clocher

Definition: to be defective, to have something wrong

Il y a quelque chose qui cloche dans son raisonnement - There's something not quite right in his reasoning

J'espère que rien ne clochera - I hope nothing goes wrong

Related: un clocher - steeple; cloche - bell-shaped, idiotic

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Pronunciation: [kluh shay]Audio Link