Fate in Spanish
Suerte is Spanish for luck or fortune, used in English especially in the Southwest and among Spanish speakers: Buena suerte! (good luck).
It appears in expressions like mala suerte (bad luck) and the fatalistic así es la suerte (that's how luck goes).
In bullfighting, a suerte is a particular pass or maneuver with the cape.
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Fate in Spanish
Suerte is Spanish for luck or fortune, used in English especially in the Southwest and among Spanish speakers: Buena suerte! (good luck).
It appears in expressions like mala suerte (bad luck) and the fatalistic así es la suerte (that's how luck goes).
In bullfighting, a suerte is a particular pass or maneuver with the cape.
1. luck — chance, Likelihood of occurrence
2. fate — karma, Spiritual cause and effect; inevitable (Certain to occur)
3. bullfighting — torero, Spanish arena combatant; matador (Bullfight's fatal sword wielder); capote (Hooded outer garment); muleta (Cloth on stick); pase · natural · plaza · toro · olé · quite
4. type — forma, Shape, in Latin
5. fortune — felicidad, Spanish word for joy; bonanza (Sudden large windfall); favor (Kind act or preference)
chance vs. determinismsuerte ≠ control Authority to direct
causation/determinationsuerte ≠ trabajo Job, in Spanish
azar y probabilidad: dado, bingo, tombola, chance, randomness; bullfighting: matador, picador, toro, torero, muleta; charreria: charro, charros, charro suit, colas, reata; felicidad: alegria; land grants; Spanish measures: arroba, libra, pie, paso
sort, sortie, assort, assorted, assortment, consort, consortium, resort, sorcerer
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/suerte