chaud comme la braise

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃo kɔm la bʁɛz/
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Adjective

chaud comme la braise (feminine chaude comme la braise, masculine plural chauds comme la braise, feminine plural chaudes comme la braise)

  1. (simile) hot as blazes; red-hot; on fire
    Synonyms: chaud comme une baraque à frites, chaud boulette

Usage notes

Often has sexual overtones: hot to trot.

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