battre sa coulpe

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.tʁə sa kulp/

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Verb

battre sa coulpe

1. (formal, literary) to beat one's breast, to admit one's guilt, to acknowledge one's faults and wrongs, to make one's mea culpa

   Synonyms: reconnaître ses torts, faire son mea culpa