"brise-cou" meaning in Français

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Noun

IPA: \bʁiz.ku\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-brise-cou.wav Forms: brise-cous [plural]
  1. Lieu où l'on risque de tomber. Tags: dated, familiar
    Sense id: fr-brise-cou-fr-noun-fMKwKwdo Categories (other): Termes familiers en français, Termes vieillis en français
  2. Escalier dangereux. Tags: especially
    Sense id: fr-brise-cou-fr-noun-C-w5KWxr
  3. Celui qui monte les jeunes chevaux. Tags: dated
    Sense id: fr-brise-cou-fr-noun-tYuQbk1H Categories (other): Lexique en français du manège, Termes vieillis en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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  "anagrams": [
    {
      "word": "bicœurs"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bruçoise"
    },
    {
      "word": "bruçoise"
    },
    {
      "word": "Cuebrois"
    },
    {
      "word": "cuebrois"
    }
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de briser et de cou."
  ],
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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Français",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
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          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
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        "Lieu où l'on risque de tomber."
      ],
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        "dated",
        "familiar"
      ]
    },
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        "Escalier dangereux."
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        "especially"
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    },
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        "Celui qui monte les jeunes chevaux."
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      ],
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      ]
    }
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "Bruçoise"
    },
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    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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        "Lieu où l'on risque de tomber."
      ],
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        "dated",
        "familiar"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Escalier dangereux."
      ],
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        "especially"
      ]
    },
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        "Termes vieillis en français"
      ],
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        "Celui qui monte les jeunes chevaux."
      ],
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        "Manège"
      ],
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        "dated"
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    }
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