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sort

French → English

noun//sɔʁ//

(fate) The developments that happen to a person or thing in the future; destiny

Nul ne peut échapper à son sort, selon les anciennes tragédies grecques.

(English) No one can escape their fate, according to ancient Greek tragedies.

Le sort des otages inquiète les autorités internationales.

(English) The fate of the hostages concerns international authorities.

noun//sɔʁ//

(magic) A magical influence or a curse cast upon someone; spell

La sorcière a jeté un mauvais sort au prince pour le transformer en bête.

(English) The witch cast an evil spell on the prince to turn him into a beast.

Il croit que quelqu'un lui a jeté un sort car il a beaucoup de malchance.

(English) He believes someone has cast a spell on him because he has a lot of bad luck.

Entry ID: fr:en:sort · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary