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déglinguer

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Definition: (informal) - to bust, break

L'appareil-photo que je viens d'acheter est déjà déglingué - The camera I just bought is already busted.

se déglinguer - to be on the blink, fall apart, go bust

Sa télé se déglingue tout le temps - His TV is always on the blink.

Related: la déglingue (fam) - dilapidation, decay; déglingué (inf adj) - battered, broken, run-down, kaput, ramshackle

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