Échec - Perdu dans le jeu

Maîtrisez les expressions anglaises qui concernent le fait d'être perdu dans le jeu, comme "mauvais joueur" et "pas de chance".

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lame duck [nom]

raté

Ex: The struggling company was in danger of going bankrupt , but with the help of a new investor , it managed to avoid becoming a lame duck and turned its fortunes around .

L'entreprise en difficulté était en danger de faire faillite, mais avec l'aide d'un nouvel investisseur, elle a réussi à éviter de devenir un canard boiteux et a renversé la situation.

rotten egg [nom]

œuf pourri

Ex: If he keeps up like this , he 'll be a rotten egg for the rest of his life .

S'il continue comme ça, il sera un œuf pourri pour le reste de sa vie.

blind alley [nom]

impasse

Ex: The company 's marketing strategy was a blind alley , with no increase in sales or customer engagement .

La stratégie marketing de l'entreprise était une impasse, sans augmentation des ventes ou de l'engagement des clients.

dead loss [nom]

poids mort

Ex: The athlete was a dead loss , with no hope of improving their performance or winning any competitions .

L'athlète était un perdant total, sans aucun espoir d'améliorer ses performances ou de remporter des compétitions.

a losing battle [Phrase]

mener un combat perdu d'avance

Ex: The environmentalist 's fight to save the endangered species was a losing battle , with the government 's lack of support and funding .

to [be] done for [Phrase]

être fichu

Ex: The athlete 's career was done for after a serious injury that left them unable to compete .

{one's} cake [is] dough [Phrase]

used when one's actions failed to achieve any success or make any progress

Ex: After investing all his money in the stock market, he found out that the company had gone bankrupt and his cake was dough.

to [hit|reach] rock bottom [Phrase]

to reach the lowest possible point in a particular situation, often in terms of emotional or financial well-being

Ex: After losing his job , his home , and his family , he felt like he had hit rock bottom .

to {not} [have] a (single|) prayer [Phrase]

to have no chance of achieving success

Ex: The team was so outmatched by their opponents that they did n't have a single prayer of winning the game .

the end of the (line|road) [Phrase]

the point at which making further progress becomes nearly impossible

Ex: After numerous attempts to revive the failing project , the team finally reached the end of the road and had to abandon it .

no dice [Interjection]

pas de chance

Ex: I floated the idea of retiring early to my spouse but they said no dice since our savings would n't support it .

J'ai évoqué l'idée de prendre une retraite anticipée auprès de mon conjoint, mais ils ont dit pas question puisque nos économies ne le permettraient pas.

to [go] down the [tube] [Phrase]

tomber à l'eau

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to [go] down like a lead balloon (across Wales|) [Phrase]

faire l'effet d'un pétard mouillé

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Échec
Résultant en échec	Vivre l'échec	Perdu dans le jeu	Gaspillage
Stérilité	Deterioration	Diffamation & Impopularité	Defeat
Game Over	Perdre ou Gagner	Erreurs et Mauvaise Performance