fatal (redirected from Fatale)

fa·tal  (ftl)

adj.

1. Causing or capable of causing death.

2. Causing ruin or destruction; disastrous: "Such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory" (Charles Darwin).

3. Of decisive importance; fateful: came through at the fatal moment.

4. Concerning or determining one's fate: the fatal thread of life.

5. Obsolete Having been destined; fated.

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[Middle English, fateful, from Old French, from Latin ftlis, from ftum, prophecy, doom; see fate.]

Synonyms: fatal, deadly, mortal, lethal
These adjectives apply to what causes or is likely to cause death. Fatal describes conditions, circumstances, or events that have caused or are destined to cause death or dire consequences: a fatal illness.
Deadly means capable of killing: a deadly poison.
Mortal describes a condition or action that produces death: a mortal wound.
Lethal refers to a sure agent of death that may have been created solely for the purpose of killing: execution by lethal injection.

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fatal [ˈfeɪt^əl]

adj

1. resulting in or capable of causing death a fatal accident

2. bringing ruin; disastrous

3. decisively important; fateful

4. decreed by fate; destined; inevitable

[from Old French fatal or Latin fātālis, from fātum, see fate]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fatal - bringing death                       nonfatal - not bringing death; "nonfatal heart attack"
	2.	fatal - having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev; "the fatal day of the election finally arrived" fateful decisive - determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"
	3.	fatal - (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error" calamitous, disastrous, fateful, black unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"
	4.	fatal - controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events" fateful inevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result"

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fatal

adjective

1. disastrous, devastating, crippling, lethal, catastrophic, ruinous, calamitous, baleful, baneful It dealt a fatal blow to his chances.
disastrous minor, inconsequential

2. decisive, final, determining, critical, crucial, fateful putting off that fatal moment

3. lethal, deadly, mortal, causing death, final, killing, terminal, destructive, malignant, incurable, pernicious She had suffered a fatal heart attack.
lethal beneficial, harmless, benign, wholesome, innocuous, salutary, non-toxic, inoffensive, non-lethal, vitalizing

Translations

fatal [ˈfeɪtl]

A. ADJ

1. (= causing death) [accident, injury] → mortal

2. (= disastrous) [mistake] → fatal; [consequences] → funesto (to para) it's fatal to mention that → es peligrosísimo mencionar eso

3. (= fateful) → fatídico

B. CPD fatal accident enquiry N (Scot) investigación sobre las causas de un accidente mortal

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fatal [ˈfeɪt^əl] adj

[mistake, step] → fatal(e)
He made a fatal mistake → Il a fait une erreur fatale.

(leading to death) [accident, stabbing] → mortel(le); [illness, heart attack] → mortel(le)
a fatal accident → un accident mortel

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fatal

adj

(= causing death) → tödlich (to, for für); he had a fatal accident → er ist tödlich verunglückt; the illness is invariably fatal → die Krankheit verläuft immer tödlich; possibly fatal delays → Verzögerungen pl, → die möglicherweise tödliche Folgen haben werden; to prove fatal → sich als tödlich erweisen; fatal accident inquiry (Scot) → Untersuchung f → zur Unfallursache (bei Unfällen mit Todesfolge)

(fig: = disastrous) mistake, weakness, flaw, consequences → fatal, verhängnisvoll; (Comput) error → schwer; (= fateful) day, decision → verhängnisvoll; to be or prove fatal to or for somebody/something → das Ende für jdn/etw bedeuten or sein; it proved fatal to their diplomatic relations → es hatte verhängnisvolle Folgen für ihre diplomatischen Beziehungen; in the end such methods will prove fatal → solche Methoden werden sich letztendlich als verhängnisvoll herausstellen; it’s fatal to ask him, he always forgets → frag ihn bloß nicht, er vergisst es immer; it would be fatal to do that → es wäre verhängnisvoll, das zu tun; it was a fatal blow to our hopes → es hat unsere Hoffnungen zunichtegemacht; her fatal attraction for him → die unheilvolle Anziehungskraft, die sie auf ihn ausübte

