Definition: mistaken elision or liaison, malapropism; muddle, incoherent jumble
Il a fait un pataquès de son discours - His speech was an incoherent jumble.
faire un pataquès - to make an incorrect elision/liaison
Example: "Tu es allé" should be pronounced [tu ay a lay], but many French learners (including myself) unconsciously add a T (es => est) and say [tu ay ta lay]. This is known as a pataquès - mispronouncing a French phrase by adding or changing a liaison.
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Il a fait un pataquès de son discours - His speech was an incoherent jumble.
faire un pataquès - to make an incorrect elision/liaison
Example: "Tu es allé" should be pronounced [tu ay a lay], but many French learners (including myself) unconsciously add a T (es => est) and say [tu ay ta lay]. This is known as a pataquès - mispronouncing a French phrase by adding or changing a liaison.
More: French pronunciation
(click the little graphic below to hear the Mot du jour pronounced)
Pronunciation: [pa ta kes]Audio Link
