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Louper

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Definition: (familiar) - to miss, mess up, flunk

Tu vas louper l'avion ! - You're going to miss the plane!

Pierre a loupé ses devoirs - Pierre messed up his homework.

Je sais que j'ai loupé l'examen. - I know I flunked the test.

Related: le loupage - missing, messing up, flunking, spoiling; un loupé - failure, defect, flaw

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