fortuit, -e, adj., fortuitous, casual. Cas —; mere chance or accident.
fortuitement (-tu-it-mān), adv., fortuitously, casually, accidentally, by chance.
fortune, n.f., fortune, chance, risk, hazard, wealth, luck, success, property; (myth.) Fortune. La — lui sourit; fortune smiles upon him. Avoir de la —; to possess property, to be rich. Artisan de sa —; architect of one’s own fortune. La — du pot; pot-luck. Bonne —; good luck, good fortune, windfall. Mauvaise —; ill-fortune, ill-luck. Courir après la —; to hunt after riches. Brusquer la —; to tempt fortune. Faire —; to make a fortune. Être en —; to be lucky, to be in luck’s way. Manger sa —; to squander one’s fortune. Il faut faire contre mauvaise — bon cœur; we must put a good face upon matters. De —; enriched, self-made. Homme à bonnes —s; lady-killer; intriguer. — de mer; sea risks. Demi —; one-horse carriage.
fortuné, -e, adj., fortunate, lucky; happy.
forum (fo-rom), n.m., (antiq.) forum.
forure, n.f., bore, hole drilled.
fosse, n.f., hole, pit, den, grave; (hort.) trench; cesspool, pipe; (of the nose) chamber. Basse-—; dungeon. Avoir un pied dans la —; to have one foot in the grave. — de céleri; celery-trench. — à fumier; dung-hole. — aux lions; lion’s den; (nav.) boatswain’s store-room. Mettre dans la —; to lay in the grave. Mettre la clé sur la —; to waive one’s right of inheritance.
fossé, n.m., ditch, drain; (fort.) moat, fosse. Mourir au bord d’un —; to die in a ditch. Sauter le —; to pass the Rubicon, to cast the die. Ce qui tombe dans le — c’est pour les soldats; “findings is keepings.”
fossette, n.f., dimple; (play) chuck-farthing; pit of the stomach.
fossile, n.m. and adj., fossil.