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fatal¹ ADJ

1.1. fatal accidente/enfermedad/consecuencias:

fatal: fatal

está muy grave y se teme un desenlace fatal: he is in a critical condition and we fear the worst

1.2. fatal liter (ineludible):

fatal: inevitable

fatal: fatal liter

fatal: fateful liter

el hado/destino fatal así lo había escrito: it was fated/destined to happen

1.3. fatal Chil inf (de mala suerte):

fatal: unlucky

soy fatal para este juego: I'm very unlucky at this game

2.1. fatal inf (muy malo):

fatal: terrible

fatal: awful

los niños están fatales hoy: the children are impossible o are behaving terribly today

2.2. fatal inf inf (enfermo):

está fatal, tendrán que operar: she's in a really bad way, they'll have to operate inf

me encuentro fatal: I feel awful o terrible o rotten inf

fatal² ADV esp. Spain inf

lo hice fatal: I made a real mess of it inf

viste fatal: he dresses really badly

sus bromas me caen fatal: I can't stand her jokes inf

mujer fatal N f

mujer fatal: femme fatale

plazo fatal N m

plazo fatal: immovable deadline

solo queda esperar el fatal desenlace euph: all we can do is wait for the end o wait for the inevitable to happen euph

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femme fatale: mujer f fatal

atrociously sing/behave: fatal inf

dreadfully write/sing: fatal Spain inf

fatal: fatal

the fatal day/hour: el día/la hora fatal

I feel pretty grim: me siento or me encuentro fatal inf

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I. fatal ADJ

1. fatal (inevitable):

fatal: unavoidable

el momento fatal: the inevitable [or fateful moment]

2. fatal (desagradable):

fatal: disagreeable

3. fatal:

fatal (funesto): fatal

fatal (mortal): mortal

mujer fatal: femme fatale

4. fatal LAW:

fatal: not extendable

5. fatal inf (muy mal):

fatal: awful

II. fatal ADV inf

fatal: awfully

el examen me fue fatal: my exam was a disaster

mujer fatal: femme fatale

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dreadfully: fatal

terrible: fatal

dreadful: fatal

to feel lousy: sentirse fatal

to make a pig's ear of sth Brit inf: hacer algo fatal

too much alcohol makes me sick: el exceso de alcohol me pone fatal

it feels wonderful/awful: me parece maravilloso/fatal

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I. fatal [fa·ˈtal] ADJ

1. fatal (inevitable):

fatal: unavoidable

el momento fatal: the inevitable [or fateful moment]

2. fatal (desagradable):

fatal: disagreeable

3. fatal:

fatal (funesto): fatal

fatal (mortal): mortal

mujer fatal: femme fatale

4. fatal LAW:

fatal: not extendable

5. fatal inf (muy mal):

fatal: awful

II. fatal [fa·ˈtal] ADV inf

fatal: awfully

el examen me fue fatal: my exam was a disaster

mujer fatal: femme fatale

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terrible: fatal

dreadfully: fatal

to feel shitty: sentirse fatal

to feel lousy: sentirse fatal

dreadful: fatal

too much alcohol makes me sick: beber demasiado alcohol me sienta fatal

it feels wonderful/awful: me parece maravilloso/fatal

to be in a terrible way: estar fatal

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el momento fatal: the inevitable [or fateful moment]

mujer fatal: femme fatale

el examen me fue fatal: my exam was a disaster

mujer fatal: femme fatale

too much alcohol makes me sick: el exceso de alcohol me pone fatal

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Conozco casos fatales, y por eso, no es cosa de desatender.

www.locosporlageologia.com.ar

El mismo recorrido realizaba la víctima fatal del accidente, empleado de la misma empresa.

www.diariodepuan.com.ar

En realidad, esta acción es mucho más importante de lo que parece y evita unos problemas, que aunque sean raros, pueden ser fatales.

www.cunadelanoticia.com

Lo pasa fatal y me hace sentir mal.

simplementemipequenogranmundo.blogspot.com

Ohh bueno, yo también tengo las cervicales fatales!

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