fateful

Describes an event or moment that has important, often disastrous, consequences.

ruОписывает событие или момент, который имеет важные, часто катастрофические последствия.esDescribe un evento o momento que tiene consecuencias importantes, a menudo catastróficas o decisivas.frDécrit un événement ou un moment qui a des conséquences importantes, souvent catastrophiques ou décisives. Peut aussi qualifier ce qui marque un tournant inévitable du destin.deBezeichnet ein Ereignis oder einen Moment, der wichtige, oft verhängnisvolle Folgen hat; auch schicksalhaft oder vorherbestimmt.ptDescreve um evento ou momento que tem consequências importantes, muitas vezes catastróficas ou decisivas; também pode indicar algo determinado pelo destino.zh形容某个事件或时刻具有重大、往往是不幸或决定性的后果。arيصف حدثًا أو لحظة تحمل نتائج مهمة ومصيرية، وغالبًا ما تكون كارثية أو حاسمة. ويُستعمل أيضًا للإشارة إلى ما قُدِّر أو كُتب مسبقًا.

1. Having momentous consequences B2 formal

   Describing an event or decision that has extremely important and often decisive results.

   • That was a fateful decision that changed the course of history.
   • They met on a fateful night in Paris.
   • The fateful meeting led to the company's merger.

   ruСудьбоносныйesfatídicofrLourd de conséquencesdeSchicksalhaftptFatídicozh决定性的arمَصيري

   Синонимы: consequentialcriticalcrucialdecisivehistoricmomentouspivotalportentoussignificant

   Антонимы: inconsequentialinsignificantminormomentousnessnegligibletrivialunimportant

2. Ominously prophetic C1 formal

   Suggesting something bad or important will happen in the future.

   • His fateful words echoed in her mind for years.
   • The fortune teller gave a fateful warning about the journey.
   • The dark clouds seemed fateful, promising a storm.

   ruЗловещийesfatídicofrDe mauvais auguredeUnheilvollptAgourentozh不祥的arمشؤوم

   Синонимы: forebodingominousportentousprophetic

3. Extremely unfortunate or dire C1 formal

   Describing events that bring ruin, disaster, or very negative outcomes.

   • The fateful battle resulted in the loss of many lives.
   • It was a fateful error that cost them the championship.
   • The expedition ended in a fateful shipwreck.

   ruРоковойesfunestofrfunestedeVerhängnisvollptFatal, desastrosozh灾难性的arمُنْذِرٌ بِالدَّمَار

   Синонимы: calamitouscatastrophicdeadlydisastrousfatalruinoustragic

   Антонимы: auspiciousfortunateluckypropitious

4. Controlled by fate C1 formal

   Determined or decreed by destiny or fate, as if unavoidable.

   • They believed their meeting was fateful and meant to be.
   • The hero's fateful journey was written in the stars.
   • In the story, the king's fateful end was predicted long ago.

   ruСудьбоносныйesdeterminado por el destinofrRégi par le destindeSchicksalhaftptFatídicozh命中注定的arمحتوم بالقدر

   Синонимы: destinedfatedforeordainedinescapableinevitablepredestinedpredeterminedunavoidable

   Антонимы: chosenfreeoptionalvoluntary

• more fateful comparative form
• most fateful superlative form