se donner le mot

French

Etymology

Reciprocal of donner le mot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə dɔ.ne l(ə) mo/

• France (Lyon)

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Verb

se donner le mot

1. to be in agreement, to be in concert
   • 1969, Georges Simenon, Maigret et le tueur:

     Les quatre hommes s’étaient donné le mot. Chacun jouait son rôle sans se laisser surprendre par des questions plus ou moins inattendues.

     The four men had agreed on a deal. Each one would play his part and avoid being caught off guard by more or less unexpected questions. [as translated by Shaun Whiteside in Maigret and the Killer, →ISBN]