à coucher dehors

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a ku.ʃe də.ɔʁ/

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Adjective

à coucher dehors (invariable)

1. (informal) difficult to pronounce, to write or to remember; jawbreaking, crackjaw

   Synonym: imprononçable

   un nom à coucher dehors ― a mouthful, a jawbreaker

Usage notes

Chiefly used with the nouns nom, prénom, etc.

See also

• à dormir debout