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    Fatalité (en. Fatality)

    /fa.ta.li.te/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    Inevitable fate or condition.
    He believed in the fatality of his situation.
    Il croyait à la fatalité de sa situation.
    The characteristic of what is fatal.
    The fatality of this illness eluded all the doctors.
    La fatalité de cette maladie échappait à tous les médecins.
    Tragic event that cannot be avoided.
    Fate decreed that they would meet at that moment.
    La fatalité a voulu qu'ils se rencontrent à ce moment-là.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'fatalitas', derived from 'fatalis' which means 'fatal'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    fate's inevitability
    Idea that destiny is unavoidable.
    fatalité du destin
    to suffer one's fate
    To accept something inevitable with resignation.
    subir sa fatalité
    to toy with fate
    To act recklessly, defying fatal consequences.
    jouer avec la fatalité

    Related Words

    fatalism
    Doctrine that all events are determined by fate.
    fatalisme
    destiny
    Power or superior force that seems to direct individuals' lives.
    destin
    inevitable
    That cannot be avoided or escaped.
    inéluctable

    Slang Meanings

    Fatality as an excuse.
    He always has a fatality to justify his failures.
    Il a toujours une fatalité pour justifier ses échecs.
    To live in fatality.
    She does nothing to change her situation; she lives in fatality.
    Elle ne fait rien pour changer sa situation, elle vit dans la fatalité.