Fate - Schicksal (The 1961st Most Common German Word)
The German word for Fate is Schicksal. This word often comes up when talking about lifestyle & free time, society. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 1961st most commonly used word in German. It can be used as noun. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word's pronunciation. Practice this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.
Pronunciation
English:
fate
German:
schicksal
Examples
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| Our fate is in your hands. | Unser Schicksal liegt in deinen Händen. |
| I believe in fate. | Ich glaube an das Schicksal. |
| It was her fate to die young. | Ihr Schicksal war, jung zu sterben. |
| My fate is in your hands. | Mein Schicksal liegt in Ihren Händen. |
| A terrible fate awaited him. | Ihn erwartete ein schreckliches Schicksal. |
| There is no escape from fate. | Du kannst deinem Schicksal nicht entkommen. |
| It's a perfect example of cruel fate. | Es ist ein perfektes Beispiel für ein grausames Schicksal. |
| Test pilots are constantly tempting fate. | Testpiloten fordern dauernd ihr Schicksal heraus. |
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| Fate has turned in my favour. | Das Schicksal hat sich für mich zum Guten gewendet. |
| We let fate decide. | Wir lassen das Schicksal entscheiden. |
| Fate is cruel sometimes. | Das Schicksal ist manchmal grausam. |
| Fate tore us apart. | Das Schicksal hat uns auseinandergerissen. |
| Jessica was getting tired of fighting fate. | Jessica war es leid, gegen das Schicksal anzukämpfen. |
| We are particularly anxious about the fate of the nun Ngawang Sangdrol. | Besonders besorgt sind wir über das Schicksal der Nonne Ngawang Sangdrol. |
| The fate of the Powerball for example, you can pay by credit card. | Das Schicksal der Powerball zum Beispiel, können Sie per Kreditkarte bezahlen. |
| One can get the impression that fate wasn't friendly to you... | Man kann den Eindruck bekommen, daß das Schicksal nicht besonders freundlich zu Euch gewesen ist... |
| The fate of the refugees could break one's heart. | Das Schicksal der Flüchtlinge könnte einem das Herz brechen. |
| Perhaps fate will decide the rest. | Vielleicht wird das Schicksal dann den Rest entscheiden. |
| That fate is cruel but maybe not random. | Dass das Schicksal grausam ist, aber vielleicht nicht beliebig. |
| In Turkic languages, "az" means a good intention and a fate of success. | In der türkischen Sprachen bedeutet "az" gute Absicht und erfolgreiches Schicksal. |
| Luckily for dave, fate was about to take some steps of its own. | Zum Glück für Dave, ergriff das Schicksal selber Maßnahmen... |
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