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• fait accompli — [[t]fe͟ɪt əkɒ̱mpli, AM ækɔːmpli͟ː[/t]] faits accomplis N COUNT: usu sing If something is a fait accompli, it has already been decided or done and cannot be changed. [FORMAL] They became increasingly annoyed that they were being presented with a… …   English dictionary

• fait accompli —    This French expression refers to something that has been done and cannot be changed.     He used his savings to buy a motorbike and then presented his parents with a fait accompli …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• fait accompli —  An accomplished fact (French); something already taken place.  ► “In fact, though, people familiar with the situation say Ms. Brown had little part in the decision. It was brought to her as a virtual fait accompli fewer than two weeks earlier.”… …   American business jargon

• fait accompli — noun (singular) French something that has already happened or been done and cannot be changed faith /feIT/ noun 1 TRUST/BELIEF IN SB/STH (U) a strong belief that someone or something can be trusted to be right or to do the right thing : have… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fait accompli — [ˌfeɪt ə kɒmpli] noun a thing that has been done or decided, leaving those affected with no option but to accept it. Origin C19: from Fr., lit. accomplished fact …   English new terms dictionary

• fait ac|com|pli — «feh ta kn PLEE», plural faits ac|com|plis «feh ta kn PLEE», French. 1. a thing done and therefore no longer worth opposing: »Wilson had no preconceived ideas about the future boundaries of Europe and was faced with the dissolution of the… …   Useful english dictionary

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