What does fatal in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word fatal in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fatal in Spanish.

The word fatal in Spanish means inevitable, terrible, awful, disastrous, fateful, fatal, mortal, deadly, terribly, awfully, disastrously, horribly, fixed, make a terrible impression on, femme fatale, be terrible, feel awful. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fatal

inevitable

adjetivo de una sola terminación (que no puede evitarse)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En la novela, Ricardo tiene que enfrentar un destino fatal.
In the novel, Richard has to face an inevitable fate.

terrible, awful, disastrous

adjetivo de una sola terminación (informal (muy malo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En la cena nos sirvieron una sopa fatal: sabía a agua sucia.
We were served an awful soup at the dinner: it tasted like dirty water.

fateful

adjetivo de una sola terminación (que causa desgracias)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La historia del país cambió para siempre después de los eventos fatales de los noventa.
The country's history changed forever after the fateful events of the 1990s.

fatal, mortal, deadly

adjetivo de una sola terminación (que causa la muerte)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El accidente resultó fatal para todos los ocupantes del vehículo.
The accident was fatal for all occupants of the vehicle.

terribly, awfully, disastrously, horribly

adverbio (informal (muy mal)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
No creo que contraten a Camila: trabajó fatal el día de prueba.
I don't think they'll hire Camila: she did horribly on the day of the test.

fixed

adjetivo de una sola terminación (Derecho: no prorrogable)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La Corte Suprema determinó un plazo fatal para recabar las pruebas.
The Supreme Court set a fixed date for the collection of evidence.

make a terrible impression on

expresión (coloquial (ser detestado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El novio les cayó fatal a sus amigas.

femme fatale

(matahari)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

be terrible

locución verbal (quedar mal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

feel awful

locución verbal (encontrarse mal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Pedro se siente fatal después de todo lo que comió.
Pedro is feeling awful after everything he ate.

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