chassé-croisé

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Noun

chassé-croisé m (plural chassés-croisés)

  1. (dance) crossed chassé (dance move)
  2. (figurative) any movement of people; (specifically) a large number of simultaneous departures and arrivals in holiday seasons, often resulting in traffic congestion
    • 2024 July 10, “En période estivale, le rappel essentiel des bonnes pratiques”, in La Provence, page 10:
      En ce premier grand week-end de chassé-croisé des vacances d’été, les marins-pompiers de Marseille appellent à la plus grande vigilance et rappellent les précautions essentielles en cette période.
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