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fêlé

French → English

adj//fɛ.le//

(physical) Cracked: having a fracture or narrow opening in the surface, especially of glass or pottery; flawed

Le vase de cristal a été fêlé d’un coup d’éventail par mégarde.

(English) The crystal vase was cracked by a fan strike by mistake.

Faites attention, cette tasse fêlée risque de se briser si vous y versez de l'eau bouillante.

(English) Be careful, this cracked cup might break if you pour boiling water into it.

adj//fɛ.le//

(personality) Nuts: describing a person who is eccentric or slightly crazy; crackpot

Vraiment, il faut être fêlé pour vouloir accepter ce travail dangereux.

(English) Truly, you have to be nuts to want to accept this dangerous job.

Pour ses collègues, c’était juste un vieil original à demi fêlé qui racontait des histoires.

(English) For his colleagues, he was just a half-crazy old eccentric who told stories.

Entry ID: fr:en:fêlé · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary