"fait accompli" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌfeɪt.əˈkɔm.pli/, /ˌfeɪt.əˌkɔmˈpli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-fait accompli.wav Forms: faits accomplis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French fait accompli (“a completed fact”), from fait (“a fact”) + accompli (“completed; accomplished”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|fait accompli||a completed fact}} French fait accompli (“a completed fact”) Head templates: {{en-noun|faits accomplis|nolink=1}} fait accompli (plural faits accomplis)
  1. Something which has already happened, before those affected had the chance to raise objections or queries; especially, such a thing that cannot be undone. Coordinate_terms: end run
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  2. An action or establishment that cannot be undone. Synonyms: done deal, water under the bridge Translations (an accomplished fact): أمر واقع [masculine] (Arabic), baş tutmuş fakt (Azerbaijani), свършен факт (svǎršen fakt) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 既成事實 /既成事实 (jìchéng shìshí) (Chinese Mandarin), fait accompli (Danish), voldongen feit [neuter] (Dutch), tapahtunut tosiasia (Finnish), fait accompli [masculine] (French), vollendete Tatsache [feminine] (German), Fait accompli [neuter] (German), τετελεσμένο γεγονός (tetelesméno gegonós) [neuter] (Greek), עובדה מוגמרת (uvdá mugméret) [feminine] (Hebrew), מעשה עשוי (ma'asé asúy) [masculine] (Hebrew), kész helyzet (Hungarian), orðinn hlutur [masculine] (Icelandic), búið og gert [neuter] (Icelandic), fatto compiuto [masculine] (Italian), 既成事実 (kisei jijitsu) (alt: きせいじじつ) (Japanese), болгон иш (bolgon iş) (Kyrgyz), факт (fakt) (Kyrgyz), свршен чин (svršen čin) [masculine] (Macedonian), عمل انجامشده (Persian), fakt dokonany [masculine] (Polish), fato consumado [masculine] (Portuguese), fait accompli [masculine] (Portuguese), сверши́вшийся факт (sveršívšijsja fakt) [masculine] (Russian), постфа́ктум (postfáktum) (Russian), hecho consumado [masculine] (Spanish), fullbordat faktum [neuter] (Swedish), เรื่องที่ยุติแล้ว (rʉ̂ʉang-tîi-yút-dtì-lɛ́ɛo) (Thai), emrivaki (Turkish), oldubitti (Turkish), olupbitti (Turkish), доко́наний факт (dokónanyj fakt) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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Inflected forms

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      "sense": "an accomplished fact",
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      "word": "orðinn hlutur"
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      "sense": "an accomplished fact",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "an accomplished fact",
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      "word": "свршен чин"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "sense": "an accomplished fact",
      "word": "عمل انجامشده"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
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      "sense": "an accomplished fact",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fakt dokonany"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "an accomplished fact",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fato consumado"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "an accomplished fact",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fait accompli"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "roman": "sveršívšijsja fakt",
      "sense": "an accomplished fact",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "сверши́вшийся факт"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "postfáktum",
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      "word": "постфа́ктум"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "hecho consumado"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "roman": "rʉ̂ʉang-tîi-yút-dtì-lɛ́ɛo",
      "sense": "an accomplished fact",
      "word": "เรื่องที่ยุติแล้ว"
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      "sense": "an accomplished fact",
      "word": "emrivaki"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "an accomplished fact",
      "word": "oldubitti"
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      "sense": "an accomplished fact",
      "word": "olupbitti"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "roman": "dokónanyj fakt",
      "sense": "an accomplished fact",
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