capoter

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French capote, from cape.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.pɔ.te/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

capoter

  1. (intransitive) to overturn (of a boat, car etc.)
  2. (intransitive) to derail
  3. (figurative, intransitive) to fail
    Synonyms: annuler, échouer
    faire capoter un plan
    to make a plan fail
  4. (intransitive, Quebec) to flounder
  5. (intransitive, Quebec, colloquial) to freak out, to lose it

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