au violon

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /o vjɔ.lɔ̃/
  • (file)

Adverb[edit]

au violon

  1. (dated, slang) In the clink; imprisoned

Usage notes[edit]

This idiom is quite oldfashioned, nowadays "en taule" is rather used.