bouteille à la mer

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bu.tɛj a la mɛʁ/
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Noun

bouteille à la mer f (plural bouteilles à la mer)

  1. message in a bottle
  2. (figurative) desperate cry for help, SOS; hopeless attempt, last-ditch attempt
    lancer une bouteille à la mer, jeter une bouteille à la mer ― to send out an SOS
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