condenado, fadado ao fracasso, destinado à perdição
1. destined to fail, die, or be destroyed; having no chance of success
The project was doomed from the start due to lack of funding.
O projeto estava fadado ao fracasso desde o início devido à falta de financiamento.
2. under a sentence of death; condemned
The prisoners felt doomed after hearing the verdict.
Os prisioneiros se sentiam condenados após ouvir a sentença.
3. certain to experience something unpleasant or unwanted
If you don't study, you're doomed to fail the exam.
Se você não estudar, está fadado a falhar na prova.
In both American and Brazilian contexts, 'doomed' carries a sense of inevitability and finality. In American media and culture, it's frequently used in dramatic contexts (films, literature). In Brazil, the equivalent terms 'condenado' and 'fadado' are often used with a more fatalistic philosophical undertone, reflecting a cultural emphasis on destiny and fate. The word conveys both literal (death sentence) and figurative (guaranteed failure) meanings.
NYC Slang
toast, cooked, screwed, done for
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