verb/pe.te o fʁɛt/
to break down or burst due to freezing (as a water pipe, pump, etc.); to break down, especially due to stress or overuse; to fail, to come to nothing; to die, especially suddenly and due to exhaustion or stress; to collapse due to exhaustion or stress; have a nervous breakdown
Literally "to break in the cold," from péter (“to break, burst”), literally "to fart," and frette, variant of froid (“cold”).