fate

Schicksal, Los

Was jemandem oder etwas am Ende widerfährt, besonders etwas Schlimmes.

In einfachem Englisch: What happens to someone or something in the end, especially something bad.

• Nobody knows his fate.
• Both factories suffered the same fate.
• The court will decide the prisoners’ fate tomorrow.

So benutzt man es: the fate of someone/something (The fate of the missing ship remains unknown.)

Synonyme: outcome, destiny

Häufige Wendungen: someone’s fate, suffer this fate, escape that fate

Schicksal

Eine Macht, die nach manchen Vorstellungen bestimmt, was im Leben der Menschen geschieht.

In einfachem Englisch: A power believed to control what happens in people’s lives.

• Do you believe in fate?
• She felt that fate had brought them together.
• We left the decision to fate and tossed a coin.

Synonyme: destiny

Häufige Wendungen: believe in fate, trust fate, leave to fate

Schicksal

Eine Macht, von der man glaubt, dass sie die Ereignisse im Leben lenkt.

In einfachem Englisch: A power believed to control what happens in life.

• Perhaps fate brought us together.
• She believed fate controlled her life.
• Would fate give him another chance?

Synonyme: destiny

Häufige Wendungen: cruel fate, trust fate, fate intervenes

vorherbestimmen

Durch die Macht des Schicksals festlegen, dass ein zukünftiges Ereignis eintreten wird.

In einfachem Englisch: To make a future event certain to happen through the power of destiny.

• They were fated to fall in love.
• The king seemed fated to lose his crown.
• Was she fated to spend her life alone?

So benutzt man es: be fated to do something (They were fated to meet again.)

Synonyme: destine, predestine

Häufige Wendungen: fate someone to, be fated to