tomber sur un os
French, verb/tɔ̃.be syʁ œ̃.n‿ɔs/
tomber sur un os is spelled T-O-M-B-E-R-S-U-R-U-N-O-S (13 letters). Tomber sur un os is a French verb meaning “to hit a snag, to find a fly in the ointment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Être victime d’un imprévu qui pose problème”.
What does tomber sur un os mean in English?
verb
- 1
to hit a snag, to find a fly in the ointment
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Être victime d’un imprévu qui pose problème.
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 un os?
- /tɔ̃.be syʁ œ̃.n‿ɔs/
- \tɔ̃.be sy.ʁ‿ɛ̃.n‿ɔs\
- [tɔ̃.be ɬ͡sy.ʁ‿ɛ̃.n‿ɔɬ͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.