destin / destinée

[cornejo]

Hello.

What is a difference between "destin m" and "destinée f" in French?

These two words are both an option for translation of destiny into French.

Is it the same difference between fate and destiny in English?

Thank you.

 

[atcheque]

Bonjour,

What is your original sentence and its context?

 

[cornejo]

Hello, there is no context, I just study French.

I mean the only context that I can provide is this: destiny - English-French Dictionary WordReference.com

 

[Oddmania]

Is it the same difference between fate and destiny in English?

Je pense que oui "Destin" est pour moi le mot le plus usuel (comme "fate"), tandis que "destinée" a une connotation un peu plus 'mystico-ésotérique' et ce n'est pas un mot que je m'imagine utiliser dans la vie de tous les jours.

 

[Nicomon]

Is it the same difference between fate and destiny in English?

I would say so. I agree with Oddmania destin = fate destinée = destiny

Maître Capello gives good examples in this thread.

Je prédis qu'il sera médecin un jour. Telle est sa destinée. I wouldn't say « destin » here.

Il était promis à une grande destinée, mais malheureusement, le destin en a décidé autrement.
He had a great destiny ahead of him, but sadly, fate decided otherwise.