pile ou face

heads or tails

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heads or tails Used when talking about a coin toss. In the phrase "tirer à pile ou face", it means to decide by tossing a coin.
FR: On a décidé à pile ou face qui allait commencer.
EN: We decided who would start by tossing a coin.

Ca va être un pile ou face.

It's going to be a toss-up.

— Dangal (2016)

On tire à pile ou face?

Shall we flip a coin?

La partie commence par un tirage à pile ou face.

The game begins with a coin toss.

Pile ou face?

Heads or tails?

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

J'ai tiré à pile ou face.

I flipped a coin.

— Peaky Blinders : L'Immortel (2026)

Nous allons procéder au pile ou face.

We are going to proceed with the coin toss.

— Dangal (2016)

Décidons à pile ou face.

Let's decide by flipping a coin.