poisse
common nounverb
Syllable Decomposition
poisseIn fact, pitch was a kind of sticky glue made from pine resin, fir resin or wood tar. Its figurative meaning of bad luck (1908) is an allusion to this substance from which one cannot get free, just as one cannot get unstuck from persistent bad luck.
Definitions
Translations
german:Pech
english:bad luck
spanish:mala suerte
italian:sfiga
See also
poissant (v.) poissez (v.) poissais (v.) poissions (v.) poissiez (v.) poissai (v.) poissas (v.) poissa (v.) poissâmes (v.) poissâtes (v.) poissèrent (v.) poisserai (v.) poisseras (v.) poissera (v.) poisserons (v.) poisserez (v.) poisseront (v.) poissasse (v.) poissasse (cn.) poissasses (v.)