What does destino in Spanish mean?

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

The word destino in Spanish means destination, destiny, fate, purpose, destiny, fate, discolour, fade, allocate, assign, architect of your own destiny, fate, cheat fate, destination folder, headed for, bound for, as fate would have it, believe in fate, final destination, Manifest Destiny, tourist destination, force of destiny. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word destino

destination

nombre masculino (lugar de llegada) (place of arrival)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A las 9:00 horas sale el autobús con destino a Guadalajara.
The bus with a final destination of Guadalajara leaves at 09:00.

destiny, fate

nombre masculino (sino, azar, fuerza superior) (pre-ordained)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El destino decidió que Romeo conociera a Julieta.
Fate determined that Romeo would meet Juliet.

purpose

nombre masculino (cosa: finalidad, uso) (intended use)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En teoría, el destino de los impuestos es satisfacer las necesidades de la sociedad.
In theory, the purpose of tax collection is to cover society's needs.

destiny, fate

nombre masculino (persona: situación inevitable, fin) (that which was pre-ordained)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El destino del joven Arturo era ser el rey de Inglaterra.
The destiny of young Arthur was to become King of England.

discolour

verbo transitivo (decolorar) (UK)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La luz que entra por la ventana destiñe la cortina.
The light that comes in through the window discolours the curtain.

fade

verbo pronominal (perder el color)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los vaqueros se han desteñido con tanto lavado.
Jeans fade with many washes.

allocate

verbo transitivo (determinar para un fin)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Parte del dinero lo destinaré a pagar la hipoteca.
I will allocate part of that money towards the mortgage.

assign

verbo transitivo (asignar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le destinaron a la nueva sección de la fábrica.
They assigned her to the factory's new division.

architect of your own destiny

expresión (constructor de su futuro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cada uno es arquitecto de su propio destino.
Each person is the architect of their own destiny.

fate

expresión (que es inevitable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son los azares del destino y debemos entregarnos a lo que la vida decide.
It's fate and we should surrender to what life has in store for us.

cheat fate

locución verbal (hacer lo inesperado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
María burló al destino al abandonar la carrera e irse a vivir a una isla..

destination folder

(informática: de descargas) (IT)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Guarda el archivo en la carpeta de destino que prefieras.
Save the file in the destination folder of your choosing.

headed for, bound for

locución preposicional (dirección: hacia)

El vuelo con destino a la Patagonia fue cancelado.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The Liverpool bound train is now departing from platform 9.

as fate would have it

locución nominal femenina plural (sucesos inevitables)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Pablo y Juan se encontraron en Roma por esas cosas del destino y hoy son amigos inseparables.
As fate would have it, Paul and John met in Rome and now they're inseparable friends.

believe in fate

locución verbal (en la predestinación)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
No sé tú pero yo creo en el destino y pienso que esto que te pasa no es casualidad.
I don't know about you but I believe in fate and I think that that this is not happening to you out of chance.

final destination

(meta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
París es el destino final de nuestro viaje.
Paris is the final destination on our trip.

Manifest Destiny

nombre masculino (doctrina de expansión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La doctrina del destino manifiesto llevó a la expansión de los EE.UU.

tourist destination

(lugar de vacaciones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Londres es un destino turístico en Europa.
London is a tourist destination in Europe.

force of destiny

(poder inexorable)

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

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