se planter

to mess up; to fail; to crash

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to mess up; to fail; to crash Informally, it can mean to make a mistake or fail. For a person, it can also mean to plant oneself or stand somewhere, as in « Il se planta devant moi ».

FR: On risque de se planter.

EN: We might mess up.

On risque de se planter.

We might mess up.

— Même la pluie (2011)

Personne ne va se planter.

Nobody's going to mess up.

— Crime 101 (2026)

Écarte-toi, on va se planter !

Move aside, we're going to crash!

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Ouais, on va encore se planter.

Yeah, we're going to mess up again.

— Crime 101 (2026)