prendre la tête

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɑ̃.dʁə la tɛt/

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Verb

prendre la tête

1. (informal, transitive with à) to pester
2. (reflexive, informal) to get worked up over something, to let something get to one, to tie oneself in knots over something

   Synonym: se compliquer la vie

   • 2015, Marc Meganck, Une vie belge, Primento, →ISBN:

     Car il lit vite et beaucoup. Il aime les écrivains américains. Il les lit en français, sans se prendre la tête comme certains pédants qui refusent de lire des traductions.

     Because he reads quickly and he reads a lot. He likes American authors. He reads them in French, without getting worked up over it like some pretentious people who refuse to read translations.

3. (reflexive, informal, transitive with avec) to get into an argument with someone

   Synonyms: se prendre de bec, se crêper le chignon

Derived terms

• prise de tête