English-French translations for lost cause

• cause perdue
  - Monsieur le Commissaire Prodi, vous avez affirmé que l’euroscepticisme a été vaincu et qu’il s’agit d’une cause perdue. Commissioner Prodi, you said that euroscepticism has been defeated and is a lost cause.
• peine perdue

Definition of lost cause

• A cause, attempt, or effort that is hopeless or futile

Examples

• He has already made up his mind, and its a lost cause to try to change it.

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• jalostamalla) domesticate
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