fate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fate in the English»French Dictionary

fate [Brit feɪt, Am feɪt] N

1. fate (controlling power):

fate, a. the fates

sort m

fate was on my side/against me

le sort était avec moi/contre moi

a (cruel) twist of fate

un (cruel) caprice du sort

to tempt fate

tenter le sort

2. fate (death):

fate

mort f

to meet a sad fate

finir tristement

3. fate (destiny):

fate

sort m

to be resigned/left to one's fate

être résigné/abandonné à son sort

his fate is sealed

son sort est scellé

a fate worse than death hum

un sort pire que la mort

4. fate MYTH:

the Fates

les Parques fpl

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inexorable logic, advance, progress, fate

inexorable

fickle fate, follower, public opinion

changeant

undignified behaviour, fate, failure, name, person

indigne

Translations for fate in the French»English Dictionary

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destin

fate

les arrêts du destin

the dictates of fate

c'est un coup du destin

it's a twist of fate

la fatalité

fate

déjouer la fatalité

to cheat fate

par quelle fatalité se trouvait-il à Paris?

what twist of fate had brought him to Paris?

être résigné à qc/à son sort

to be resigned to sth/to one's fate

des gens résignés

people resigned to their fate

l'ironie du sort

the irony of fate

la Parque

Fate

une bizarrerie du destin

a quirk of fate

fate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fate in the English»French Dictionary

fate [feɪt] N sing

fate

destin m

to leave sb to their fate

abandonner qn à son sort

to meet one's fate

être rattrapé par son destin

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to bemoan one's fate

se lamenter sur son sort

to tempt fate

tenter le sort

to accept one's fate

se soumettre à son destin

Translations for fate in the French»English Dictionary

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destin

fate

résigné à son sort

resigned to one's fate

gémir sur son sort

to bemoan one's fate

destinée

fate

fatalité

fate

sort

fate

connaître le même sort que

to suffer the same fate as

abandonner qn à son triste sort

to abandon sb to their fate

c'est le sort qui décidera

fate will decide

le sort a tourné

fate has turned

fate Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to leave sb to their fate

abandonner qn à son sort

to meet one's fate

être rattrapé par son destin

to abandon sb to their fate

abandonner qn à son destin

to be overtaken by fate

être frappé par le sort

to tempt fate

tenter le sort

to accept one's fate

se soumettre à son destin

to suffer the same fate as

connaître le même sort que

to abandon sb to their fate

abandonner qn à son triste sort

to put one's fate into his doctor's hands

remettre son sort entre les mains de son médecin

to abandon sb to their fate

abandonner qn à son sort

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The use of the sigla poveira had several purposes, such as protection by saving a witch from her fate.

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To this day, eight local soldiers fates are unknown.

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In the first act, he effectively has the opportunity to get an answer to a question to fate, to discover the truth.

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The fate of the land, now in provincial hands, is currently unclear.

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The fate of the retired aircraft is unknown.

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The ultimate fate of the ship is unknown.

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However, it ultimately meets its fate sinking to the bottom of a river through broken ice.

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A scarring implant placed on his forehead warns others to ignore him on penalty of being sentenced to a similar fate.

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Nothing further is given and no name or fate was reported about the detained person.

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The fate of the prototype vehicle is unknown.

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