Example: Il a pris langue avec les experts pour approfondir le sujet complexe.
Definition
"Prendre langue avec" means to initiate a conversation or establish communication with someone, often to discuss or negotiate a topic in depth. It implies actively engaging in dialogue, as in 'He took language with the experts to deepen the complex subject.'
Translations
To make contact with
Ponerse en contacto con
Contact opnemen met
Posar-se en contacte
Kontakt aufnehmen mit
Etymology
The phrase "prendre langue avec" comes from French, where 'prendre' means 'to take' and 'langue' means 'language' or 'tongue.' Historically, 'prendre langue' figuratively meant to 'take up speaking' or 'enter into conversation' with someone. Did you know this expression vividly captures the act of starting communication by 'taking' the language itself?
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To make contact with