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fate n1 ( controlling power) ( also 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 ;3 ( destiny) 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 ; -
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fate [feɪt]1 noun∎ what does fate have in store for them? qu'est-ce que le destin ou le sort leur réserve?;∎ stroke of fate coup m du destin ou du sort;∎ fate decreed that… le sort a voulu que…(b) (destiny of person, thing) sort m;∎ I left her to her fate je l'ai abandonnée à son sort;∎ to meet one's fate trouver la mort;∎ the new project met with a similar fate le nouveau projet a connu un destin semblable;∎ figurative a fate worse than death un sort pire que la mort∎ the Fates les Parques fpl
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