1. an opportunity: pagkakataon
  • 2. luck, fortune: palad, kapalaran, suwerte
  • 3. a possibility: pag-asa

v.
• • 1. to happen, to occur accidentally: magkataon
  • 2. to coincide: mataon
  • 3. by chance: sa isang pagkakataon, hindi sinasadya, nagkataon
  • 4. to take a chance: makipagsapalaran, magbakasakali

adj.
• • 1. not expected: hindi inaasahan
  • 2. accidental, unintentional: nagkataon, hindi sinasadya

tipak

v.
• • tumipak (-um-) to hit, win a fortune. Tumipak sina Delfin sa karera. Delfin and his group made a fortune off the race.

v.
• • magtipak, tipakin (mag-:-in) to chop off a piece or portion of matter. Tipakin mo ang isang bloke ng yelo. Chop off a block of ice.

manghuhula

n.
• • fortune-teller

hula

v.
• • manghula', hulaan (mang:-an) to predict, to guess, to tell one's fortune. Nanghuhula siya sa baraha. He tells fortunes from the cards.

suwerte

Sp n.
• • luck, good luck, good fortune [var. swerte]