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sentir le roussi

French, verb/sɑ̃.tiʁ lə ʁu.si/

sentir le roussi is a French verb meaning “to smell like trouble, not to look good” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Présumer un futur proche difficile, défavorable, voire alarmant”.

What does sentir le roussi mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to smell like trouble, not to look good

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

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Présumer un futur proche difficile, défavorable, voire alarmant. 2. Être susceptible d’appartenir à la rousse, c’est-à-dire à la police.

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 sentir le roussi?

  • /sɑ̃.tiʁ lə ʁu.si/
  • \sɑ̃.tiʁ lə ʁu.si\

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