battre de l'aile
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ba.tʁə d(ə) l‿ɛl/
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Verb[edit]
- (figuratively) to go into decline, to wane (be in difficulty); to be on the rocks, on the skids
- Notre couple bat de l’aile. ― Our relationship is on the rocks.
Conjugation[edit]
- see battre