fatal

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin fātālis (fatal).

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fatal (not comparable)

  1. Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.
  2. Foreboding death or great disaster.
  3. Causing death or destruction
    a fatal wound
    a fatal disease
    a fatal day
    a fatal error
  4. (computing) Causing a sudden end to a program.
    a fatal error
    a fatal exception

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Noun [edit]

fatal (plural fatals)

  1. A fatality; an event that leads to death.
    • 1999, Flying Magazine (volume 126, number 4, April 1999, page 15)
      The best accident rate in general aviation is in corporate/executive flying at 0.17 per 100000 hours for fatals and .50 for total accidents.
  2. (computing) A fatal error; a failure that causes a program to terminate.

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Catalan [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin fātālis (fatal).

Adjective [edit]

fatal m, f (masculine and feminine plural fatals)

  1. fatal

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Danish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin fātālis (fatal).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /fataːl/, [faˈtˢæːˀl]

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fatal (neuter fatalt, definite and plural fatale)

  1. fatal

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French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin fātālis (fatal).

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fatal m (feminine fatale, masculine plural fatals, feminine plural fatales)

  1. fatal

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Portuguese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin fātālis (fatal).

Adjective [edit]

fatal m and f (plural fatais; comparable)

  1. fatal
  2. terrible, very bad

Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin fātālis (fatal).

Adjective [edit]

fatal m and f (plural fatales)

  1. fatal
  2. terrible, very bad

Adverb [edit]

fatal

  1. very badly, terribly
    Me siento fatal. I feel terribly bad.
    Manejas fatal. You drive awfully.