lead, fuses
Lajos a pété les plombs.
Lajos has lost his mind.
Cherchez des plombs, vite !
Find some lead weights, quick!
— Le Bateau (1981)
Une nonne a pété les plombs.
A nun has lost her mind.
— Paddington 2 (2017)
Tom a pété les plombs.
Tom has lost his mind.
Il a pété les plombs.
He lost it.
— Plus fort que moi (2025)
J'ai pété les plombs.
I lost it.
— Mystic River (2003)