exploser en vol
French, verb/ɛk.splo.ze ɑ̃ vɔl/
exploser en vol is spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-E-R-E-N-V-O-L (13 letters). Exploser en vol is a French verb meaning “to blow, to come to grief (to fail suddenly and spectacularly)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Locution décrivant la dégradation brutale et irrémédiable d’une situation, en particulier d’une carrière…”.
What does exploser en vol mean in English?
verb
- 1
to blow, to come to grief (to fail suddenly and spectacularly)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Locution décrivant la dégradation brutale et irrémédiable d’une situation, en particulier d’une carrière professionnelle.
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 exploser en vol?
- /ɛk.splo.ze ɑ̃ vɔl/
- \ɛk.splo.ze ɑ̃ vɔl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.