1. A fate or destiny that is predetermined, fixed, or inevitable; a situation or outcome that cannot be changed or avoided
He believed his life followed a fado determinado, as if everything was already written.
Ele acreditava que sua vida seguia um fado determinado, como se tudo já estivesse escrito.
2. In Portuguese philosophical and literary tradition, the concept of an unavoidable or inescapable destiny, often associated with tragic themes
The character's struggle against her fado determinado was the central theme of the novel.
A luta do personagem contra seu fado determinado era o tema central do romance.