Слово англійською: fate

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Переклад fate українською: до́ля (на́прям життє́вого шляху́)

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fate

noun
/feɪt/
  1. [countable] the things, especially bad things, that will happen or have happened to somebody/something
    • The fate of the three men is unknown.
    • She sat outside, waiting to find out her fate.
    • The court will decide our fate/fates.
    • Each of the managers suffered the same fate.
    • He warned about the scam so others could avoid a similar fate.
    • Inhabitants of war-torn areas have been abandoned to their fate.
    • From that moment our fate was sealed (= our future was decided).
  2. [uncountable] the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed
    • Fate was kind to me that day.
    • By a strange twist of fate, Andy and I were on the same plane.
    Synonyms luckluckchance ▪ coincidence ▪ accident ▪ fate ▪ destinyThese are all words for things that happen or the force that causes them to happen.luck the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people:
    • This ring has always brought me good luck.
    chance the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand:
    • The results could simply be due to chance.
    coincidence the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way:
    • They met through a series of strange coincidences.
    accident something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance:
    • Their early arrival was just an accident.
    fate the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed:
    • Fate decreed that she would never reach America.
    destiny the power that is believed to control events:
    • I believe there’s some force guiding us—call it God, destiny or fate.
     fate or destiny?Fate can be kind, but this is an unexpected gift; just as often, fate is cruel and makes people feel helpless. Destiny is more likely to give people a sense of power: people who have a strong sense of destiny usually believe that they are meant to be great or do great things.Patterns
    • by …luck/​chance/​coincidence/​accident
    • It’s no coincidence/​accident that…
    • pure/​sheer luck/​chance/​coincidence/​accident
    • to believe in luck/​coincidences/​fate/​destiny
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Italian fato or (later) from its source, Latin fatum ‘that which has been spoken’, from fari ‘speak’.
Idioms
a fate worse than death
  1. (often humorous) a terrible thing that could happen
    • At the last minute she was saved from a fate worse than death.
    Extra Examples
    • Getting married seemed a fate worse than death.
    • Obeying his parents' wishes for his life seemed a fate worse than death.
Wordfinder
  • amulet
  • charm
  • coincidence
  • fate
  • fortune
  • jinx
  • luck
  • mascot
  • superstition
  • talisman
tempt fate/providence
  1. to do something too confidently in a way that might mean that your good luck will come to an end
    • She felt it would be tempting fate to try the difficult climb a second time.
    • It would be tempting fate to say that we will definitely win the game.
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