y laisser des plumes
French, verb/i lɛ.se de plym/
y laisser des plumes is spelled Y-L-A-I-S-S-E-R-D-E-S-P-L-U-M-E-S (17 letters). Y laisser des plumes is a French verb meaning “not to come out of it unscathed, to come out of it battered and bruised” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ne pas sortir indemne de quelque chose”.
What does y laisser des plumes mean in English?
verb
- 1
not to come out of it unscathed, to come out of it battered and bruised
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Ne pas sortir indemne de quelque chose.
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 y laisser des plumes?
- /i lɛ.se de plym/
- /i le.se de plym/
- \i lɛ.se dɛ plym\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.