mettre des bâtons dans les roues

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁə de ba.tɔ̃ dɑ̃ le ʁu/ ~ /mɛ.tʁə de bɑ.tɔ̃ dɑ̃ le ʁu/ ~ /me.tʁə de ba.tɔ̃ dɑ̃ le ʁu/ ~ /me.tʁə de bɑ.tɔ̃ dɑ̃ le ʁu/
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Verb

mettre des bâtons dans les roues

  1. (figurative) to put a spoke in (someone's) wheel, to throw a spanner in the works/throw a wrench in the works of

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