No. 944 in Spanish
destinados
"Destinados" means "destined" or "assigned."
In a sentence
Estos fondos están destinados a mejorar la infraestructura escolar.
These funds are allocated to improving the school's infrastructure.
Here, 'destinados' is used to express that funds have been allocated or assigned for a specific purpose.
Parecemos destinados a encontrarnos una y otra vez.
We seem destined to meet each other again and again.
In this sentence, 'destinados' conveys the sense of fate or inevitability in occurrences.
Los apartamentos están destinados a familias de bajos ingresos.
The apartments are intended for low-income families.
Here, 'destinados' describes the intended use or target audience of a facility or resource.
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