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الدَّيْن
unavoidable

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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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
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
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

in the PONS Dictionary

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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
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
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
in the PONS Dictionary
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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
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
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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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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)

Su amor y valentía, y la resolución de la joven, los libraron de una situación amedrentadora cuyo desenlace parecía imposible.
wiccareencarnada.me
Este desenlace nos lleva a sospechar la complicidad de la mujer en el crimen, aunque no existan evidencias.
psicologia-malenalede.blogspot.com
Su familia y allegados seguían sin comprender el inesperado desenlace.
informateaca.com
De este modo, una vez que se toma conciencia del desenlace inevitable, hay que mirar más allá.
mamvas.blogspot.com
El desenlace es a puro grito y efecto especial.
www.todaslascriticas.com.ar

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