ne pas avoir sa langue dans sa poche

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Etymology

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Literally, not to have one’s tongue in one’s pocket. Compare Russian не лезть за сло́вом в карма́н (ne leztʹ za slóvom v karmán).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nə pa a.vwaʁ sa lɑ̃ɡ dɑ̃ sa pɔʃ/ ~ /nə pɑ a.vwaʁ sa lɑ̃ɡ dɑ̃ sa pɔʃ/
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Verb

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ne pas avoir sa langue dans sa poche

  1. (informal, figuratively) to never be at a loss for words, to be very talkative, not to be shy; to have the gift of the gab
  2. (informal, figuratively) to speak plainly, to be very frank

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