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pétard mouillé:
- Wiktionary:
  pétard mouillé → damp squib

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Detailed Translations for pétard mouillé from French to English

pétard mouillé: ^{(*Using Word and Sentence Splitter)}

pétard: joint; reefer; cracker; squib; banger; jumping cracker; fire-cracker; cap
mouiller: squirt water upon; dampen; moisten; strew; wet; water; sprinkle; dab; anchor; cast anchor
mouillé: damp; wet; rainy; liquid; moist; wettish; soaking wet

Wiktionary Translations for pétard mouillé:

pétard mouillé

noun

action sensationnel ou spectaculaire qui se révéler être sans effet.
- pétard mouillé → damp squib

pétard mouillé

noun

anything that doesn’t work properly
- damp squib → pétard mouillé
firework that fails to go off, due to wetting
- damp squib → pétard mouillé

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