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forlorn hope

/fɔːˈlɔːn həʊp/

Traduction: Entreprise désespérée ou sans espoir; plan ou projet ayant de faibles chances de succès, souvent tenté en dernier recours. À l'origine, terme militaire désignant un groupe de soldats chargés d'une mission dangereuse avec de faibles chances de survie.

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/fɔːˈlɔːn həʊp/C2formal
  • frEntreprise désespérée ou sans espoir; plan ou projet ayant de faibles chances de succès, souvent tenté en dernier recours. À l'origine, terme militaire désignant un groupe de soldats chargés d'une mission dangereuse avec de faibles chances de survie.

A desperate or hopeless enterprise; a plan or project with little chance of success, often undertaken as a last resort. Originally a military term for a group of soldiers assigned to a dangerous mission with low survival odds.

  1. Desperate or hopeless ventureC2formal

    A plan or attempt that is very unlikely to succeed; a last desperate effort.

    frtentative désespérée

    • Their attempt to climb the mountain in winter was a forlorn hope.
    • The rescue mission was a forlorn hope, but they tried anyway.
    • He applied for the job as a forlorn hope, knowing he was underqualified.
  2. Military termC2formalbritish

    Historically, a group of soldiers chosen to lead an attack that is almost certain to fail.

    frtroupe perdue

    • The forlorn hope was sent to breach the enemy's defenses.
    • Many soldiers in the forlorn hope did not survive the assault.
    • The commander ordered a forlorn hope to storm the fortress.