how to pronounce fortune

/fɔʁ.tyn/

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fortune is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of fortune in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… lé cas a fait fortune dans le trafic de …”

meanings of fortune

noun:

Fortune.

fortune frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word fortune occurs in french on average 23.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.