dans les clous
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French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- on a pedestrian crossing
- Il a été fauché par une voiture alors qu’il traversait dans les clous. ― He was run over by a car as he was going over a pedestrian crossing.
- (figuratively) abiding by the rules
- Antonym: hors des clous
- rester dans les clous ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)