pince-monseigneur

Significado (Inglés)

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

Conceptos

pie de cabra

Sinónimos

pied-de-biche

Traducciones

jemmy

crowbar

Kuhfuß

Nageleisen

jimmy

wrecking bar

pry bar

prybar

palanchino

piede di porco

Brecheisen

pé-de-cabra

Geißfuß

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/pɛ̃s.mɔ̃.sɛ.ɲœʁ/

Etimología (Inglés)

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.