de guerre lasse
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- 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 [Small Country]:
- 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.