"contre vent et marée" meaning in Français

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-contre vent et marée.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-contre vent et marée.wav Forms: contre vents et marées
  1. Alors que la marée et le vent se trouvent contraires à la route que le bâtiment veut tenir.
    Sense id: fr-contre_vent_et_marée-fr-adv-eqNXKA3n Categories (other): Lexique en français de la marine Topics: nautical
  2. En poursuivant ce qu’on a commencé, malgré toutes les difficultés qui s’y opposent. Tags: familiar, figuratively
    Sense id: fr-contre_vent_et_marée-fr-adv-wOZgvlBK Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français, Termes familiers en français
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