Bre|douil|le
f <->,
no pl in der Bredouille sein or sitzen →
to be in a scrape (inf);
in die Bredouille geraten or kommen →
to get into a scrape (inf) Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007