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porter la poisse

  • \pɔʁ.te la pwas\

Where it comes from

Composé de porter et de poisse.

verb

  1. familiar Porter malheur. A l’époque, pourtant, les sous-marins diesel ne sont pas sûrs. Un marin de la Minerve prie : « J’espère qu’il ne nous portera pas la poisse. »

In English

  • jinx To bring bad luck to

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"porter la poisse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/porter%20la%20poisse. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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porter la poisse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/porter%20la%20poisse

Chicago

"porter la poisse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/porter%20la%20poisse.

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@misc{porter_la_poisse_2026,
  title = {porter la poisse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/porter%20la%20poisse},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}