fate in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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fate [Am feɪt, Brit feɪt] N

See also tempt

tempt [Am tɛm(p)t, Brit tɛm(p)t] VB trans

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1. tempt often pass:

tempt
tentar
did you buy it? — no, but I was tempted
¿lo compraste? — no, pero estuve tentado
don't tempt me
no me tientes
to tempt fate or providence
tentar a la suerte
I am not tempted by the idea
la idea no me seduce
to be tempted to + infin
estar tentado de  +  infin
I was tempted to tell her what I really thought of her
estuve tentado de or me dieron ganas de decirle lo que realmente pensaba de ella
to tempt sb into sth/-ing to tempt sb into crime
inducir a alguien a cometer un delito
they tempted me into staying another week
me convencieron de que me quedara otra semana
what can I tempt you with?
¿qué puedo ofrecerte?
may I tempt you to a little more?
¿le sirvo un poco más?
can I tempt you away from your work?
¿te puedo convencer de que dejes el trabajo para más tarde?
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malevolent fate/deity
maligno
he bemoaned his fate
se lamentaba de su suerte
by a quirk of fate
por uno de esos caprichos del destino
by a quirk of fate
por una de esas casualidades (de la vida)
the fickle finger of fate Am
el caprichoso dedo del destino
the president, mindful of his predecessor's fate, resigned
el presidente, consciente de or teniendo presente la suerte corrida por su antecesor, dimitió
the fate allotted to him, his allotted fate
lo que le había tocado en suerte

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fate in the PONS Dictionary

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unavoidable accident, fate
inevitable
irony of fate
ironía del destino
to bemoan one's fate
quejarse de su destino
a quirk of fate
un capricho del destino

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fate Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to leave sb to his fate
dejar a alguien a su suerte
to meet one's fate
hallar su destino
to seal sb's fate
determinar el destino de alguien
to share the same fate
compartir la misma suerte
a fate worse than death
un destino peor que la muerte
to abandon sb to his/her fate
abandonar a alguien a su suerte
to bemoan one's fate
quejarse de su destino
by a stroke of fate
por cosas del destino
a quirk of fate
un capricho del destino
who knows what fate awaits you?
¿quién sabe la suerte que te espera?
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He spends a night in prison after his father comes to know about the car and leaves him to his fate.
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The fate of the retired aircraft is unknown.
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Songs sought to reassure the owner of the tomb about his fate after death by way of praise.
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A few months later, fate shuffled the deck.
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The law was reintroduced in 2005, only to meet the same fate.
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Not long after, a university professor almost meets the same fate.
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The fate of the second vial is uncertain.
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The novel even makes readers care about the fate of an unsympathetic cheela ruler, whose rejuvenation treatment fails catastrophically.
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She is the mistress of fate, time and weaving.
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However, it ultimately meets its fate sinking to the bottom of a river through broken ice.
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