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chanter comme une casserole

French, verb/ʃɑ̃.te kɔ.m‿yn ka.sʁɔl/

chanter comme une casserole is a French verb meaning “to be unable to carry a tune in a bucket (to sing very badly)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “ou Chanter faux, sans harmonie”.

What does chanter comme une casserole mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to be unable to carry a tune in a bucket (to sing very badly)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. ou Chanter faux, sans harmonie.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of chanter comme une casserole

  • chanter comme un clou
  • chanter comme une guimbarde
  • chanter comme une gamelle
  • chanter comme une seringue

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce chanter comme une casserole?

  • /ʃɑ̃.te kɔ.m‿yn ka.sʁɔl/
  • \ʃɑ̃.te kɔ.m‿yn kas.ʁɔl\
  • [ʃɑ̃.te kɔ.m‿yn kaɬ͡s.ʁɔl]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.