"tenir les pouces" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Français]

IPA: \tə.niʁ lɛ pus\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-tenir les pouces.wav
  1. Souhaiter bonne chance.
    Sense id: fr-tenir_les_pouces-fr-verb-0szJMyO4 Categories (other): Français de Suisse
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: croiser les doigts, baiser les pouces en croix
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