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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLe prix suprême
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lə pʁi sypʁɛm
"Il a payé le prix suprême pour défendre son pays."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The loss of one's life in the pursuit of a goal, duty, or ideal.
"Many brave soldiers paid the ultimate price to secure freedom for future generations." - 2
The absolute maximum cost or consequence possible in a given high-stakes situation.
"Ignoring safety regulations in deep-sea drilling can exact the ultimate price."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase combines 'ultimate', derived from the Latin 'ultimus' meaning 'last' or 'farthest', and 'price', from the Latin 'pretium' meaning 'reward' or 'value'. Historically solidified in journalistic and literary contexts during the 19th and 20th centuries, it evolved as a solemn idiom specifically denoting the supreme sacrifice of one's life for a cause.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ultimate price" is said worldwide
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Le prix suprême
Transliteration: lə pʁi sypʁɛm
"Il a payé le prix suprême pour défendre son pays."
Der höchste Preis
Transliteration: deːɐ̯ ˈhøːçstə pʁaɪs
"Er zahlte den höchsten Preis für seine Überzeugungen."
Il prezzo supremo
Transliteration: il ˈprɛt.tso suˈprɛː.mo
"Molti patrioti hanno pagato il prezzo supremo."
El precio supremo
Transliteration: el ˈpɾe.sjo suˈpɾe.mo
"Muchos pagaron el precio supremo por la libertad."
O preço supremo
Transliteration: u ˈpɾe.su suˈpɾẽ.mu
"Ele pagou o preço supremo no cumprimento do dever."
सर्वोच्च मूल्य
Transliteration: sarvocc mūlya
"उन्होंने देश के लिए सर्वोच्च मूल्य चुकाया।"
沉重代价
Transliteration: chén zhòng dài jià
"他为自己的信仰付出了沉重的代价。"
목숨을 바치다
Transliteration: moksum-eul bachida
"그들은 조국을 위해 목숨을 바치는 궁극의 대가를 치렀다."
尊い犠牲
Transliteration: toutoi gisei
"彼は平和のために尊い犠牲を払った。"
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