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fatality

[fəˈtæləti]
nounfemininepl: fatalities / fatalidades
fatalidade
1. An occurrence of someone dying, especially in an accident or disaster
There were three fatalities in the car crash.
Houve três fatalidades no acidente de carro.
2. The quality of being inevitable or inescapable; predestination
He believed in the fatality of destiny.
Ele acreditava na fatalidade do destino.
3. A person who is killed in an accident or disaster
The victims were counted as fatalities.
As vítimas foram contadas como fatalidades.
Synonyms
deathmortalitycasualtydoominevitability
Antonyms
survivallifefortune

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
fatalidade
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
fatalidade
Common in news media and daily speech
São Paulo
fatalidade
Standard usage in formal and informal contexts
Portugal
fatalidade
Standard usage; also 'morte' in some contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

accept one's fatality - aceitar a própria fatalidade
sealed fatality - fatalidade selada/inevitável
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