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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zufällig
"Es war ein sehr glücklicher und zufälliger Fund."
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Happening by a lucky chance; fortunate.
"Their meeting was fortuitous, leading to a lifelong partnership."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'fortuitus', meaning 'happening by chance', from 'fors' (chance, luck).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fortuitous" is said worldwide
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fortuit
Transliteration: fortuit
"Notre rencontre a été tout à fait fortuite."
zufällig
Transliteration: zufällig
"Es war ein sehr glücklicher und zufälliger Fund."
fortuito
Transliteration: fortuito
"Il nostro incontro è stato del tutto fortuito."
fortuito
Transliteration: fortuito
"Fue un encuentro fortuito que cambió su vida."
fortuito
Transliteration: fortuito
"Achei o documento por um acaso fortuito."
आकस्मिक
Transliteration: akasmik
"यह एक आकस्मिक मुलाकात थी जिसने सब कुछ बदल दिया।"
偶然的
Transliteration: ǒurán de
"这是一次极其偶然的相遇。"
우연한
Transliteration: uyeonhan
"그들의 만남은 정말 우연하고 행운이었다."
偶然の
Transliteration: gūzen no
"それは実に偶然で幸運な出会いだった。"
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