perdition

pɛʁdisjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of perdition - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

dégâts

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destruction ou gaspillage de biens matériels

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Cette guerre a causé la perdition de nombreux villages.

dilapidation

gaspillage

détresse

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situation de danger extrême où l'on risque de mourir

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Le navire lance un signal de perdition en pleine tempête.

détresse

religion

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état spirituel de celui qui s'éloigne du salut par le péché

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Le prêtre prêche contre les voies de la perdition.

damnation

corruption

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ruine morale ou déchéance d'une personne

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Sa perdition morale inquiète profondément sa famille.

corruption morale

déchéance

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en perdition

adj.

qui est en train de se perdre ou de disparaître

Cette espèce animale en perdition risque de s'éteindre bientôt.

lieu de perdition

endroit où une personne peut se corrompre par des vices

Ce casino était considéré comme un lieu de perdition par les habitants.

navire en perdition

bateau en danger grave qui risque de couler ou faire naufrage

Le navire en perdition a lancé un signal de détresse.

Origin of perdition

latin, perditio (perte)

Examples of perdition in a sentence

La négligence a mené à la perdition de ses biens.
Il a échappé de justesse à la perdition dans le désert.
La perdition menaçait les alpinistes bloqués sur la paroi.
Il craignait la perdition de son âme.
Certains redoutent la perdition après une vie de péchés.
Il a sombré dans la perdition après sa faillite.

La drogue l’a mené à la perdition.

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English:ruin, distress signal, ...
German:Verlust, Seenot, ...
Italian:perdita, perdizione, ...
Spanish:pérdida, situación de peligro mortal, ...
Portuguese:perda, socorro, ...
Chinese:毁灭, 绝境, ...
Japanese:荒廃, 遭難, ...
Arabic:هلاك, خطر الموت, ...
Hebrew:אֲבָדוֹן, סַכָּנָה קִיּוּמִית, ...
Russian:разорение, гибель, ...
Ukrainian:знищення, смертельна небезпека, ...
Catalan:pèrdua, situació de perill mortal, ...
Danish:ødelæggelse, livsfare, ...
Dutch:verlies, noodtoestand, ...
Greek:απώλεια, θανάσιμος κίνδυνος, ...
Khmer:វិនាសកម្ម, អាសន្ន, ...
Korean:파괴, 조난, ...
Polish:zniszczenie, zagłada, ...
Portuguese (BR):perda, perdição, ...
Romanian:pierdere, primejdie, ...
Swedish:förödelse, nöd, ...
Thai:การสูญเสียทรัพย์สิน, ภาวะอันตรายถึงชีวิต, ...
Turkish:yok oluş, ölüm tehlikesi, ...
Vietnamese:sự tàn phá, tình trạng nguy hiểm đến tính mạng, ...

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Definition of perdition - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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