tomber sur le paletot

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ̃.be syʁ lə pal.to/
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Verb

tomber sur le paletot

  1. to ambush
    Synonym: sauter sur le paletot
    Hypernym: aggresser

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