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masculine

/dɛstɛ̃/

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Translation

fate, destiny

Word origin

A deverbal noun from destiner ('to destine'), from Latin destinare ('to make fast, to determine, to appoint'), from de- plus a root related to stare ('to stand'). The same root gives English 'destiny' and 'destine'.

Origin
Latin
Root
destinare
English cognates
destiny, destine

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraldestins

Examples

, -.

No one can escape their fate, so they say.

Cette .

This encounter changed the destiny of his whole family.

.

She believes that fate brought them together for a reason.

tragique .

The hero faces a tragic fate at the end of the novel.

.

He holds his own destiny in his hands.

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This word is part of lesson 26.