fait accompli

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fait accompli (“a completed fact”), from fait (“a fact”) + accompli (“completed; accomplished”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌfeɪt.əˈkɔm.pli/, /ˌfeɪt.əˌkɔmˈpli/, /fɛt-/ === Noun === fait accompli (plural faits accomplis) Something which has already happened, before those affected had the chance to raise objections or queries; especially, such a thing that cannot be undone. Coordinate term: end run An action or establishment that cannot be undone. Near-synonyms: done deal, water under the bridge ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛ.t‿a.kɔ̃.pli/ === Noun === fait accompli m (plural faits accomplis) a fait accompli; a done deal placer/mettre quelqu’un devant le fait accompli ― to present somebody with a fait accompli ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: hecho consumado (calque) → Polish: fakt dokonany (calque) == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French fait accompli. === Noun === fait accompli fait accompli; done deal === Further reading === “fait accompli”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Noun === fait accompli m (plural faits accomplis) fait accompli; done deal