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se mettre à la chotte
“to put oneself at the chotte (a Swiss-French word)”
Meaning
to take shelter from bad weather
Explanation
Swiss French for ducking under cover the moment the rain starts, ideally somewhere dry until it passes.
Example
On s'est mis à la chotte sous l'auvent pendant l'orage.
We took shelter under the awning during the storm.
Origin
'Chotte' is usually traced to 'soute', an old nautical word for a ship's hold, from the Latin 'supta' meaning underneath, though some tie it instead to the German 'Schild', a protective shield.
Where
Romandie
Source
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