en prendre de la graine
French edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃ pʁɑ̃.dʁə d(ə) la ɡʁɛn/
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Verb edit
- (informal) to learn, to take a lesson
- On pourrait peut-être bien en prendre de la graine. ― Just maybe, there's something in that for all of us.
- Prends-en de la graine ! ― Let that be a lesson to you!