Faustian bargain in French

Faustian bargain in French is pacte avec le diable, pacte faustien.

Faustian bargain in French

pacte avec le diable

noun

(idiomatic) An agreement in which a person abandons his or her spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain knowledge, wealth or other benefits.

pacte faustien

noun

(idiomatic) An agreement in which a person abandons his or her spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain knowledge, wealth or other benefits.

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