de guerre lasse

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ɡɛʁ las/
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Adverb

de guerre lasse

  1. out of resignation, because one is tired of fighting, resisting or waiting; giving up, throwing in the towel, worn down
    • 2016, Gaël Faye, Petit Pays:
      Cet après-midi-là, de guerre lasse, Papa a fini par donner le pot-de-vin qu’appelaient toutes ces manœuvres grotesques.
      That afternoon, out of resignation, Dad ended up paying off for all these grotesque manouvres.

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