destino

Definitions of destino
  1. noun
    the act of using
    synonyms: consistir, empleo, manejo, uso, utilización
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    ensayo
    the exercise of a profession
    abuso, desaprovechamiento
    improper or excessive use
    aprovechamiento, explotación
    the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
    reciclado, reciclaje, reutilización
    the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
    aplicación, aplicación práctica
    the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
    ingeniería, tecnología
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
    comercialización, mercantilización
    the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce
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    actividad
    any specific behavior
  2. noun
    the act of putting something in a certain place
    synonyms: colocación, emplazamiento, lugar, posicionado, sitio, situación, ubicación
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    yuxtaposición
    the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
    plantación, plantío
    the act of fixing firmly in place
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    actividad
    any specific behavior
  3. noun
    what something is used for
    synonyms: oficio, uso, utilidad
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    conveniencia, provecho, utilidad
    the quality of being of practical use
  4. noun
    written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
    synonyms: dirección
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    dirección, gobierno, instrucción, orientación
    a message describing how something is to be done
  5. noun
    an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
    synonyms: hado, sino
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    lo inevitable
    an unavoidable event
    karma
    (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
    día del juicio final
    an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
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    suceso
    an event that happens
  6. noun
    the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
    synonyms: objetivo
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    llegada, línea de meta, meta
    a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
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    final
    either extremity of something that has length
  7. noun
    the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
    synonyms: hado, sino
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    agente causal, causa
    any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
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