Bredouille
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See also: bredouille and bredouillé
Etymology
Borrowed from French bredouille.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bredouille f (genitive Bredouille, no plural)
- quandary, jam, pickle (dilemma, a difficult decision or choice)
- Da war ich ganz schön in der Bredouille.
- I was in quite the pickle there.
Usage notes
Used chiefly in set phrases:
- in der Bredouille sein
- in der Bredouille sitzen
- in die Bredouille bringen
Declension
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Bredouille |
| genitive | einer | der | Bredouille |
| dative | einer | der | Bredouille |
| accusative | eine | die | Bredouille |
Declension of Bredouille [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading
- “Bredouille” in Duden online
Bredouille on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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