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masculine

/sɔʁ/

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Translation

fate, destiny; goes out (present of sortir)

Word origin

From Latin sortem, the accusative of sors ('lot, share, fate'). The verb form 'sort' (he/she goes out) belongs to sortir, of separate origin.

Origin
Latin
Root
sors (sortem)
English cognates
sort, sortilege, consort

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralsorts

Examples

-.

His fate depends only on himself.

' -.

She worries about the fate of her friends who stayed there.

.

He always goes out at the same time in the morning.

, .

The die is cast, we can no longer turn back.

aux .

Nobody knows the fate awaiting the prisoners.

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This word is part of lesson 12.