tomber sur le paletot
French, verb/tɔ̃.be syʁ lə pal.to/
tomber sur le paletot is spelled T-O-M-B-E-R-S-U-R-L-E-P-A-L-E-T-O-T (18 letters). Tomber sur le paletot is a French verb meaning “to ambush” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Assaillir ; agresser”.
What does tomber sur le paletot mean in English?
verb
- 1
to ambush
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Assaillir ; agresser. 2. Arriver par hasard, de façon totalement inattendue.
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 tomber sur le paletot?
- /tɔ̃.be syʁ lə pal.to/
- \tɔ̃.be syʁ lə pal.to\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.