bancale

wobbly, unstable

b ɑ̃ . k a l → bancal
adjective · singular Rare #41,878
wobbly, unstable Feminine singular form (used with a feminine noun).
FR: La chaise est bancale.
EN: The chair is wobbly.

Cette table est bancale.

This table is wobbly.

La discipline est bancale ici, malheureusement.

Discipline is shaky here, unfortunately.

— Romance de bureau (1977)

Pourquoi la table est si bancale?

Why is the table so wobbly?

T'as une gueule qui est bancale.

You've got a crooked-looking face.

— Mother (2009)

J'ai essayé de m'asseoir sur cette chaise, mais elle était bancale.

I tried to sit on this chair, but it was wobbly.

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