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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessellar la suerte de alguien
Pronunciation / Transliteration: se-lyar la suer-te de al-gyen
"Su propia confesión selló su suerte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make a negative outcome or final doom certain and unavoidable.
"His confession to the police effectively sealed his fate." - 2
To determine someone's ultimate future in a definitive, unalterable manner.
"Missing the final interview sealed her fate regarding the promotion."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The idiom derives from the historical practice of securing official documents, royal decrees, and legal judgments with a wax seal, which made them final, irrevocable, and binding. By the 19th century, the figurative expression evolved to describe any decisive event or action that firmly establishes an unavoidable and typically unfortunate outcome for a person.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Seal someone's fate"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Seal someone's fate" is said worldwide
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sceller le sort de quelqu'un
Transliteration: se-le luh sor duh kel-kuh
"Son erreur a scellé son sort."
jemandem das Schicksal besiegeln
Transliteration: ye-man-dem das shik-sal be-zie-geln
"Dieser Fehler besiegelte sein Schicksal."
segnare il destino di qualcuno
Transliteration: se-nya-re il des-ti-no di qual-ku-no
"La sua mossa azzardata ha segnato il suo destino."
sellar la suerte de alguien
Transliteration: se-lyar la suer-te de al-gyen
"Su propia confesión selló su suerte."
selar o destino de alguém
Transliteration: se-lar u des-ti-nu dji aw-gayn
"A sua decisão selou o seu destino."
भाग्य तय करना
Transliteration: bhagya tay karna
"उसके फैसले ने उसका भाग्य तय कर दिया।"
注定结局
Transliteration: zhù dìng jié jú
"他的失误注定了他的结局。"
운명을 결정짓다
Transliteration: unmyeong-eul g결jeongjitda
"그의 실수가 그의 운명을 결정지었다."
運命を決する
Transliteration: unmei o kessuru
"その失敗が彼の運命を決した。"
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