peine perdue

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛn pɛʁ.dy/

Noun

peine perdue f (uncountable)

  1. lost cause

Usage notes

  • Exclusively used predicatively and without an article: c'est peine perdue.
  • More common than its synonym cause perdue, which is used with an article.
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