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Meanings of fait accompli in English

Catalan
fet consumat
Spanish
hecho consumado

An irreversible accomplishment.

        fet consumat
        Usage of fait accompli in English
        1
        Presenting it as a fait accompli, Terrace left no room for discussion.
        Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
        2
        Confronted with the fait accompli, papa Roberts would bow to the inevitable.
        The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life
        3
        All the Jesuits in creation won't alter that-itis a fait accompli.
        New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, ...
        4
        At last it was clear that war had become a fait accompli.
        The Coming Conquest of England
        5
        As far was Ysabeau was concerned, Matthew's new scion was a fait accompli.
        The Book of Life
        6
        He faced her with a fait accompli and three days later they left.
        Fine things
        7
        It's a similar fait accompli argument as being applied to the South China Sea.
        News.com.au
        8
        It is a fait accompli that they are exercising military control over East Timor.
        The Guardian
        9
        It was presented as a fait accompli in terms of who was on it.
        The Guardian
        10
        Europe must not learn the partition of Poland until it is a fait accompli.
        Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
        11
        The Republic joined a fait accompli in 1973, but we liked what we saw.
        The Irish Times
        12
        Putin may have pulled off a fait accompli in Syria.
        Reuters
        13
        Annie was shocked at Katie's blunt announcement of the trip as a fait accompli.
        Family ties
        14
        This dictum may be Romantic idealism or a fait accompli, depending on the individual.
        The Irish Times
        15
        The imperialists would have been presented with a fait accompli.
        One minute to midnight: kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the b...
        16
        Stay focused rather than caught up in a fait accompli about what's coming your way.
        Ebony
        Translations for fait accompli