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fate·ful
(fāt′fəl)adj.
1. Vitally affecting subsequent events; being of great consequence; momentous: a fateful decision to counterattack.
2. Controlled by or as if by fate; predetermined.
3. Bringing death or disaster; fatal.
4. Ominously prophetic; portentous: a fateful sign.
fate′ful·ly adv.
fate′ful·ness n.
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fateful
(ˈfeɪtfʊl)adj
1. having important consequences; decisively important
2. bringing death or disaster
3. controlled by or as if by fate
4. prophetic
ˈfatefully adv
ˈfatefulness n
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fate•ful
(ˈfeɪt fəl)adj.
1. having momentous significance or consequences; decisively important; portentous: a fateful meeting.
2. fatal, deadly, or disastrous.
3. controlled or determined by destiny; inexorable.
4. prophetic; ominous.
[1705–15]
fate′ful•ly, adv.
fate′ful•ness, n.
syn: See ominous.
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Adj. 1. fateful - 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"
decisive - determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"
2. fateful - ominously prophetic
prophetic, prophetical - foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic"
3. [画像:fateful - (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences]fateful - (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"
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. fateful - controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events"
inevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result"
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fateful
adjective
1. crucial, important, significant, critical, decisive, momentous, portentous What changed for him in that fateful year?
crucial ordinary, insignificant, unimportant, inconsequential, nugatory
crucial ordinary, insignificant, unimportant, inconsequential, nugatory
2. disastrous, fatal, deadly, destructive, lethal, ominous, ruinous He had sailed on his third and fateful voyage.
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fateful
adjective2. Governed and decided by or as if by fate:
3. Causing ruin or destruction:
4. Portending future disaster:
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Translations
حاسِم، مَصيري
osudný
skæbnesvanger
örlagaríkur, afdrifaríkur
usoden
geleceği belirleyecek
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fateful
[ˈfeɪtfʊl] adj [decision] → fatal(e); [day] → fatidique fat-free [ˌfætˈfriː] adj [diet] → sans matières grasses ; [food] → zéro pour centfat-free yoghurt → yaourt zéro pour cent
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fateful
adj day, night, moment, meeting, journey → schicksalhaft ; decision, consequence → verhängnisvoll ; words → schicksalsschwer; to be fateful for somebody → jds Schicksal besiegeln
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fate
(feit) noun1. (sometimes with capital) the supposed power that controls events. Who knows what fate has in store (= waiting for us in the future)? noodlot مَصير، قَضاء وقَدَر съдба destino osud das Schicksal skæbne; skæbnen μοίρα destino saatus تقدیر kohtalo destin גורל भाग्य sudbina sors takdir örlög fato, destino 運命 운명 likimas liktenis takdir noodlot skjebne los قسمت، تقدير، مرغ، بخت، طالع بدمرغى، بدبختى، اجل، تباهى destino destin судьба osud usoda sudbina ödet โชคชะตา yazgı, kader, kısmet, alın yazısı 命運 доля قسمت số phận hoặc tương lai 命运,宿命
2. a destiny or doom, eg death. A terrible fate awaited her. noodlot, lot مَصير، مَوْت участ destino osud, zkáza, záhuba das Schicksal skæbne; fremtid κακή μοίρα suerte, destino saatus سرنوشت شوم؛ مرگ kohtalo sort גורל भाग्य, नियति kob, udes vég(zet) nasib örlög, hlutskipti destino 運命 죽음, 비운, 파멸 lemtis liktenis; bojāeja nasib noodlot skjebne, undergang los خرابه قسمت destino soartă удел záhuba usoda sudbina öde ชะตากรรม son, sonuç, akibet 結局,死亡 доля تقدیر یا انجام định mệnh 结局
