en pure perte
French, adverb/ɑ̃ pyʁ pɛʁt/
en pure perte is a French adverb meaning “to no avail, fruitlessly, unsuccessfully, pointlessly, in vain, for nothing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Inutilement ; vainement”.
What does en pure perte mean in English?
adverb
- 1
to no avail, fruitlessly, unsuccessfully, pointlessly, in vain, for nothing
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Inutilement ; vainement.
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 en pure perte?
- /ɑ̃ pyʁ pɛʁt/
- \ɑ̃ pyʁ pɛʁt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to en pure perte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.