What does destino in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word destino in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use destino in Italian.

The word destino in Italian means fate, destiny, destination, wake up, arouse, awaken, rouse, wake up, address, dispatch, destine, appropriate, abandon or sbd to their destiny, leave yourself to the mercy of fate, put your trust in Lady Luck, cruel destiny, it's fate, twist of fate, talk about fate, as fate would have it, sign of fate, sign of destiny. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word destino

fate, destiny

sostantivo maschile (fato, sorte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alcuni credono molto nel destino.
Many people sincerely believe in fate.

destination

sostantivo maschile (commercio: destinazione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La merce è stata spedita franco destino.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. My order was shipped to the wrong destination (or: delivery address.)

wake up

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (formale (svegliare qn)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Mi destarono le grida di mia sorella.
My sister's screams woke me up.

arouse, awaken, rouse

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato, formale (suscitare un'emozione) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Guardare quella coppia mi destò i ricordi di quando ero studente.
Watching that couple awoke memories of when I was a student.

wake up

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (formale (svegliarsi)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Detesto destarmi alle cinque della mattina.
I hate waking up at five in the morning.

address, dispatch, destine

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (indirizzare, assegnare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mio figlio era destinato fin dalla nascita a diventare un musicista.
My son was destined to become a musician since birth.

appropriate

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (riservare a uno scopo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il medico destinò i pochi farmaci rimasti alla cura degli ammalati più gravi.
The doctor earmarked the few remaining drugs for the sickest patients.

abandon or sbd to their destiny

leave yourself to the mercy of fate, put your trust in Lady Luck

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

cruel destiny

it's fate

twist of fate

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

talk about fate, as fate would have it

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

sign of fate, sign of destiny

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fatto di incontrarci ogni giorno è sicuramente un segno del destino.

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