Practice FrenchC1noun
le dessein
intent, grand design
« Nul ne connaissait le dessein véritable qui l’animait. »
“No one knew the true intent that drove him.”
In other languages
- Spanish propósito, designio
- Portuguese desígnio, propósito
- German Absicht, Vorhaben
- Italian disegno, proposito
- Arabic المقصد، الغاية
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