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)

See also

• château de sable