English
Etymology
Calque of the Latin fortis Fortūna adiuvat (“fortune helps the strong”)
Proverb
fortune favors the bold
- Luck is usually on the side of those who take chances and risks.
Translations
luck favors the adventurous
- Arabic: (please verify) الحظ يفضل المغامرون
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 勇者成功 (yǒng zhě chénggōng)
- Czech: odvážnému štěstí přeje
- Danish: lykken står den kække bi
- Dutch: de brutalen hebben de halve wereld
- Finnish: onni suosii rohkeaa
- French: la fortune sourit aux audacieux (fr)
- German: das Glück hilft den Tapferen
- Greek: η τύχη βοηθά τους τολμηρούς (i týchi voïthá tous tolmiroús)
- Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
- Hindi: please add this translation if you can:
- Hungarian: bátraké a szerencse (hu)
- Italian: la fortuna aiuta gli audaci
- Japanese: 運命の女神は勇者に味方する (unmei no megami wa yūsha ni mikata suru) (the goddess of fate supports those who are brave)
- Korean: 호혈호자(虎穴虎子) (hohyeolhoja), 자구다복(自求多福) (jagudabok)
- Latin: fortis Fortuna adiuvat
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: lykken står den kjekke bi (no)
- Old English: wyrd fultumaþ þone bealdan
- Persian: شانس به قدرتمند کمک میکند
- Polish: śmiałym szczęście sprzyja (pl)
- Portuguese: a sorte favorece os audazes
- Russian: кто не риску́ет, тот не пьёт шампа́нское (kto ne riskújet, tot ne pʹjot šampánskoje) (he who doesn't risk doesn't drink champagne), сме́лым судьба́ помога́ет (smélym sudʹbá pomogájet), судьба́ благоприя́тствует сме́лым (sudʹbá blagoprijátstvujet smélym)
- Scottish Gaelic: sealbhan an cuideachd nan treun
- Spanish: a los osados, ayuda la fortuna, la fortuna favorece a los audaces, la fortuna favorece a los valientes
- Swedish: lyckan står den djärve bi
- Thai: please add this translation if you can
- Turkish: şans cesurdan yanadır
- Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
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