souffler le pion

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souffler le pion

  • \su.fle lə pjɔ̃\

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Voir damer le pion.

verb

  1. Jeu de dames Ôter un pion à son adversaire.
  2. figuratively L’emporter sur un rival, faire preuve de sa supériorité. Il a soufflé le pion aux grenadiers du Directoire pour manier un cheval.

Similar: damer le pion

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

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souffler le pion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/souffler%20le%20pion

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

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@misc{souffler_le_pion_2026,
  title = {souffler le pion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/souffler%20le%20pion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}