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fortūna ae, f

fors, chance, hap, luck, fate, fortune : volubilitas fortunae: plus fortunam quam consilium valere: fortunae rotam pertimescere: secunda Haud adversa, V.: rei p. fatalis: belli fortunam temptari, Cs.—Person., the goddess of fate, Luck, Fortune , T., C., V.: Fortunae filius, fortune's favorite , H.: Fors Fortuna; see fors.—Fig., state, condition, fortune, circumstances, fate, lot, position, rank : fortunae commutatio, Cs.: prospera adversave: miserior, Cs.: servorum: populi R. conditione socii, fortunā servi: inferior fortunā: si eo meae fortunae redeunt, ut, etc., T.: suas fortunas eius fidei permittere, Cs.: cui cessit triplicis fortuna regni, the lot , O.Good-luck, goodfortune, prosperity, success : O fortuna, ut numquam perpetuo es data! T.: Marcello propter fortunam saepius imperia mandata: fortuna rei p. vicit, S.: superbum se praebuit in fortunā: a fortunā deseri, Cs.: fortunam habere, succeed , L.: Dum fortuna fuit, V.: Sed fortuna fuit, i. e. is gone , V.: Ut tu fortunam, sic nos te feremus, H.: summum fortunae, H.: quae sit fortuna facillima, way to success , V.Ill-luck, mishap, misfortune, adversity : quoniam sit fortunae cedendum, Cs.: Troiae Fortuna tristi clade iterabitur, H.Property, possessions, goods, fortune : Quo mihi fortunam, si non conceditur uti? H.: concessa aliis, O.: cum fortuna crevisset, N.: fortunas morte dimittere: fortunis sociorum consumptis, Cs.

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