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1 doom
doom [du:m]• to send sb to their doom ( = to their death) envoyer qn à la mort* * *[duːm] 1. 2.transitive verb condamner [person, project] (to à) -
2 doom
A n ( death) mort f ; ( unhappy destiny) ( of person) perte f ; (of country, group) catastrophe f ; to have a sense of impending doom avoir de sombres pressentiments ; to prophecy doom prédire une catastrophe.B vtr condamner [person, project] (to à) ; to be doomed to do être condamné à faire ; to be doomed to failure être voué à l'échec ; to be doomed from the start être voué à l'échec avant même de commencer.to spread ou preach doom and gloom jouer les Cassandre ; it's not all doom and gloom! il reste une lueur d'espoir!
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