s'y casser les dents
French, verb/s‿i ka.se le dɑ̃/
s'y casser les dents is spelled S-Y-C-A-S-S-E-R-L-E-S-D-E-N-T-S (16 letters). S'y casser les dents is a French verb meaning “to come up against a brick wall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Échouer en affrontant quelque chose ou quelqu’un”.
What does s'y casser les dents mean in English?
verb
- 1
to come up against a brick wall
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Échouer en affrontant quelque chose ou quelqu’un.
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.
Forms of s'y casser les dents
- se casser les dents
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce s'y casser les dents?
- /s‿i ka.se le dɑ̃/
- \s‿i ka.se lɛ dɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.