world-weariness in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for world-weariness in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for world-weariness in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

dégoût, dégout [deɡu] N m

I.mal <mpl maux> [mal, mo] ADJ inv

II.mal <mpl maux> [mal, mo] N m

2. mal (douleur):

faire mal lit, fig
I feel sick Brit
ça me fait mal au ventre fig, inf

III.mal <mpl maux> [mal, mo] ADV

7. mal (défavorablement):

IV.pas mal inf ADV (beaucoup)

V.mal <mpl maux> [mal, mo]

world-weariness

VI.mal <mpl maux> [mal, mo]

See also remède, patience, étreindre, cordonnier, an, acquis, acquérir

remède [ʀ(ə)mɛd] N m

patience [pasjɑ̃s] N f

I.étreindre [etʀɛ̃dʀ] VB trans

II.s'étreindre VB refl

III.étreindre [etʀɛ̃dʀ]

cordonnier [kɔʀdɔnje] N m

an [ɑ̃] N m

I.acquis (acquise) [aki, iz] VB pp

acquis → acquérir

II.acquis (acquise) [aki, iz] ADJ

III.acquis <pl acquis> N m

IV.acquis (acquise) [aki, iz]

I.acquérir [akeʀiʀ] VB trans

II.s'acquérir VB refl

American English

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English
For starters, you've hit your straps so early that by your mid-20s, you've got the world-weariness of a 30-something, and a voice hoarse from fighting the patriarchy.
www.canberratimes.com.au
There is a certain world-weariness to a lot of these pages.
www.freemalaysiatoday.com
The result of this is an odd, early-onset world-weariness that obscures his only obvious existential concern.
www.thestar.com
There is a world-weariness unseen four years ago.
www.cleveland.com
His commitment to action remains, tempered perhaps with a certain world-weariness.?
nymag.com
There's a real world-weariness to it, a sense of a civilization teetering on the brink of dystopia.
www.avclub.com
But the couple's world-weariness in understandable.
www.avclub.com
The asparagus, however, tasted only of food-miles and world-weariness.
www.independent.ie
Whilst the good-natured interplay and humorous banter is still part of their shtick, there's also an air of regret, fear and world-weariness in their performances that lift the film.
www.edinburghguide.com
However, there are advantages children have which we don't - namely richer imaginations and a lack of cynicism, world-weariness and eye bags.
www.irishmirror.ie

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