fate

fate
noun
Schicksal, das

an accident or stroke of fate — eine Fügung des Schicksals

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[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)?) das Schicksal
2) (a destiny or doom, eg death: A terrible fate awaited her.) das Schicksal
- academic.ru/26570/fatalism">fatalism
- fatalist
- fatalistic
- fated
- fateful
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fate
[feɪt]
n
1. usu sing (destiny) Schicksal nt, Geschick nt, Los nt
to decide sb's \fate über jds Schicksal entscheiden
to decide one's own \fate sein Schicksal selbst bestimmen [o in die Hand nehmen]
to leave sb to his/her \fate jdn seinem Schicksal überlassen
to meet one's \fate den Tod finden
to seal sb's \fate jds Schicksal besiegeln
to share [or suffer] the same \fate dasselbe Schicksal erleiden
2. no pl (power) Schicksal nt
it must be \fate das muss Schicksal sein
\fate ordained [or decreed] that ... das Schicksal wollte es, dass ...; see also tempt 3, twist III. 4
3.
a \fate worse than death (unpleasantness) Unerfreulichkeit f; (old: pregnancy) illegitime Schwangerschaft
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[feɪt]
n
Schicksal nt

the Fates (Myth) — die Parzen pl

the examiners meet to decide our fate next week — die Prüfer kommen nächste Woche zusammen, um über unser Schicksal zu entscheiden

to leave sth to fate — etw dem Schicksal überlassen

to leave sb to his fate —

to go to meet one's fate — seinem Schicksal entgegentreten

to meet one's fate — vom Schicksal heimgesucht or ereilt (geh) werden

to face a similar fate — einem ähnlichen Schicksal entgegensehen

to meet with or suffer the same fate — das gleiche Schicksal haben or erleiden

as sure as fate it will go wrong — das geht garantiert schief

as sure as fate it went wrong — das ist natürlich prompt schiefgegangen

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fate [feıt] s
1. auch Fate Schicksal(smacht) n(f):
fate decided otherwise das Schicksal wollte es anders
2. Geschick n, Los n, Schicksal n:
he met his fate das Schicksal ereilte ihn;
he met his fate calmly er sah seinem Schicksal ruhig entgegen;
(as) sure as fate garantiert, mit Sicherheit;
be a fate worse than death das Allerschlimmste sein;
she suffered (oder met with) a fate worse than death obs od hum sie wurde verführt; tempt 4
3. Verhängnis n, Verderben n, Untergang m:
go to one’s fate
a) untergehen,
b) den Tod finden
4. Fate MYTH Schicksalsgöttin f:
the (three) Fates die Parzen
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noun
Schicksal, das

an accident or stroke of fate — eine Fügung des Schicksals

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n.
Geschick n.
Schicksal n.
Verhängnis n.

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