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destiño [des-tee’-nyo]

noun

1Piece of unfinished yellow or green and dry honeycomb in a beehive. (m)

(Yo destiño, él destiñó, from Desteñir. V. PEDIR.

destino

INFL: destino

sustantivo:masculino

1(=suerte)destiny fate ;

es mi destino no encontrarloI am fated not to find itel destino lo quiso asíit was destined to happenrige los destinos del paíshe rules the country's fate

2[de avión, viajero] destination ;

"a franquear en destino""postage will be paid by the addressee"van con destino a Londresthey are going to London(náutica) they are bound for London¿cuál es el destino de este cuadro?where is this picture going for?orsalió con destino al aeropuertoshe set off for the airportcon destino a Londres[+avión, carta] to London[+pasajeros] for London[+barco] bound for London

salir con destino a

3(=puesto)[de empleado] job post ;[de militar] posting ;[de funcionario] placement ;

¿qué destino tienes?where have you been placed?buscarse un destino de serenoto look for a job as a night watchman

destino públicopublic appointment

4(=uso)use purpose ;

dar destino a algoto find a use for sth

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