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le casse-pipe

/kas.pip/ noun · masculine C2
  1. a difficult, risky or life-threatening situation
  2. a dangerous mission or battle; a war · Ils vont au casse-pipe. They go to war.
  3. disaster (figuratively) · On va au casse-pipe. We are heading for disaster.

Plural casse-pipes

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