retomber sur ses pieds
French, verb/ʁə.tɔ̃.be syʁ se pje/
retomber sur ses pieds is spelled R-E-T-O-M-B-E-R-S-U-R-S-E-S-P-I-E-D-S (19 letters). Retomber sur ses pieds is a French verb meaning “to land on one's feet, to fall on one's feet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Se tirer heureusement d’une occasion fâcheuse, se trouver dans la même situation qu’auparavant”.
What does retomber sur ses pieds mean in English?
verb
- 1
to land on one's feet, to fall on one's feet
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Se tirer heureusement d’une occasion fâcheuse, se trouver dans la même situation qu’auparavant.
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 retomber sur ses pieds?
- /ʁə.tɔ̃.be syʁ se pje/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.