"cause perdue" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Français]

IPA: \koz pɛʁ.dy\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-cause perdue.wav Forms: causes perdues [plural]
  1. Chose condamnée à l'échec, qui ne pourra pas être accomplie. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-cause_perdue-fr-noun-GYs7J1oD Categories (other): Métaphores en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (ou): combattre pour une cause perdue Related terms: peine perdue, voué à l’échec Translations: lost cause (Anglais), causa persa [feminine] (Italien)

Inflected forms

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    "Composé de cause et de perdu."
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    }
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