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adverb

de guerre lasse

/də ɡɛʁ las/

adverb/də ɡɛʁ las/

out of resignation, because one is tired of fighting, resisting or waiting; giving up, throwing in the towel, worn down

Cet après-midi-là, de guerre lasse, Papa a fini par donner le pot-de-vin qu'appelaient toutes ces manœuvres grotesques.That afternoon, out of resignation, Dad ended up paying off for all these grotesque manouvres.