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Contre vents et marées !

English translation: come hell or high water

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French term or phrase:Contre vents et marées !
English translation:come hell or high water
Entered by: Fabrice59

22:58 Mar 9, 2023
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy
French term or phrase: Contre vents et marées !
envers et contre tout ; contre toute attente ; malgré tous les obstacles ; contre la vague ; malgré toutes les difficultés qui s'y opposent
Fabrice59
France
Local time: 02:55
come hell or high water
Explanation:
Depends on the context, though...
Selected response from:

Laurel Clausen
United States
Local time: 19:55
Grading comment
Merci !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8come hell or high water
Laurel Clausen
3 +3Against all odds!
Tony M
2whatever may come
Andrzej Ziomek


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
come hell or high water


Explanation:
Depends on the context, though...

Laurel Clausen
United States
Local time: 19:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Merci !
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci !


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yolanda Broad
1 min
agree  Carol Gullidge
18 mins
agree  Andrew Bramhall
51 mins
agree  writeaway
56 mins
agree  Samuël Buysschaert
1 hr
agree  Conor McAuley
2 hrs
agree  James A. Walsh
10 hrs
agree  Eliza Hall
22 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Against all odds!


Explanation:
Would probably be the most generally applicable sense.
"Come what may" might work better in some contexts.

Tony M
France
Local time: 02:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Samuël Buysschaert: depending on context, also "through thick and thin" or even "no matter what happens""
58 mins
  -> Merci, Samuël !
agree  Laurel Clausen: Also good options
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Laurel!
agree  FPC: As a lifelong Phil Collins fan I vote this one
12 hrs
  -> Thanks, FPC!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
whatever may come


Explanation:
an option

Andrzej Ziomek
Poland
Local time: 02:55
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Not really idiomatic in EN — we'd more usually say "come what may"
4 days
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