"sur le bout de la langue" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /syʁ lə bu d(ə) la lɑ̃ɡ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-sur le bout de la langue.wav
Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=y}} sur le bout de la langue (invariable)
  1. (idiomatic) on the tip of one's tongue (known but not quite remembered) Tags: idiomatic, invariable
    Sense id: en-sur_le_bout_de_la_langue-fr-adj-6d3rw66r Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for sur le bout de la langue meaning in French (1.2kB)

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