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    Voué (en. Devoted)

    [vu.e]

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    adjective
    Consecrated or dedicated to a person or cause.
    He is destined for a career as a doctor.
    Il est voué à une carrière de médecin.
    Subject to an unavoidable fate.
    This place seemed destined for abandonment.
    Cet endroit semblait voué à l'abandon.
    Intended for an action or a result.
    This project is doomed to failure without funding.
    Ce projet est voué à l'échec sans financement.

    Etymology

    From the verb 'vouer', from Latin 'votare' which means 'to make a vow'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to condemn publicly
    To publicly condemn someone.
    vouer aux gémonies
    to devote worship
    To grant great devotion to someone or something.
    vouer un culte
    to condemn to misery
    To destine someone to a life of suffering or poverty.
    vouer à la misère

    Related Words

    vow
    Commitment or solemn promise.
    vœu
    dedication
    Dedication or attached to something.
    vouement
    voter
    A person who votes, often related to a commitment.
    votant

    Slang Meanings

    To be doomed to fail.
    With such a plan, you are doomed to fail, be realistic.
    Avec un tel plan, tu es voué à l'échec, sois réaliste.
    To be destined for happiness.
    If you keep working hard, you are destined for happiness.
    Si tu continues à travailler dur, tu es voué au bonheur.