su suerte

their fate; their own devices

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their fate; their own devices Depending on context, suerte can mean fate, fortune, or luck. In the expression abandonar a su suerte, it means “to leave someone to their own devices.”

SP: Después de la tragedia, quedó a su suerte.

EN: After the tragedy, they were left to their own devices.

Feliz es el hombre que está contento con su suerte.

Happy is the man who is content with his lot.

Envidio su suerte.

I envy their luck.

A esos niños los abandonaron a su suerte.

Those children were abandoned to their fate.

Dé un agrado si su suerte lo merece.

Give it a like if your luck deserves it.

— Estación central de Brasil (1998)

Sami abandonó a Layla a su suerte.

Sami abandoned Layla to her fate.

Un verdadero hombre hace su suerte.

A true man makes his luck.

Él no pudo creer su suerte.

He couldn't believe his luck.

Ella abandonó a su hijo a su suerte.

She abandoned her son to his fate.

No puedo dejarlas a su suerte.

I can't leave them to their fate.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

No estás atado a su suerte.

You are not bound to their fate.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)