"quixotic" meaning in Anglais

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Adjective

IPA: \kwɪk.ˈsɑ.tɪk\, kwɪkˈsɑ.tɪk Audio: En-us-quixotic.ogg
  1. Qui a la nature du don quichottisme (donquichottisme).
    Sense id: fr-quixotic-en-adj-ds5YFVab Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quixoticism [rare]
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          "translation": "Zuckerberg a mené tout le monde en bateau, brulé des dizaines de milliards de dollars, convaincu une industrie de followers de se soumettre à son obsession donquichottesque, qu’il a ensuite tuée dès qu’une autre idée commença à intéresser Wall Street."
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