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"Fatídico" is an adjective which is often translated as "fateful", and "aciago" is an adjective which is often translated as "ill-fated". Learn more about the difference between "fatídico" and "aciago" below.
fatídico(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (general)
a. fateful
Cada año, recordamos con tristeza el fatídico accidente donde murieron tantas personas.Every year, we remember with sorrow the fateful accident that killed so many people.
En aquel día fatídico en 1939, el conflicto más sangriento en la historia humana comenzó.On that fateful day in 1939, the bloodiest conflict in human history began.
b. ominous
Tuve un fatídico presentimiento cuando lo vi subirse al auto en medio de la tormenta.I had an ominous feeling when I saw him get in the car in the middle of the storm.
aciago(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (general)
a. ill-fated
El Titanic inició su aciago viaje el 10 de abril de 1912.The Titanic set out on her ill-fated journey on April 10, 1912.
b. fateful
Jamás olvidaré el aciago día de la caída bursátil.I'll never forget the fateful day that the stock market crashed.
c. tragic
Pasaron dos años desde aquella noche aciaga en la que fallecieron Laura y Joaquín.It's been two years since that tragic night when Laura and Joaquin passed away.
d. black
Nueve personas murieron el aciago día de los ataques terroristas.Nine people died on the black day of the terrorist attacks.
