bras cassé

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁa ka.se/ ~ /bʁɑ ka.se/
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Noun

bras cassé m (plural bras cassés)

  1. (informal, figuratively) a lame duck, a good-for-nothing, an incompetent person
    Synonym: bon à rien

Usage notes

Often found in the plural, as a complement to another noun: une bande de bras cassés, une équipe de bras cassés, une troupe de bras cassés.

Derived terms

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