château de cartes

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.to d(ə) kaʁt/ ~ /ʃɑ.to d(ə) kaʁt/
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Noun

château de cartes m (plural châteaux de cartes)

  1. house of cards
    s'écrouler, s'effondrer, tomber comme un château de cartes ― to crumble like a house of cards, to fall apart like a house of cards
  2. (figuratively) house of cards (something built on a shaky foundation)

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