franchir le Rubicon
French, verb/fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ lə ʁy.bi.kɔ̃/
franchir le Rubicon is spelled F-R-A-N-C-H-I-R-L-E-R-U-B-I-C-O-N (17 letters). Franchir le Rubicon is a French verb meaning “to cross the Rubicon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Prendre un parti hasardeux, décisif et irrévocable”.
What does franchir le Rubicon mean in English?
verb
- 1
to cross the Rubicon
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Prendre un parti hasardeux, décisif et irrévocable.
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 Rubicon?
- /fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ lə ʁy.bi.kɔ̃/
- \fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ lə ʁy.bi.kɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.