wheel of Fortune

See also: wheel of fortune and Wheel of Fortune

English

Alternative forms

wheel of fortune, Wheel of Fortune

Proper noun

wheel of Fortune

(mythology, philosophy) The mythological wheel whose turns, which are random, determine men's fortunes.
A particular card in a tarot deck.

Usage notes

Used with a determiner, especially “the”.

Translations

Tarot card

Catalan: la roda de la fortuna f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 命運之輪, 命运之轮 (mìngyùn zhī lún)
Czech: kolo štěstí n
Dutch: rad van fortuin n
Finnish: kohtalonpyörä, onnenpyörä (fi)
French: la roue de fortune f
German: Rad des Schicksals n
Hungarian: szerencsekerék (hu)
Italian: la ruota della fortuna f
Japanese: 運命の輪 (ummei no wa)

Korean: 운명의 수레바퀴 (unmyeong-ui surebakwi)
Latin: rota fortunae f
Lithuanian: laimės ratas
Polish: koło fortuny n
Portuguese: a Roda da Fortuna f
Russian: колесо́ форту́ны (ru) n (kolesó fortúny)
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: kolo sreće
Slovak: koleso šťastia
Spanish: la rueda de la fortuna f
Swedish: lyckans hjul n, lyckohjul (sv) n

Further reading

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