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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfatídico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /faˈtʃi.di.ku/
"Aquele momento fatídico marcou o fim da aliança."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having great and often disastrous consequences; decisive and critical to the future.
"That fateful decision changed the course of history forever." - 2
Controlled by or resembling destiny; predetermined by fate.
"They met on a fateful evening in Paris years ago."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'fate' (from Latin 'fatum', meaning that which has been spoken or decreed) combined with the Old English suffix '-ful', meaning full of or characterized by. The term emerged in Middle English to describe events or decisions carrying immense, often disastrous or decisive, consequences.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fateful" is said worldwide
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fatidique
Transliteration: /fa.ti.dik/
"Ce fut le jour fatidique de son départ."
schicksalshaft
Transliteration: /ˈʃɪksalshaft/
"Es war eine schicksalhafte Begegnung."
fatale
Transliteration: /faˈtaːle/
"Fu una scelta fatale per il suo futuro."
fatídico
Transliteration: /faˈti.ði.ko/
"Aquel fatídico día cambió nuestras vidas."
fatídico
Transliteration: /faˈtʃi.di.ku/
"Aquele momento fatídico marcou o fim da aliança."
भाग्यशाली
Transliteration: bhaagyashaalee
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह एक भाग्यशाली दिन था।"
决定性的
Transliteration: jué dìng xìng de
Script: 中文汉字
"这是一个决定性的时刻。"
운명적인
Transliteration: unmyeongjeok-in
Script: 한국어 한글
"그것은 운명적인 만남이었다."
運命的な
Transliteration: unmei-teki na
Script: 日本語
"それは運命的な出会いだった。"
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