fait accompli

1. Something which has already happened, before those affected had the chance to raise objections or queries; especially, such a thing that cannot be undone.

   Thanks to a bureaucratic fait accompli, the demolition was already approved and has already started.

2. An action or establishment that cannot be undone.

   Near-synonyms: done deal, water under the bridge

   The introduction of white clover to the Americas is a fait accompli.

   vollendete Tatsache, Fait accompli

   сверши́вшийся фактsveršívšijsja fakt, постфа́ктумpostfáktum

   доко́наний фактdokónanyj fakt

1. The decision was presented as a fait accompli.

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2. The merger was finalized, and it's now a fait accompli.

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3. The change in leadership was a fait accompli, surprising many.

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4. The decision caught us off guard; it felt like a fait accompli.

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5. We had no choice but to accept it as a fait accompli.

   deUns blieb nichts anderes übrig, als das als vollendete Tatsache hinzunehmen. — Waldelfe

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