branle-bas

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʁɑ̃l.ba/, /bʁɑ̃l.bɑ/
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Noun

branle-bas m (plural branle-bas)

(archaic) the taking down of hammocks in a ship
branle-bas de combat ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(idiomatic) commotion; hoo-ha

Further reading

“branle-bas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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