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HECHO CONSUMADO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-04-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fait accompli
1, record 1, English, fait%20accompli
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- accomplished fact 2, record 1, English, accomplished%20fact
correct
- done deal 3, record 1, English, done%20deal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
fait accompli: a thing accomplished and presumably irreversible; an accomplished fact. 1, record 1, English, - fait%20accompli
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When there was no longer any chance of reducing the revolting colonies which fought with the help of volunteers from abroad, the British Government ... entered into negotiations with them and eventually acquiesced in the fait accompli by concluding with the young American confederation, first a preliminary and then a definitive peace treaty at Paris ... 4, record 1, English, - fait%20accompli
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fait accompli
1, record 1, French, fait%20accompli
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
fait sur lequel il n'y a plus à revenir. 2, record 1, French, - fait%20accompli
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le 3 novembre 1903, se produisit le soulèvement du peuple panaméen aidé par la marine américaine. Trois jours plus tard, la République de Panama vit le jour, le gouvernement des États-Unis la reconnut aussitôt comme État nouveau [...] et la Colombie fut mise devant le fait accompli. 3, record 1, French, - fait%20accompli
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vocabulario general
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hecho consumado
1, record 1, Spanish, hecho%20consumado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- situación de hecho 1, record 1, Spanish, situaci%C3%B3n%20de%20hecho
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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