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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFatally
/ˈfeɪ.tə.li/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In a manner that causes death or destruction.
"The accident fatally injured several passengers." - 2
In a way that leads to failure or disaster.
"The team's strategy was fatally flawed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'fatally' originates from the Latin 'fatalis', meaning 'decreed by fate', which evolved through Middle English before taking its current form. Its meaning has shifted to imply a sense of irrevocability or lethal consequence in modern usage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fatally" is said worldwide
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fatalement
Transliteration: fatalement
"L'accident a blessé plusieurs passagers de manière fatale."
tödlich
Transliteration: tödlich
"Der Unfall verletzte mehrere Passagiere tödlich."
fatalmente
Transliteration: fatalmente
"L'incidente ha ferito fatalmente diversi passeggeri."
fatalmente
Transliteration: fatalmente
"El accidente hirió fatalmente a varios pasajeros."
fatalmente
Transliteration: fatalmente
"O acidente feriu fatalmente vários passageiros."
घातक रूप से
Transliteration: ghaatak roop se
"दुर्घटना ने कई यात्रियों को घातक रूप से घायल किया।"
致命地
Transliteration: zhìmìng de
"事故致命地伤害了几名乘客。"
치명적으로
Transliteration: chimyeongjeogeuro
"사고가 여러 승객을 치명적으로 다쳤다."
致命的に
Transliteration: chimeiteki ni
"事故が数名の乗客を致命的に傷つけた。"
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