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franchir le cap

French, verb/fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ lə kap/

franchir le cap is a French verb meaning “to get over it; to move on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Passer un obstacle, traverser une étape difficile ou critique”.

What does franchir le cap mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to get over it; to move on

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

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Passer un obstacle, traverser une étape difficile ou critique.

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 franchir le cap?

  • /fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ lə kap/
  • \fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ lə kap\

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