fatalità

fate

noun fah-tah-lee-TAH Rare

Origin: From Latin fatalitas, decreed by fate.

Also means

fatal event

Usage Note

Fatalità can mean fate or destiny in the abstract (per una strana fatalità = 'by a strange twist of fate') or a fatality in the sense of a fatal accident. Like all -tà nouns it is invariable: le fatalità.

Examples

"Per una strana fatalità si sono incontrati."

Natural Translation

By a strange twist of fate they met.

Literal Translation

By a strange fate they-have met.

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