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cassant: brittle; harsh, cutting, catty
cassassien: of or from Chessy, Seine-et-Marne
cassation: cassation
casse: burglary, break-in
casse: breakage (act of breaking); ruckus; mayhem; breaker's yard, wreck yard
casse: case
casse-bonbons: irritating, annoying as hell
casse-bonbons: ball-buster; pain; pain in the arse (someone who is irritating)
casse-briques: breakout
casse-burnes: irritating, annoying as fuck
casse-burnes: ball-buster; pain; pain in the arse (someone who is irritating)
casse-cou: deathtrap; daredevil (a person who risks life)
casse-couille: alternative spelling of casse-couilles
casse-couille: alternative spelling of casse-couilles
casse-couilles: ball-buster; pain; pain in the arse (figuratively, someone who is irritating)
casse-couilles: irritating
casse-croute: post-1990 spelling of casse-croûte
casse-croûte: snack, light meal taken between larger ones; snack, the food that makes up that meal, usually quite portable; snack bar, a small restaurant
casse-cœur: heartbreaker; lady-killer, man-killer
casse-gueule: dangerous, risky, dodgy
casse-gueule: a dangerous, slippery place, passage or obstacle; jawbreaker
casse-noisette: nutcracker
casse-noix: nutcracker (tool); alternative spelling of cassenoix (“nutcracker (bird of the genus Nucifraga)”)
casse-pied: annoying
casse-pied: an annoying person; pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck
casse-pipe: a difficult, risky or life-threatening situation; a dangerous mission or battle; a war; disaster
casse-toi: second-person singular imperative of se casser; get lost
casse-tête: brainteaser, puzzle; headache, problem; warclub; jigsaw puzzle
casse-vitesse: speed bump
cassement: breakage
cassenoix: nutcracker (bird of genus Nucifraga)
casser: to break; to break up (with somebody); to get lost, go away, skidaddle, leave, see se casser
casser du sucre sur le dos de: to badmouth, to slag off, to backbite, to speak ill of, to talk about someone behind their back
casser la baraque: to bring down the house
casser la croûte: to grab something to eat, to grab a bite
casser la figure: to duff up, to beat up; to fail, to fall flat on one's face
casser la graine: to grab something to eat, to grab a bite
casser la gueule: to duff up, to beat up; to fail, to fall flat on one's face
casser le marché: to offer a product or service at a significantly lower price than that of one's competitors
casser les burnes: synonym of casser les couilles
casser les couilles: to piss off, to annoy a lot
casser les pieds: to annoy
casser sa pipe: to kick the bucket; to snuff it
casser sa tirelire: to dip into one's savings, to break the bank
casserolade: casserolade
casserole: saucepan (utensil); saucepan (contents of a saucepan); stewpot, cooking pot
cassette: treasure box; small box; cassette tape; cassette (set of sprockets)
cassette vidéo: synonym of vidéocassette
casseur: rioter, hooligan
cassican: butcherbird (in the genus Cracticus)
cassican flûteur: Australian magpie
cassie: needle bush, cassie; cassie (perfume)
cassier: sweet acacia, needle bush (Vachellia farnesiana, syn. Acacia farnesiana)
cassinoïde: cassinoid
cassiopéium: cassiopeium
cassis: blackcurrant (fruit); the shrub of this fruit; liqueur made with this fruit; crème de cassis; head
cassissier: blackcurrant bush
cassitérite: cassiterite
cassolette: cassolette
cassonade: (soft) brown sugar