- it is a foregone conclusion that
- la conclusion est prévisible/inéluctable/ ne fait aucun doute; il est certain que
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
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foregone conclusion — noun 1. an inevitable ending • Syn: ↑matter of course • Hypernyms: ↑ending, ↑conclusion, ↑finish 2. something that is certain his victory is a certainty • Syn … Useful english dictionary
foregone conclusion — noun Date: 1604 1. a conclusion that has preceded argument or examination 2. an inevitable result ; certainty < the victory was a foregone conclusion > … New Collegiate Dictionary
foregone conclusion — fore|gone con|clusion [ ,fɔrgɔn kən kluʒn ] noun singular a result that you can be certain about before it happens: Once again, a defeat for the Conservatives looked like a foregone conclusion … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
foregone conclusion — UK [ˌfɔː(r)ɡɒn kənˈkluːʒ(ə)n] / US [ˌfɔrɡɔn kənˈkluʒ(ə)n] noun [singular] a result that you can be certain about before it happens Once again, a defeat for the Conservatives looked like a foregone conclusion … English dictionary
a foregone conclusion — CERTAINTY, inevitability, matter of course, predictable result; informal sure thing; Brit. informal cert, dead cert. → foregone * * * a foregone conclusion phrase something that seems certain to happen It soon became clear that a victory for… … Useful english dictionary
(a) foregone conclusion — a result that is obvious to everyone even before it happens. It seems like this year s election results are a foregone conclusion. (not used with the) It s certainly not a foregone conclusion that we ll win. (often + that) … New idioms dictionary
foregone conclusion — [ˌfɔːgɒn kənˈkluːʒ(ə)n] noun [singular] a result that you can be certain about before it happens … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
(a) foregone conclusion — a ˌforegone conˈclusion idiom if you say that sth is a foregone conclusion, you mean that it is a result that is certain to happen • The outcome of the vote is a foregone conclusion. Main entry: ↑foregoneidiom … Useful english dictionary
a foregone conclusion — a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he ll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student … English idioms
a foregone conclusion — something that seems certain to happen It soon became clear that a victory for Federer was not a foregone conclusion … English dictionary
conclusion — [[t]kənklu͟ːʒ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ conclusions 1) N COUNT: oft N that When you come to a conclusion you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts. Over the years I ve come to the… … English dictionary
