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sortir du bois

French, verb/sɔʁ.tiʁ dy bwa/

sortir du bois is a French verb meaning “to come to light” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Se dévoiler, sortir de sa réserve”.

What does sortir du bois mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to come to light

  2. 2

    to get out of a bind

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

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Se dévoiler, sortir de sa réserve. 2. Sortir d’une situation défavorable, se tirer d’affaire.

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 du bois?

  • /sɔʁ.tiʁ dy bwa/
  • \sɔʁ.tiʁ dy bwa\

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