destiny in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for destiny in the English»French Dictionary

destiny [Brit ˈdɛstɪni, Am ˈdɛstɪni] N

destiny (past events)

destin m

destiny (future events)

destinée f

it was her destiny to become queen

son destin était de devenir reine

nobody knows her/his destiny

personne ne connaît sa destinée

a man of destiny (saviour)

un envoyé du destin

a man of destiny (full of promise)

un homme destiné à un grand avenir

Destiny had decreed that…

le destin avait décrété que…

manifest destiny

manifest destiny N Am HISTORY:

manifest destiny

destinée f manifeste

manifest destiny Info

manifest destiny

Expression inventée par le journaliste John O'Sullivan en 1845. Elle exprime le fait que les Américains, fiers de leurs idéaux de liberté et de poursuite du bonheur, ainsi que de l'expérience unique de leur civilisation, estiment que leur devoir moral, leur ‘destinée manifeste’, est d'en faire bénéficier l'humanité tout entière.

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evil act, destiny, intent, genius, smell, tongue, temper

mauvais

plot episode, story, destiny

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Translations for destiny in the French»English Dictionary

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destin

destiny

prendre son destin en main

to take control of one's (own) destiny

destinée

destiny

destinée d'un peuple/d'un projet

destiny of a people/a project

présider aux destinées d'une entreprise/d'un club

to control a company's/club's destiny

prendre en main les destinées du pays

to take control of the country's destiny

être maître de son (propre) destin

to be master of one's destiny

devenir/redevenir maître de son destin

to take/regain control of one's destiny

destiny in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for destiny in the English»French Dictionary

destiny [ˈdes·tɪ·ni] N

destiny

destin m

to be a victim of destiny

être une victime du destin

to escape one's (own) destiny

échapper à son destin

to fight against destiny

lutter contre le destin

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live out one's destiny

décider de

play out destiny

suivre

Translations for destiny in the French»English Dictionary

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destinée d'une personne, d'un peuple, d'une œuvre

destiny

vocation d'une personne, d'un peuple

destiny

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The emphasis is always on man's expanding horizons, the wonder of science and space, the great destiny of the human race.

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She had remotely viewed him over the past 2 years because she knows he is her destiny.

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I speak to you of a new mandate of heaven which sets the destiny for all.

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It teaches youth to think positively, graduate high school, and control their own destinies.

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They, however, do not accept their destiny, unquestioned.

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Despite the strained relations between the neighbors, the destinies of the two families are fatefully interconnected.

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It is composed of 25 three-line and one four-line stanza and focuses on the destiny of a nation.

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This number when revealed as a destiny draw would then be added to your character's power.

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This marks the beginning of their intertwined destinies.

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Ben is his reincarnation, and his destiny is to save the silver dragons from a terrible enemy.

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