yeux de chien battu
French, noun/jø də ʃjɛ̃ ba.ty/
yeux de chien battu is spelled Y-E-U-X-D-E-C-H-I-E-N-B-A-T-T-U (16 letters). Yeux de chien battu is a French masculine noun meaning “imploring look, pathetic look, hangdog look” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Variante de regard de chien battu”.
What does yeux de chien battu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineimploring look, pathetic look, hangdog look
faire des yeux de chien battu
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Variante de regard de chien battu.
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.
Forms of yeux de chien battu
- air de chien battu
- mine de chien battu
- prunelles de chien battu
- regard de chien battu
- tête de chien battu
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce yeux de chien battu?
- /jø də ʃjɛ̃ ba.ty/
- \jø də ʃjɛ̃ ba.ty\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.