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rester les bras croisés

French, verb/ʁɛs.te le bʁa kʁwa.ze/

rester les bras croisés is a French verb meaning “to sit back and do nothing, to cross one's arms and wait, to stand by idly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Rester inactif ou immobile”.

What does rester les bras croisés mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to sit back and do nothing, to cross one's arms and wait, to stand by idly

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

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Rester inactif ou immobile.

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 rester les bras croisés?

  • /ʁɛs.te le bʁa kʁwa.ze/
  • /ʁɛs.te le bʁɑ kʁwa.ze/
  • \ʁɛs.te le bʁa kʁwa.ze\

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