trompe-la-mort

French

Etymology

From tromper (“to cheat”) +‎ la (“the”) +‎ mort (“death”), literally a "death cheater".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʁɔ̃.pla.mɔʁ/

Noun

trompe-la-mort m (plural trompe-la-mort)

daredevil (a person who risks his life)
Synonyms: casse-cou, tête brûlée

Further reading

“trompe-la-mort” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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