Feminin

pince-monseigneur

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. (feminine) crowbar
  2. (feminine, proscribed) bolt cutter

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/pɛ̃s.mɔ̃.sɛ.ɲœʁ/
Etymologie (Englisch)

From pince (“pincer, pliers”) + monseigneur. The French Academy gives the following explanation to explain the term: because ironically it was said that all doors open in front of high-ranking people.

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