English-French translations for pyrrhic victory

  • victoire à la PyrrhusNous craignons une victoire à la Pyrrhus dans ce litige. We fear a Pyrrhic victory in this dispute. S’entêter sur cette version serait une victoire à la Pyrrhus. To persist in wanting this kind of market would be a Pyrrhic victory. Il s' agit peut-être d' une victoire à la Pyrrhus mais nous verrons bien. This might well be a Pyrrhic victory, but we shall have to wait and see.

Definition of pyrrhic victory

  • A very costly victory, wherein the considerable losses outweigh the gain, so as to render the struggle not worth the cost

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