crève-la-faim

French

Etymology

From crever de faim. See also crever la dalle for a closer transitive use.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɛ.vla.fɛ̃/, /kʁe.vla.fɛ̃/

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Noun

crève-la-faim m (plural crève-la-faim)

1. down-and-out

Further reading

• “crève-la-faim”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.