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péter les plombs — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • piffle verb To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.

Senses

péter les plombs is used for these senses in English:

  • act out To express one's feelings through disruptive actions.
  • blow a fuse (idiomatic, informal) To lose one's temper; to become enraged.
  • flip out (intransitive, slang) To become very angry or upset.
  • go nuts (informal) To become mad.
  • piffle To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.

piffle — full definition

  1. verb To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
  2. verb To waste, to fritter away.
  3. verb To be squeamish or delicate.

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