sort

Translations

• fate
• lot
• spell
• hex
• jinx
• curse

Definitions

1. noun

   fate, destiny (consequences or effects predetermined by past events or a divine will)

   Example

   • Je suis tombé amoureux de lui depuis le premier jour où je l'ai vu. C'était le sort.
2. noun

   lot (something used in determining a question by chance)

3. noun

   spell (magical incantation). 1688, Guy Miège, The Great French Dictionary. "On a jetté un sort sur son bétail, a spell is made upon his cattle, or his cattle is bewitched."

4. verb

   third-person singular present indicative of sortir