Usage examples of "pétrin" in French with translation to English

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Il est dans le pétrin. He is in trouble now.
Si tu avais suivi mon conseil, tu ne serais pas dans un tel pétrin, maintenant. If you had followed my advice, you wouldn't be in such a fix now.
Je te dois une fière chandelle de m'avoir sorti de ce pétrin. I owe you a big one for getting me out of the jam.
Tom est dans le pétrin. Tom is in deep trouble.
Nous sommes dans le pétrin. We're in trouble.
On est dans le pétrin. We're in trouble.
Tom est dans un sale pétrin. Tom is in deep trouble.
Plus de gens se mettent dans le pétrin pour les choses qu'ils disent plutôt que pour ce qu'ils font. More people get into trouble for things they say rather than for what they do.
Je suis dans le pétrin. I am in a spot.
Je suis dans un beau pétrin. I am in the soup.
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