contre vents et marées

The French expression “contre vents et marées” translates literally to “against winds and tides”.

English meanings:

• against all odds
• come hell or high water
• through thick and thin
• despite setbacks, despite everything

French meanings:

• malgré tous les obstacles – despite all the obstacles

Example sentence:

• Contre vents et marées, David a enfin trouve un bon appartement. Against all odds, David finally found a good apartment.

Synonym:

• envers et contre tout – Lit: through and against everything
• d’une manière ou d’une autre – somehow or another

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