prendre les devants
/pʁɑ̃dʁ le də.vɑ̃/
verb
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- prend les devants
- past
- a pris les devants
- perfect
- pris les devants
Meaning
Practice
1 What does prendre les devants mean?
to take the initiative, get ahead
2 Fill the gap: Elle prend les ___ avant que la situation empire.
Full sentence: Elle prend les devants avant que la situation empire. (She takes the initiative before the situation gets worse.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches prendre les devants?
prendre les devants: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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