meant to be
- Dictionary
meant to be(
mehnt
tu
bi
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. predestinado
I'm happy that I've met you. - Me too. It feels as if it was meant to be.Me alegra haberte conocido. - A mí también. Parece que era predestinado.
b. destinado
It was love at first sight. We were meant to be together.Fue amor a primera vista. Estábamos destinados a estar juntos.
c. cantado
I knew they were going to pick you for that position. It was meant to be.Sabía que te iban a elegir para ese puesto. Era cantado.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I always say that if it's meant to be, it'll be.Yo siempre digo que lo que tiene que ser, será.
I'm glad you two are dating. It was meant to be.Me pone contento que estén en pareja. Era el destino.
2. (suposedly)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The novel is meant to be a comedy, but I didn't find it funny at all.Se supone que la novela es una comedia, pero a mí no me pareció nada graciosa.
This is meant to be a map of the region, but I cannot find our village.En teoría este es un mapa de la región, pero no puedo encontrar nuestro pueblo.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate meant to be using machine translators
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
