fate

fate
feit
noun
1) ((sometimes with capital) the supposed power that controls events: Who knows what fate has in store (= waiting for us in the future)?) destino
2) (a destiny or doom, eg death: A terrible fate awaited her.) suerte, destino
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- fatalist
- fatalistic
- fated
- fateful
fate n destino
fate
tr[feɪt]
noun
1 (destiny) destino
■ fate was against me el destino iba en contra mía
2 (person's lot) suerte nombre femenino
■ the jury would decide my fate el jurado decidiría mi suerte
plural noun The Fates
1 las Parcas nombre femenino plural
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
a fate worse than death lo peor que pudiera pasar
to tempt fate tentar a la suerte
fate ['feɪt] n
1) destiny: destino m
2) end, lot: final m, suerte f
fate
n.
• azar s.m.
• destino s.m.
• fatalidad s.f.
• hado s.m.
• sino s.m.
• suerte s.f.
feɪt
noun
a) u (destiny) destino m; tempt a)
b) (no pl) (one's lot, end) suerte f

a fate worse than death — (hum)

having to move to the country would be a fate worse than death — preferiría morirme or (fam) pegarme un tiro antes que tener que mudarme al campo

[feɪt]
N
1) (=destiny) destino m

what fate has in store for us — lo que nos guarda or depara el destino

fate decided otherwise — el destino no lo quiso así

2) (=person's lot) suerte f

to leave sb to his fate — abandonar a algn a su suerte

this sealed his fate — esto acabó de perderle

to meet one's fate — (=die) encontrar la muerte

Italy could suffer the same fate as India — Italia podría correr la misma suerte que la India, a Italia le podría pasar lo mismo que a la India

that's a fate worse than death — no hay cosa peor

3)

the Fates — (Myth) las Parcas

* * *
[feɪt]
noun
a) u (destiny) destino m; tempt a)
b) (no pl) (one's lot, end) suerte f

a fate worse than death — (hum)

having to move to the country would be a fate worse than death — preferiría morirme or (fam) pegarme un tiro antes que tener que mudarme al campo


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