Polyglot Dictionary

fate

/feɪt/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. destino

    • She believes in fate.

      Ella cree en el destino.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

destination

In Spanish, "destino" means both fate, an abstract predetermined outcome, and destination, a place you're traveling to — two unrelated English words for one Spanish word.

destiny

destiny and fate are close synonyms in English, largely interchangeable — both are distinct from destination, despite sharing the Spanish word "destino."

Similar in other languages

French

destinée

Close — fate relates to destiny.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa fate?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She believes in ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a fate?

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