fatal

  • 31fatal — fa|tal [ˈfeıtl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin fatalis, from fatum; FATE] 1.) resulting in someone s death ▪ potentially fatal diseases fatal accident/illness/injury etc ▪ a fatal climbing accident ▪ If it is not treated correctly …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32fatal —    by Andrew Wernick   The notion of fatal strategies is most associated with Baudrillard s book of that title (FS). But the idea, interwoven with what he called the turn to the object , can be traced in his work from the mid 1970s onwards, a… …

    The Baudrillard dictionary

  • 33fatal — fatalness, n. /fayt l/, adj. 1. causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison. 2. causing destruction, misfortune, ruin, or failure: The withdrawal of funds was fatal to the project. 3. decisively… …

    Universalium

  • 34fatal — adj. 1 causing death VERBS ▪ be, prove ADVERB ▪ nearly (esp. AmE) ▪ He has not driven since his nearly fatal accident earlier this year. (near fatal in BrE) …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 35fatal — [[t]fe͟ɪt(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A fatal action has very undesirable effects. It would clearly be fatal for Europe to quarrel seriously with America... He made the fatal mistake of compromising early... It would deal a fatal blow to his fading… …

    English dictionary

  • 36fatal — fa•tal [[t]ˈfeɪt l[/t]] adj. 1) causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly 2) causing destruction, misfortune, or ruin; calamitous: The closing of the plant was fatal to the town[/ex] 3) decisively important; fateful: The fatal hour was… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37fatal — {{#}}{{LM F17475}}{{〓}} {{SynF17925}} {{[}}fatal{{]}} ‹fa·tal› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Desgraciado, infeliz o muy negativo: • El fatal accidente se produjo por un descuido del conductor.{{○}} {{<}}2{{>}} Muy malo o poco acertado: • Hoy… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 38Fatal — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Fatal », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Le mot fatal peut qualifier ce qui est relatif… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 39fatal — adj m y f 1 Que ocurre inevitable o necesariamente; que es obra del destino, en particular cuando se trata de acontecimientos desafortunados o desgraciados: hecho fatal, relaciones fatales, instante fatal 2 Que es desafortunado, tiene… …

    Español en México

  • 40fatal — adj. muy mal. ❙ «Llevaba varios días durmiendo fatal.» Arturo Pérez Reverte, La piel del tambor. ❙ «A mí es que la cocina me repatea y encima lo hago fatal porque no tengo paciencia...» Eloy Arenas, Los vecinos de mis vecinos son mis vecinos. ❙… …

    Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"