casse-pipe
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kas.pip/
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Noun
casse-pipe m (plural casse-pipes)
- a difficult, risky or life-threatening situation
- (by extension, military) a dangerous mission or battle; a war
- Ils vont au casse-pipe. ― They go to war.
- (figuratively) disaster
- On va au casse-pipe. ― We are heading for disaster.
Related terms
- casser sa pipe
See also
- casse-gueule
Further reading
- “casse-pipe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.