Italian

ventura

nounliterary

Destino o sorte che determina gli eventi della vita, spesso in modo imprevedibile.

English: destiny, fate, chance

  • mentre ch’io era a Virgilio congiunto su per lo monte che l’anime cura e discendendo nel mondo defunto, dette mi fuor di mia vita futura parole gravi, avvegna ch’io mi senta ben tetragono ai colpi di ventura — While I was joined with Virgil climbing the mountain that heals souls and descending into the world of the dead, words were spoken to me about my future life—weighty words, though I feel myself quite steadfast against the blows of fate.
  • Non possiamo prevedere la ventura che ci attende domani. — We cannot foresee the destiny that awaits us tomorrow.
nounliterary

Evento casuale o imprevisto che accade senza una causa apparente.

English: chance, coincidence, accident

  • E io a lui: «Qual forza o qual ventura ti travïò sì fuor di Campaldino, che non si seppe mai tua sepultura?». — And I said to him: "What force or what chance led you so far from Campaldino that your burial place was never known?"
  • Fu solo una ventura che ci incontrammo quella sera. — It was only by chance that we met that evening.
nounliterary

Fortuna favorevole o sfortuna che si manifesta nella vita di una persona.

English: fortune, chance, luck

  • Ha avuto molta ventura negli affari quest'anno. — He has had much fortune in business this year.
  • Speriamo che la ventura sia dalla nostra parte. — Let's hope that fortune is on our side.
name

English: a surname

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