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