faire fausse route

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ fos ʁut/
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Verb

faire fausse route

  1. (figuratively) to be on the wrong track, to bark up the wrong tree
    Synonyms: se méprendre, faire erreur
    Antonyms: être sur la bonne voie, tenir le bon bout
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