Translation for "back-to-the-wall" to french
Back-to-the-wall
Translation examples
Isolated and with its back to the wall, the Soviet Union exercised the power of the veto on every conceivable occasion, totally oblivious of the condemnation of the West and the “malignment” by a hostile international press that felt it was engaged in the reckless use of power.
Isolée et le dos au mur, l'Union soviétique a exercé son droit de veto à toutes les occasions imaginables, faisant totalement abstraction de l'opposition venant de l'Occident et du négativisme d'une presse internationale hostile, qui estimait qu'elle s'était engagée dans un exercice abusif du pouvoir.
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