rabattre le caquet

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rabattre le caquet

\ʁa.batʁ lə ka.kɛ\

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Composé de rabattre et de caquet.

verb

Faire taire, clouer le bec. De là, j'allai chez M. Leclerc, dont la froideur rabattit un peu mon caquet.

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"rabattre le caquet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/rabattre%20le%20caquet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"rabattre le caquet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/rabattre%20le%20caquet.

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@misc{rabattre_le_caquet_2026,
  title = {rabattre le caquet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/rabattre%20le%20caquet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}