vae victis
vae viktis
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Definition of vae victis - Reverso French Dictionary

Interjection

1.
menaceDatedexclamation de menace envers ceux qui risquent d'être vaincusDated
  • Vae victis ! cria-t-il en brandissant son épée.
2.
résignationDatedexclamation de résignation face à la loi du plus fortDated
  • Vae victis ! soupira-t-elle en voyant l'injustice triompher.
ainsi va le monde
3.
éruditionDatedcitation érudite pour commenter une situation de dominationDated
  • Vae victis ! comme le rappelait déjà l'histoire antique.
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Origin of vae victis

latin, vae (malheur !) + victis (aux vaincus, datif/ablatif pluriel de victus)

Terms related to vae victis

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
avertissementdéfaitedominationintimidationmenacepuissancesoumissionultimatumacceptationfatalitéimpuissanceinjustice

Examples of vae victis in a sentence

  • Vae victis ! lança-t-elle aux perdants du procès.
  • « Vae victis », marmonna-t-il après avoir perdu le procès.
  • Vae victis, dit-il en regardant les plus faibles se faire évincer.
  • « Vae victis », soupira-t-il en voyant les perdants humiliés.
  • Quand la petite équipe s'effondra en deuxième mi-temps, il lâcha : « Vae victis ».

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  1. English:Woe to the vanquished!, woe to the vanquished, ...
  2. German:Vae victis, Ausruf der Resignation gegenüber dem Sieg des Stärkeren, ...
  3. Italian:vae victis, così va il mondo, ...
  4. Spanish:¡Vae victis!, Vae victis, ...
  5. Portuguese:vae victis, Vae victis, ...
  6. Chinese:失败者有难了！, 胜者为王，败者为寇, ...
  7. Japanese:敗者に容赦なし, 仕方がない, ...
  8. Arabic:وَيْل لِلْمَهْزُوم, وَيْل لِلْمَهْزُومين, ...
  9. Hebrew:אוֹי לַמֻּנְצָחִים!, אוֹי לַמֻּנְצָחִים, ...
  10. Russian:Горе побеждённым!, побеждённым - горе, ...
  11. Ukrainian:горе переможеним, vae victis, ...
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