cardhouse

• Nom désignant une construction instable faite de cartes à jouer, souvent utilisé de manière métaphorique pour évoquer quelque chose de fragile ou prêt à s'effondrer.

A noun referring to an unstable structure built from playing cards, often used metaphorically to describe something fragile or likely to collapse.

1. Unstable structureB1informal

   A structure built by stacking playing cards, known for being fragile and easily toppled.

   Château de cartes

   • The child carefully built a cardhouse on the table.
   • A single sneeze can destroy a cardhouse.
   • He spent hours constructing an elaborate cardhouse.

   Synonymeshouse of cards

2. Precarious situationB2informal

   A situation or plan that is very fragile and likely to collapse or fail.

   château de cartes

   • Their financial scheme was a cardhouse waiting to fall.
   • The peace agreement was a cardhouse, ready to collapse at any moment.
   • His arguments were a cardhouse of weak assumptions.

   Synonymeshouse of cards

   Antonymessecuritystabilitysurety