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German
Etymology
Borrowed from French fait accompli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfɛːt‿akɔ̃ˈpliː/
- Hyphenation: Fait ac‧com‧p‧li
Noun
Fait accompli n (strong, genitive Fait accompli, plural (rare) Faits accomplis)
- (higher register) fait accompli
- Synonym: vollendete Tatsache
2008 February 17, Bruno Schoch, “Debatte Kosovo-Unabhängigkeit: Das schlechte Beispiel”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Auch wirft diese Politik des Fait accompli einen Rattenschwanz von Folgeproblemen auf.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Fait accompli
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