branle-bas

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁɑ̃l.ba/ ~ /bʁɑ̃l.bɑ/ === Noun === branle-bas m (invariable) (archaic) the taking down of hammocks in a ship branle-bas de combat ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (idiomatic) commotion; hoo-ha === Further reading === “branle-bas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012