sortir de l'œuf
French, verb/sɔʁ.tiʁ də l‿œf/
sortir de l'œuf is a French verb meaning “to be wet behind the ears” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Commencer une activité”.
What does sortir de l'œuf mean in English?
verb
- 1
to be wet behind the ears
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Commencer une activité.
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 sortir de l'œuf?
- /sɔʁ.tiʁ də l‿œf/
- \sɔʁ.tiʁ də l‿œf\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sortir de l'œuf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.