casse-pipe

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas.pip/

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Noun

casse-pipe m (plural casse-pipes)

1. a difficult, risky or life-threatening situation
2. (by extension, military) a dangerous mission or battle; a war

   Ils vont au casse-pipe. ― They go to war.

3. (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.