ˈfatalism noun the belief that fate controls everything, and man cannot change it. fatalisme جَبْرِيَّه، مَذْهب القَضاء والقَدَر фатализъм fatalismo fatalismus der Fatalismus fatalisme μοιρολατρία fatalismo fatalism جبر گرایی fatalismi fatalisme פָטָלִיזם भाग्यवाद, देववाद fatalizam fatalizmus fatalisme forlagatrú, örlagatrú fatalismo 運命論 운명론 fatalizmas fatālisms fatalisme fatalisme skjebnetro, fatalisme fatalizm دجبر عقيده، جبرى مذهب داسى عقيده چه وايى ددنيا پيښى په ازل كى ټاكل شوې دى او دانسان زيار او اراده كوم ځاى نه نيسى fatalismo fatalism фатализм fatalizmus fatalizem fatalizam fatalism ความเชื่อในโชคชะตาว่ามนุษย์ไม่สามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงโชคชะตาได้ kadercilik, fatalizm 宿命論 фаталізм یہ عقیدہ کہ ہر بات پہلے سے مقدر ہو چکی ہے thuyết định mệnh 宿命论
ˈfatalist noun a person who believes in fatalism. He is a complete fatalist – he just accepts everything that happens to him. fatalis جَبْري، مُؤْمِن بالقَضاء والقَدَر фаталист fatalista fatalista der Fatalist fatalist μοιρολάτρης fatalista fatalist آدم جبر گرا fatalisti fataliste פטליסט भाग्यवादी fatalist fatalista fatalis forlagatrúarmaður fatalista 運命論者 운명론자 fatalistas fatālists fatalis fatalist fatalist fatalista دجبر پرخوا fatalista fatalist фаталист fatalista fatalist fatalista fatalist คนที่เชื่อในโชคชะตาว่ามนุษย์ไม่สามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงโชคชะตาได้ kaderci 宿命論者 фаталіст ایسے عقیدہ میں یقین رکھنے والا người theo thuyết định mệnh 宿命论者
ˌfataˈlistic adjective fatalisties جَبْري، قَدَري фаталистичен fatalista fatalistický fatalistisch fatalistisk μοιρολατρικός fatalista fatalistlik معتقد به قضا و قدر fatalistinen fataliste פטליסטי भाग्यवादी fatalistican fatalisztikus fatalistis forlagatrúar fatalistico 宿命論の 운명론의 fatališkas fatālistisks fatalistik fatalistisch fatalistisk, skjebnetro fatalistyczny جبرى fatalista fatalist фаталистический fatalistický fatalističen fatalistički fatalistisk ที่เป็นไปตามโชคชะตาว่ามนุษย์ไม่สามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงโชคชะตาได้ herşeyi kadere bırakan 宿命論的 фаталістичний جبریت پر مبنی tỏ ra tin ở định mệnh 宿命论的
ˈfated adjective controlled or intended by fate. He seemed fated to arrive late wherever he went. bestem, voorbeskik, gedoem مَحْتوم، مُقَدَّر، مَكْتوب предопределен destinado předurčený vom Schicksal bestimmt forudbestemt γραφτός, καταδικασμένος predestinado saatuse poolt ettemääratud مقدر kohtalon sanelema destiné בְּיָד הַגוֹרָל भाग्य में लिखा हुआ predodređen, (do)sudđen végzetes ditakdirkan örlagabundinn; á valdi örlaganna; fyrirfram ákveðinn destinato 運命づけられている 숙명적인 pasmerktas nolemts ditakdirkan bestemd skjebne-/forutbestemt skazany په تقدير كى، په ازل كى، خدايى destinado/fadado sortit (să) обречённый predurčený usojen predodređen ödesbestämd, förutbestämd ซึ่งกําหนดโดยโชคชะตา alnına yazılmış 命定的,註定的 приречений, визначений наперед جسے مقدر نے طے کر رکھا ہو do định mệnh 命中注定的
ˈfateful adjective involving important decisions, results etc. At last the fateful day arrived. noodlottig, beslissend حاسِم، مَصيري съдбовен fatal osudný verhängnisvoll skæbnesvanger κρίσιμος, μοιραίος fatídico saatuslik سرنوشت ساز kohtalokas fatidique גורלי भाग्य निर्णाय, महत्वपूर्ण sudbonosan, (zlo)koban végzetes menentukan örlagaríkur, afdrifaríkur fatidico 運命を決する 결정적으로 중요한 lemtingas liktenīgs; izšķirošs penentuan gewichtig skjebnesvanger, avgjørende rozstrzygający, decydujący ويرجن، بدمرغه fatal fatidic судьбоносный osudný usoden sudbonosan ödesdiger, avgörande สําคัญ geleceği belirleyecek 決定性的 вирішальний, доленосний اہم نتیجے یا فیصلے سے متعلق quan trọng và có tính chất quyết định 决定性的
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