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du fil à retordre
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French
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
Usage notes
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Pronunciation
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IPA
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key
)
:
/dy fil a ʁ(ə).tɔʁdʁ/
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Noun
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du
fil
à
retordre
m
(
uncountable
)
(
idiomatic
)
a
hard time
, some
difficulties
Son adversaire lui a donné
du fil à retordre
.
His adversary gave him a
hard time
.
Usage notes
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Usually used with
avoir
or
donner
.