No. 5,089 in Spanish
fatal
"Fatal" in Spanish means "terrible" or "awful."
In a sentence
La situación en el hospital era fatal y necesitaban más recursos inmediatamente.
The situation at the hospital was fatal, and they needed more resources immediately.
Here, 'fatal' is used to describe a very serious, potentially deadly situation.
Después de tropezar en público, me sentí fatal durante todo el día.
After tripping in public, I felt awful all day.
In this sentence, 'fatal' is used colloquially to express feeling very bad or embarrassed.
Esa película tuvo críticas fatales por su pobre guion y producción.
That movie received terrible reviews for its poor script and production.
Here, 'fatal' is used to indicate that something is of really poor quality or heavily criticized.
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