sorte

Definitions of sorte
  1. noun
    an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
    synonyms: destino, fato
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    accaduto, avvenimento, caso, happening, vicenda
    an event that happens
  2. noun
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
    synonyms: caso, evenienza, fortuna, occorrenza, ventura
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    types:
    contrattempo
    an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
    type of:
    fenomeno
    any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
  3. noun
    event whose occurrence ends something
    synonyms: finale
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    antonyms:
    avvio, inizio, mossa, partenza, principio
    the event consisting of the start of something
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    bilancio, conclusione, fine, riuscita
    something that results
    stop
    the event of something ending
    cattiva riuscita, disfatta, fallimento, insuccesso, naufragio, perdita, scacco, sconfitta
    an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
    residuo, strascico
    the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
    prosecuzione, seguito
    something that follows something else
    peggio
    the least favorable outcome
    annichilazione, disintegrazione
    total destruction
    rovina
    an event that results in destruction
    vincita, vittoria
    a victory (as in a race or other competition)
    rotta
    an overwhelming defeat
    type of:
    accaduto, avvenimento, caso, happening, vicenda
    an event that happens
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