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| contre toute attente |
| 1. adv. against all odds (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) |
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| French > French |
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| contre toute attente |
| 1. v. En dépit de tout ce qu'on avait pensé auparavant. |
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| Analysis |
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| contre |
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| 1. prep. against (in physical contact with) |
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| La paille est contre la maison - the straw is against the house |
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| Elle s'appuie contre le mur. - She's pushing against the wall. |
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| 2. prep. against (not in favor of) |
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| Les citoyens sont pour, mais les hommes politiques sont contre. - The citizens are for, but the politicians are against. |
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| toute |
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| 1. adv. feminine singular of tout |
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| 2. det. feminine singular of tout |
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| tout |
| 1. adv. all |
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| 2. det. all |
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| 3. n-m. whole, entirety, total |
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| le tout |
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| 4. pron. everything |
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| attente |
| 1. n-f. wait (the time that one is waiting or the state of waiting) |
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| 2. n-f. expectation (act or state of expecting) |
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| 3. n-f. shoulder strap insignia (military) http://circulaire.legifrance.gouv.fr/pdf/2014/10/cir_38770.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20190717154226/http://unor-reserves.fr/ressources%20pdf,%20xls,%20doc/Inst |
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| attenter |
| 1. v. (+ à) to assault |
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