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pyrrhus - translation to french
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Pyrrhos; Pyrros; Pyrrhus (disambiguation)
pyrrhus
n. Pyrrhus, (319-272 B.C.) King of Epirus, Greek king who had victory over the Romans in two battles in spite of his own defeats
victoire à la pyrrhus
n. Pyrrhic victory
Definition
pyrrhic
pyrrhic1 ['p?r?k]
¦ adjective (of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor.
Origin
C19: from the name of Pyrrhus, a Greek king who invaded Italy and defeated the Romans in 279 BC but sustained heavy losses, + -ic.
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pyrrhic2 ['p?r?k]
¦ noun a metrical foot of two short or unaccented syllables.
¦ adjective written in or based on pyrrhics.
Origin
C17: via L. from Gk purrhikhios (pous) 'pyrrhic (foot)', the metre of a song accompanying a war dance, named after Purrhikhos, inventor of the dance.
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Pyrrhus
Pyrrhus, Pyrrhos or Pyrros (Πύρρος) may refer to:
Examples of use of pyrrhus
1. Mais il pourrait s‘agir d‘une victoire ŕ la Pyrrhus.
2. Une victoire à la Pyrrhus du lobby pétrolier hexagonal.
3. La victoire ŕ la Pyrrhus de Madrid aura fait aussi des victimes collatérales.
4. Son homologue de The Economist estimait pourtant qu‘il s‘agissait d‘une victoire ŕ la Pyrrhus.
5. Pour le WSJ, si c‘est une victoire ŕ la Pyrrhus il en faudrait davantage.