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fatal [ˈfeɪtl] adj (injury, disease, accident) → fatale, mortale; (mistake) → fatale; (consequences, result) → disastroso/a; (influence) → nefasto/a; (fateful, words, decision) → fatidico/a
it was fatal to mention that → è stato un grave errore parlarne

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fatal

adj fatal [ˈfeitl]

1 causing death a fatal accident. noodlottig, dodelik مُميت، قاتِل смъртоносен smrtelný dødelig tödlich θανάσιμος, θανατηφόρος mortal surmav مرگبار hengenvaarallinen fatal קַטלָנִי घातक fatalan, koban halálos fatal banvænn fatale 致命的な 치명적인 mirtinas nāvīgs membawa maut dodelijk dødelig śmiertelny fatal fatal смертельный smrteľný poguben smrtonosan dödlig ซึ่งทำให้ถึงตาย öldürücü, ölümcül 致命的 фатальний مہلک chí tử 致命的

2 disastrous She made the fatal mistake of not inviting him to the party. rampspoedig, fataal قاتِل، فَظيع фатален osudný skæbnesvanger verhängnisvoll μοιραίος, καταστροφικός fatal saatuslik مصیبت بار tuhoisa fatal גוֹרָלִי विनाशकारी koban, katastofalan végzetes fatal hræðilegur fatale 取り返しのつかない 파괴적인 fatališkas, lemtingas liktenīgs membawa padah rampzalig skjebnesvanger, ødeleggende fatalny fatal fatal роковой osudný usoden fatalan fatal ซึ่งทำให้หายนะ kötü, talihsiz 嚴重的 згубний, фатальний تباہ کن غلطی gây ra tai hoạ 严重的

adv fatally

noodlottig, dodelik بِصورَةٍ قاتِلَه أو مُميتَه пагубно smrtelně; osudně dødeligt verhängnisvoll μοιραία, θανατηφόρα mortalmente saatuslikult بطور مهلک kohtalokkaasti fatalement בְּצוּרָה אֲנוּשָׁה घातक fatalno, kobno halálosan secara fatal lífshættulega fatalmente 致命的に 치명적으로 mirtinai nāvīgi; liktenīgi dengan membawa padah dodelijk dødelig śmiertelnie fatalmente fatal(mente) неизбежно osudne; smrteľne usodno fatalno dödligt, fatalt อย่างปางตาย ölümcül bir biçimde 致命地 фатально مہلکانہ một cách tai hoạ, chết người 致命地

n fatality [fəˈtӕləti]

(an accident causing) death fatalities on the roads. noodlottigheid, sterfte مَوْت في حادِث سَيّارَه катастрофа smrtelná nehoda dødsulykke der Todesfall θανατηφόρο ατύχημα accidente mortal õnnetu surm مرگ و میر kuolema accident mortel מִקרֶה מָוֶת मृत्यु nesreća, katastrofa; broj žrtava haláleset kecelakaan fatal banaslys; dauðsfall incidente mortale, fatalità 事故死 불의의 죽음 nelaimingas atsitikimas, mirtis ceļa negadījuma upuri kematian dodelijk ongeluk dødsfall, dødsulykke śmiertelny wypadek fatalidade accident mortal смерть (от несчастного случая) smrteľný úraz smrtna nesreča nesreća dödsolycka ความตายที่มาจากอุบัติเหตุหรือสงคราม ölüm, can kaybı 死亡事故 нещастя; нещасний випадок موت cái chết bất hạnh; sự rủi ro 死亡事故

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fatal → مميت smrtelný fatal tödlich μοιραίος fatídico kohtalokas fatal koban fatale 致命的な 치명적인 fataal dødelig fatalny fatal неминуемый dödlig ซึ่งทำให้ถึงตาย ölümcül chết người 致命的