"tordre le cou" meaning in French

See tordre le cou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tɔʁ.dʁə l(ə) ku/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-tordre le cou.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} tordre le cou
  1. to wring one's neck, to kill
    Sense id: en-tordre_le_cou-fr-verb-6uitm~r7
  2. (figuratively) to bring something to an end quickly, to stifle Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-tordre_le_cou-fr-verb-8juxtfU8 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 38 62

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