What does fait accompli mean?
Definitions for fait accompli
fɛ ta kɔ̃ˈpli; fɛ za kɔ̃ˈplifait ac·com·pli
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Princeton's WordNet
fait accompli, accomplished factnoun
an irreversible accomplishment
Wiktionary
fait accomplinoun
An accomplished fact, something that has already occurred; a done deal.
Etymology: From fait accompli, from fait + accompli.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fait accompli in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fait accompli in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of fait accompli in a Sentence
We need to be very careful. Democracy is the issue, and democracy ought to be the means by which we decide these issues, rather than secret negotiations resulting in a fait accompli being presented to us.
Phase one had been considered a fait accompli, and it's not and that's becoming clear.
A mid-year lift-off in the interest rate is fait accompli ... there was good news on many fronts.
Acting Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:
We would neither allow Turkey to face a fait accompli nor would we plunge it into an adventure.
Attempts to impose fait accompli do not change the facts.
Translations for fait accompli
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- свършен фактBulgarian
- fait accompliDanish
- vollendete Tatsache, Fait accompliGerman
- hecho consumadoSpanish
- tapahtunut tosiasiaFinnish
- fait accompliFrench
- עובדה מוגמרת, מעשה עשויHebrew
- búið og gert, orðinn hluturIcelandic
- Fait accompliItalian
- 既成事実Japanese
- факт, болгон ишKyrgyz
- voldongen feitDutch
- fakt dokonanyPolish
- fait accompliPortuguese
- свершившийся фактRussian
- fullbordat faktumSwedish
- olupbitti, oldubitti, emrivakiTurkish
- 既成事實Chinese
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