fortunately

ˈfɔrtʃənətli
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Translation of fortunately into German

Adverb

1.

positivity

introduces a positive or favorable situation
  • Fortunately, everyone arrived on time for the meeting.Glücklicherweise kamen alle pünktlich zum Treffen an.
2.

luck

by good luck or chance
  • Fortunately, the rain stopped before the picnic.Zum Glück hörte der Regen vor dem Picknick auf.
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Synonyms and analogies of fortunately in English

Examples of fortunately in a sentence

  • Fortunately, she found her lost keys quickly.
  • Fortunately, she found her keys just in time.
  • Fortunately, the bus arrived early today.

Translations of "fortunately" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb
glücklicherweiseadv.

It was rather a quiet and fortunately healthy year for us.

Es war ein eher ruhiges und glücklicherweise gesundes Jahr für uns.

zum Glückadv.

The surgery required an expert hand, and fortunately the specialist succeeded flawlessly.

Die Operation verlangte meisterhafte Arbeit, und zum Glück gelang sie dem Spezialisten makellos.

erfreulicherweiseadv.

So I applied without further ado and was fortunately offered the position.

Also bewarb ich mich kurzerhand und erhielt erfreulicherweise die Zusage.

Gott sei Dankadv.

We've no reception in the house, unfortunately or fortunately.

Wir haben kein Netz im Haus, leider oder Gott sei Dank.

erfreulichadv.

In relation to its performance class, this energy consumption level is fortunately low.

Gemessen an der Leistungsklasse ist auch das eine erfreulich niedrige Energieaufnahme.

glücklichadv.

The smaller section of contemporary work is less fortunately hung in darkness.

Die kleinere Sektion zeitgenössischen Schaffens befindet sich weniger glücklich in Dunkelheit.

Gottseidankadv.

Fortunately, he never finds the time to read my blog...

Gottseidank ist er ständig im Zeitdruck und würde sich NIE meinen Blog ansehen.

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  • mit Glückadv.

fortunately: Examples and translations in context

The accident looked spectacular, but fortunately there were no casualties.

Der Unfall war spektakulär, glücklicherweise gab es jedoch keine Menschenopfer.

The fire caused extensive damage, but fortunately, there were no human casualties reported.

Das Feuer verursachte erheblichen Schaden, aber glücklicherweise wurden keine menschlichen Opfer gemeldet.

Desasters with such far-reaching consequences are fortunately not too frequent.

Katastrophen mit so weitreichenden Folgen treten glücklicherweise nicht allzu häufig auf.

Osteosarcoma A highly malignant bone tumor that is fortunately rare.

Osteosarkom Ein sehr bösartiger Knochentumor, der glücklicherweise selten ist.

We, who fortunately didn't experience the war anymore.

Wir, die den Krieg glücklicherweise nicht mehr erlebt hatten.

Although fortunately he will never again have to fight in the pit.

Obwohl er glücklicherweise nie wieder in der Grube kämpfen muss.

We did that extremely well, and fortunately, we emerged victorious.

Wir haben es sehr gut gemacht und glücklicherweise den Sieg errungen.

In this dispute with the landlord, fortunately we have the law on our side.

In diesem Streit mit dem Vermieter haben wir zum Glück das Gesetz auf unserer Seite.

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