French-English translations for partir en fumée

burn into ashes
go up in smokeIt literally means that EUR 700 million in EU funds is to go up in smoke, as this is the amount to be spent on beef that is at risk and that will have to be destroyed. Il signifie littéralement que 700 millions d'euros de ressources communautaires vont partir en fumée, cette somme permettant d'acheter la viande à risque en vue de sa destruction. When the bank refused the credit, all our plans went up in smoke

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