ventura

f.

1 happiness, contentment.

2 luck (suerte).

por ventura luckily

a la (buena) ventura at random, haphazardly; (al azar) without planning o a fixed plan (sin nada previsto)

3 fortune, luck.

4 venture.

5 Ventura, San Buenaventura.

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ventura

► nombre femenino

1 (felicidad) happiness

2 (casualidad) fortune, chance; (suerte) luck

3 (hazar) hazard, risk

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la buena ventura with no fixed plan

echar la buena ventura a alguien to tell somebody's fortune

por ventura (por casualidad) by chance 2 (por suerte) fortunately

probar ventura to try one's luck

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SF

1) (=dicha) happiness

2) (=suerte) luck, (good) fortune; (=casualidad) chance

mala ventura — bad luck

por su mala ventura — as bad luck would have it

por ventura — frm (=por suerte) fortunately; (=por casualidad) by (any) chance

¿piensas ir, por ventura? — are you by any chance thinking of going?

echar la buena ventura a algn — to tell sb's fortune

probar ventura — to try one's luck

ventura te dé Dios — I wish you luck

- a la ventura

ir a la ventura — to go haphazardly, go without a fixed plan

vivir a la ventura — to live in a disorganized way

todo lo hace a la ventura — he does it all in a hit-or-miss fashion

- viene la ventura a quien la procura

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femenino

1) (liter)

a) (suerte) fortune

tiene la ventura de tenerlo a usted para ayudarlo — he is fortunate o he has the good fortune to have you to help him

tuvo la buena ventura de que no le ocurriese nada — she was fortunate that nothing happened to her

quiso la ventura que ... — as chance o luck would have it ...

echarle la buena ventura a alguien — to tell somebody's fortune

b) (satisfacción, dicha) happiness

le deseo la mayor de las venturas — I wish him every happiness

2) (en locs)

a la ventura: viven a la ventura they take each day as it comes; salieron a la ventura they set out with no fixed plan; no había estudiado, fue a la ventura he hadn't studied, he just went along hoping for the best; por ventura — (frml) (afortunadamente) fortunately; (acaso) perhaps

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femenino

1) (liter)

a) (suerte) fortune

tiene la ventura de tenerlo a usted para ayudarlo — he is fortunate o he has the good fortune to have you to help him

tuvo la buena ventura de que no le ocurriese nada — she was fortunate that nothing happened to her

quiso la ventura que ... — as chance o luck would have it ...

echarle la buena ventura a alguien — to tell somebody's fortune

b) (satisfacción, dicha) happiness

le deseo la mayor de las venturas — I wish him every happiness

2) (en locs)

a la ventura: viven a la ventura they take each day as it comes; salieron a la ventura they set out with no fixed plan; no había estudiado, fue a la ventura he hadn't studied, he just went along hoping for the best; por ventura — (frml) (afortunadamente) fortunately; (acaso) perhaps

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ventura

feminine

A (liter)

1 (suerte) fortune

tiene la ventura de tenerlo a usted para ayudarlo he is fortunate o he has the good fortune to have you to help him

tuvo la buena ventura de que no le ocurriese nada she was fortunate that nothing happened to her

echarle la buena ventura a algn to tell sb's fortune

2

(azar): quiso la ventura que … as chance o luck would have it …

3 (satisfacción, dicha) happiness

les deseamos las mayores venturas we wish you every happiness

B (en locs):

a la ventura: viven a la ventura they take each day as it comes

salieron a la ventura they set out with no fixed plan

no había preparado el examen, fue a la ventura he hadn't prepared for the exam, he just went along hoping for the best

por ventura (frml) (afortunadamente) fortunately; (acaso) perhaps

no hubo, por ventura, heridos fortunately, nobody was hurt

¿dudan, por ventura, de la palabra del señor obispo? do you perhaps doubt the bishop's word?

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ventura sustantivo femenino
1 (liter) (suerte) fortune;

◊ tiene la ventura de … he has the good fortune to …;

echarle la buena ventura a algn to tell sb's fortune
2 (en locs)

◊ a la ventura : viven a la ventura they take each day as it comes;

salieron a la ventura they set out with no fixed plan
ventura sustantivo femenino
1 (fortuna, suerte) fortune
2 (alegría, dicha) happiness
♦ Locuciones: (lo que la suerte depare) a la (buena) ventura, at random o without a fixed plan
buena ventura, fortune
mala ventura, ill luck

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ventura nf

Literario

1. [felicidad] happiness;

le desearon toda suerte de venturas they wished her every happiness

2. [suerte] fortune;

por ventura fortunately;

por ventura no sufrieron ningún contratiempo fortunately, there were no mishaps

3. [azar]

a la (buena) ventura without planning o a fixed plan;

emprendieron el camino a la ventura they set off without any fixed plan;

Anticuado

¿piensa, por ventura, que le engaño? perchance you think I am deceiving you?

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ventura

f

1 (felicidad) happiness

2 (suerte) good luck, good fortune

3 (azar) chance

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ventura nf

1) : fortune, luck, chance

2) : happiness

3)

a la ventura : at random, as it comes