Bredouille

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See also: bredouille and bredouillé

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French bredouille.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Bredouille f (genitive Bredouille, no plural)

  1. quandary, jam, pickle (dilemma, a difficult decision or choice)
    Da war ich ganz schön in der Bredouille.
    I was in quite the pickle there.

Usage notes

Used chiefly in set phrases:

in der Bredouille sein
in der Bredouille sitzen
in die Bredouille bringen

Declension

Declension of Bredouille
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Bredouille
genitive einer der Bredouille
dative einer der Bredouille
accusative eine die Bredouille

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