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gant [gɑ̃]masculine noun• il va falloir prendre des gants pour lui annoncer la nouvelle we'll have to break the news to him gently* * *gɑ̃nom masculin glovePhrasal Verbs:••mettre or prendre des gants avec quelqu'un — to handle somebody with kid gloves
elle n'a pas pris de gants pour m'annoncer mon renvoi — she didn't pull any punches when telling me I was fired
jeter/relever le gant — to throw down/to take up the gauntlet; velours
* * *ɡɑ̃ nmprendre des gants (= précautions) — to handle the situation with kid gloves
relever le gant (= défi) — to take up the gauntlet
* * *gant de boxe boxing glove; gant de caoutchouc rubber glove; gant de crin massage glove; gant de ménage rubber glove; gant de toilette ≈ (face) flannel GB, wash cloth US.son tailleur lui va comme un gant her suit fits her like a glove; tes nouvelles fonctions te vont comme un gant your new duties suit you down to the ground; mettre or prendre des gants avec qn to handle sb with kid gloves; elle n'a pas pris de gants pour m'annoncer mon renvoi she didn't pull any punches when telling me I was fired; jeter/relever le gant to throw down/to take up the gauntlet.[gɑ̃] nom masculin[accessoire] glovegant de boxe/d'escrime boxing/fencing gloveça te/lui va comme un gant it fits you/him like a glovemettre ou prendre des gants avec quelqu'un to handle somebody with kid glovespour lui annoncer la nouvelle je te conseille de prendre des gants I'd advise you to break the news to him very gentlyrelever ou ramasser le gant to take up the gauntlet, to accept the challenge
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