à corps perdu
French, adverb/a kɔʁ pɛʁ.dy/
à corps perdu is a French adverb meaning “heart and soul, headlong, wholeheartedly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Avec impétuosité, sans songer à se ménager”.
What does à corps perdu mean in English?
adverb
- 1
heart and soul, headlong, wholeheartedly
se jeter à corps perdu dans quelque chose
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Avec impétuosité, sans songer à se ménager.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce à corps perdu?
- /a kɔʁ pɛʁ.dy/
- \a kɔʁ pɛʁ.dy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to à corps perdu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.