crier au loup

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁi.je o lu/, /kʁi.je.ʁ‿o lu/
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Verb

crier au loup

  1. to cry wolf (to raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears)

Conjugation

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