débarrasser le plancher
French, verb/de.ba.ʁa.se lə plɑ̃.ʃe/
débarrasser le plancher is spelled D-É-B-A-R-R-A-S-S-E-R-L-E-P-L-A-N-C-H-E-R (21 letters). Débarrasser le plancher is a French verb meaning “to sling one's hook, to buzz off, to beat it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partir sans attendre”.
What does débarrasser le plancher mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto sling one's hook, to buzz off, to beat it
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Partir sans attendre.
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.
How do you pronounce débarrasser le plancher?
- /de.ba.ʁa.se lə plɑ̃.ʃe/
- \de.ba.ʁa.se lə plɑ̃.ʃe\
- \de.ba.ʁa.se‿l plɑ̃.ʃe\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.