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Bredouille

Bredouille

See also: bredouille and bredouillé

German

Noun

Bredouille f (genitive Bredouille, no plural)

  1. quandary, jam, pickle

Usage notes

Used chiefly in phrases like in der Bredouille sein, in der Bredouille sitzen, in die Bredouille bringen.

bredouille

bredouille

See also: bredouillé and Bredouille

French

Adjective

bredouille m, f (plural bredouilles)

  1. empty-handed
    je suis bredouille, rentrer bredouille.

Noun

bredouille f (plural bredouilles)

  1. a token used to mark points in a game of trictrac
    Je marque six points et tu perds ta bredouille : bon coup pour moi !

Verb

bredouille

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bredouiller
  2. third-person singular present indicative of bredouiller
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of bredouiller
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of bredouiller
  5. second-person singular imperative of bredouiller

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