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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFateful
/ˈfeɪt.fəl/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') combined with the Old English suffix '-full', meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by'. Recorded in Middle English around the 15th century, it initially meant prophetic or ordained by destiny, later evolving to describe events having great, 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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