Well, for convenience's sake, to postpone the inevitable, because human beings tend to leave their fate in the hands of others.

Pues por comodidad, por dilatar el momento, porque el ser humano tiende a dejar en manos de otro su responsabilidad.

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Though of course his whole life was a readymade, which was his way of appeasing fate and at the same time sending out signals of distress.

Aunque su vida entera fue un ready-made, que es una forma de apaciguar el destino y al mismo tiempo enviar señales de alarma.

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where relevant, an estimate of its fate and distribution in the environment as well as its impact on non-target species.

en su caso, una estimación de su alcance y difusión en el medio ambiente, así como la repercusión sobre las especies ajenas al objetivo.

http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009

http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009

'But ambition has to work within the boundaries of the possible and the whim of fate.

Pero la ambición tiene que actuar dentro de la frontera entre lo posible y los antojos del destino.

Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!

Roma Vincit!

Scarrow, Simon

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© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002

© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002

The Eagle's Conquest

Scarrow, Simon

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"For you, I don't know," said the girl, "but for me it's important because it will mark my fate."

– Para ti no lo sé -dijo la muchacha-, pero para mí es importante porque marcará mi destino.

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Nor did she show much interest in learning the fate of her lost son.

Ni mostraba un interés excesivo por conocer el destino de su hijo perdido en la guerra.

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And I came out of the rocks, with my backpack in one hand, and I followed my good friend Ulises, who was calling me to the path that fate had determined for me.

Y salí de las rocas, con mi mochila colgando de una mano, y seguí al buen Ulises que me llamaba por el camino que el destino quiso.

The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes

Los detectives salvajes

Bolano, Roberto

e savage detectives

The savage detective

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The JRC will investigate the fate of specific risk material.

El CCI investigará el destino de los materiales especificados de riesgo.

http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009

http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009

its fate and distribution in the environment; particularly contamination of surface waters (including estuarian and seawater), groundwater and drinking water,

su destino y distribución en el medio ambiente, en particular la contaminación de las aguas superficiales (inclusive las aguas marinas y de estuario), el agua potable y el agua subterránea,

http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009

http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009

Fate put ketchup, mustard, and something that looked like guacamole on one of the hot dogs and ate it right there.

Fate le puso salsa de tomate, mostaza y algo que parecía guacamole a uno de los hot-dogs y se lo comió allí mismo.

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A polyglot woodcutter, thought Fate, who speaks English as well as he speaks Spanish and who sings in German.

Un leñador políglota, pensó Fate, que tan pronto habla en inglés como en español y que canta en alemán.

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Fate went up the only stairs he could find: a metal staircase that wobbled a little, as if the base were loose.

Fate subió por la única escalera que encontró: una escalera metálica que se movía un poco, como si la base estuviera suelta.

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As they were driving to the Sonora Resort, where he planned to check his e-mail, it occurred to Fate that it would be much more interesting to write a story about the women who were being killed than about the Pickett-Fernandez fight.

Mientras conducía rumbo al Sonora Resort, desde donde pensaba revisar su correo electrónico, a Fate se le ocurrió que mucho más interesante que la pelea Pickett-Fernández era escribir un reportaje sobre las mujeres asesinadas.

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"So why isn't he wearing one?" asked Fate.

– ¿Y por qué no lo lleva? -dijo Fate.

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What's in the salsa? asked Fate.

¿De qué es la salsa?, dijo Fate.

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