casse-pipe

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kas.pip/
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Noun

casse-pipe m (plural casse-pipes)

  1. a difficult, risky or life-threatening situation
  2. (by extension, military) a dangerous mission or battle; a war
    Ils vont au casse-pipe.They go to war.
  3. (figuratively) disaster
    On va au casse-pipe.We are heading for disaster.

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