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French
Etymology
From crever de faim. See also crever la dalle for a closer transitive use.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁɛ.vla.fɛ̃/, /kʁe.vla.fɛ̃/
Noun
crève-la-faim m (plural crève-la-faim)
- down-and-out
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