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1 -fatal, fateful o mortal?-
Nota d'usoFatal e mortal significano principalmente “mortale”, nel senso di “ciò che cagiona morte”. Tra i due è più comune fatal, che si può riferire sia al passato che al futuro: a fatal accident, un incidente mortale; The disease may prove fatal, la malattia potrebbe rivelarsi mortale. Anche se spesso si ignora questa distinzione, mortal propriamente si riferisce solo al passato e a una morte che è già avvenuta: He suffered a mortal blow to the head, subì un colpo mortale alle testa; The soldiers inflicted mortal wounds to the enemy, i soldati inflissero ferite mortali al nemico. Per tradurre “fatale” nel senso di “fatidico”, ed evitare equivoci con il significato principale di fatal, si può usare fateful: on that fateful day, in quel giorno fatale. -
2 mortal
['mɔːtl] 1. 2.nome mortale m. e f.* * *['mo:tl] 1. adjective1) (liable to die; unable to live for ever: Man is mortal.) mortale2) (of or causing death: a mortal illness; mortal enemies (= enemies willing to fight each other till death); mortal combat.) mortale2. noun(a human being: All mortals must die sometime.) mortale- mortally
- mortal sin* * *mortal /ˈmɔ:tl/A a.1 mortale; fatale; letale; all'ultimo sangue, a oltranza: a mortal wound, una ferita mortale; mortal remains, spoglie mortali; in mortal combat, in un duello mortale; a mortal enemy, un nemico mortale; mortal hatred, odio mortale; Man is mortal, l'uomo è mortale3 (fam.) lunghissimo; interminabile: I waited for two mortal hours, attesi per due ore interminabiliB n.mortale; uomo; creatura umana● mortal agony, agonia □ (relig.) mortal sin, peccato mortale □ by no mortal means, in nessun modo; neanche per sogno □ (fam.) It's no mortal good to anyone, non serve proprio a nessuno!; a che pro?mortally avv. NOTA D'USO: - fatal, fateful o mortal?-* * *['mɔːtl] 1. 2.nome mortale m. e f. -
3 fateful
['feɪtfl]aggettivo [decision, day] fatidico* * *adjective (involving important decisions, results etc: At last the fateful day arrived.) fatidico* * *fateful /ˈfeɪtfl/a.1 fatale; fatidico; decisivo: fateful consequences, conseguenze fatali; a fateful day, un giorno fatidico2 fatidico; profeticofatefully avv. fatefulness n. [u] NOTA D'USO: - fatal, fateful o mortal?-.* * *['feɪtfl]aggettivo [decision, day] fatidico -
4 fatal
['feɪtl]to be fatal to sb., sth. — essere fatale a qcn., qcs.
* * *['feitl]1) (causing death: a fatal accident.) fatale2) (disastrous: She made the fatal mistake of not inviting him to the party.) fatale•- fatally- fatality* * *fatal /ˈfeɪtl/a.2 funesto; fatale; disastroso; catastrofico; rovinoso: a fatal mistake, un errore fatale; A delay could be fatal at this stage, un ritardo a questo punto potrebbe essere fatale3 (fam.) micidiale; rovinoso● (mitol.) the Fatal Sisters, le Parchefatallyavv.2 fatalmente; inevitabilmente.NOTA D'USO: - fatal, fateful o mortal?-* * *['feɪtl]to be fatal to sb., sth. — essere fatale a qcn., qcs.
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